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Creative and Applied Arts: AA Music--Educ/Comp/Therapy

Academic Program Plan for Full-Time Students

All plans can be modified to fit the needs of part-time students by adding more semesters.

This sample course sequence does not represent a contract or guarantee of course availability.

  • This option may not offer adequate preparation for students planning to transfer into a Bachelor of Music (BM) program that requires a performance audition, but it offers preparation for Bachelor of Arts (BA) music majors, such as music education and music therapy.
  • This plan includes general education satisfying Plan C (IGETC).
  • This plan assumes a fall-semester start.
  • This plan assumes student has completed two years of high school coursework in a language other than English with a "C" or better or has equivalent language skills.
  • Completion of this plan satisfies the requirements for the Associate in Arts in Music. The associate degree will be awarded upon completion of at least 60 units of approved coursework, including a minimum of 18 units in a college-defined major, and satisfaction of additional MiraCosta College graduation requirements. Please see miracosta.edu/degreecertificatetransferinfo/requirements/.
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Year 1: Fall Semester
16.5-17 Units Total
MUS 100 Music Theory
3 Units
Performance ensemble

  • See selection of courses listed in the catalog: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/music/#associatestext.
1-1.5 Units
MUS 145A Performance Lab I
0.5 Units
MUS 120 Piano I or MUS 121 Piano II

  • Both courses count toward the required music elective units.
1 Units
Option 2 music elective

  • This option requires 9 units of music electives. See selection of courses listed in the catalog: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/music/#associatestext.
1 Units
GE Area 1A: English Composition
4 Units
GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • GE Area 4 requires two courses from different disciplines.
3 Units
GE Area 3A: Arts

  • Recommend MUS 113 The Music of America, MUS 115 History of Classical Music, MUS 116 A Survey of World Music, or MUS 119/199H Jazz History. These courses also count toward the required music elective units.
3 Units
Year 1: Spring Semester
14.5-15 Units Total
MUS 101 Music Theory I
3 Units
MUS 103 Musicianship I
1 Units
Performance ensemble

  • See selection of courses listed in the catalog: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/music/#associatestext.
1-1.5 Units
MUS 145B Performance Lab II
0.5 Units
MUS 121 Piano II or MUS 128 Piano for Music Majors I

  • MUS 128 can be satisfied through Credit by Exam.
1 Units
Option 2 music elective

  • This option requires 9 units of music electives. See selection of courses listed in the catalog: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/music/#associatestext.
1 Units
GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking and English Composition
4 Units
GE Area 5A: Physical Science or 5B: Biological Science

  • Select one course from 5A and one course from 5B. One course must include a corresponding laboratory from 5A or 5B.
3 Units
Year 1: Summer Semester
6 Units Total
GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3 Units
GE Area 3B: Humanities
3 Units
Year 2: Fall Semester
14-15.5 Units Total
MUS 102 Music Theory II

  • Typically offered fall term only.
3 Units
MUS 104 Musicianship II

  • Typically offered fall term only.
1 Units
Performance ensemble

  • See selection of courses listed in the catalog: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/music/#associatestext.
1-1.5 Units
MUS 128 Piano for Music Majors, MUS 129 Piano for Music Majors II, or MUS 229 Jazz/Comm Piano
1 Units
Option 2 music elective

  • This option requires 9 units of music electives. See selection of courses listed in the catalog: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/disciplines/music/#associatestext.
1-2 Units
GE Area 1C: Oral Communication
3 Units
GE Area 5A: Physical Science or 5B: Biological Science

  • Select one course from 5A and one course from 5B. One course must include a corresponding laboratory from 5A or 5B.
4 Units
Year 2: Spring Semester
13-14.5 Units Total
MUS 201 Advanced Music Theory
3 Units
MUS 203 Advanced Musicianship
1 Units
Performance ensemble
1-1.5 Units
MUS 129 Piano for Music Majors II or MUS 228 Classical Piano
1 Units
Option 2 music elective
1-2 Units
GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
3 Units
GE Area 7: Ethnic Studies
3 Units