The Associate in Fine Arts Degree (AFA) prepares individuals who intend to major in either Music education or Music performance to transfer to a four-year college or university. Completion of the AFA degree, however, does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum. Students will need to complete the general education requirements of the institution to which they transfer. Students may be required to demonstrate skill levels through auditions and/or portfolio review at the institution to which they transfer.
The program requires the successful completion, with a minimum of an overall C (2.00) grade point average, of a total of 60 semester hours. All courses submitted for graduation must be numbered 101 or higher.
The course requirements for the Associate in Fine Arts Degree are consistent with the Illinois Articulation Initiative Fine Arts Panel model in relation to general education, prerequisites and fine arts specialty. Those specialty courses required that are not offered on our campus will be made available to our students through inter district cooperative agreements, or through telecommunications.
To transfer as a junior into a baccalaureate program with either a major in Music or Music Education, students should select one of the two options described below in consultation with a music department advisor. Completion of the AFA degree, however, does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum. Students may need to complete additional general education requirements of the institution to which they transfer.
Transfer admission is competitive. Completion of one of the two options alone does not guarantee admission to either the baccalaureate program or to upper-division or specialty music courses. Students may be required to demonstrate skill level through auditions and placement testing at the institution to which they transfer. In some colleges and universities, a baccalaureate degree may also require competency in a foreign language.
The course requirements for the Associate in Fine Arts Degree are consistent with the Illinois Articulation Initiative—Fine Arts Panel model in relation to general education, prerequisites and fine arts specialty. Those specialty courses required that are not offered on our campus will be made available to our students through inter-district cooperative agreements, or through telecommunications.
205 Music Performance (A.F.A.) - (Minimum 68 credit hours)
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE (A.F.A.) DEGREE (29-31 CREDIT HOURS) |
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| I. | COMMUNICATION | 9 CREDIT HOURS |
| English 101, English 102, Speech 101 | ||
| II. | MATHEMATICS | 4-5 CREDIT HOURS |
| III. | SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | 3 CREDIT HOURS |
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| IV. | HUMANITIES | 9 CREDIT HOURS |
*Only humanities courses should be included in general education for the AFA degree. Students who pursue the AFA degree should not take Music Appreciation or Fundamentals of Music Theory to fulfill the Humanities requirement. |
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| V. | PHYSICAL and LIFE SCIENCES | 7-8 CREDIT HOURS |
Select one course from the Physical Sciences and one from Life Sciences (at least one must be a laboratory course). |
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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE (A.F.A.) DEGREE (29-31 CREDIT HOURS) |
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| I. | COMMUNICATION | 9 CREDIT HOURS |
| English 101, English 102, Speech 101 | ||
| II. | MATHEMATICS | 4-5 CREDIT HOURS |
| III. | SOCIAL and BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | 3 CREDIT HOURS |
History 111 or 112; or Political Science 201 |
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| IV. | HUMANITIES | 6 CREDIT HOURS |
Humanities courses satisfying the human diversity requirement recommended |
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| V. | PHYSICAL and LIFE SCIENCES | 7-8 CREDIT HOURS |
Select one course from the Physical Sciences and one from Life Sciences (at least one must be a laboratory course). |
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Music Performance
Music Education