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Grand Rapids Community College

Program Guide for Music

First Year, First Semester

Course Credits
MUS 113 3
MUS 115 1
MUS 121 1
MTA approved MA course 4
MUS 195 or 196 or 197 1
EN 101 3
Elective 3
Total 16

First Year, Second Semester

Course Credits
MUS 114 3
MUS 251 3
MUS 116 1
MUS 122 1
EN 102 3
Global Perspective elective 3
Science elective 3
Total 17

Second Year, First Semester

Course Credits
MUS 213 3
MUS 215 1
MUS 252 3
Social Science elective 3
MUS 221 1
U.S. Diversity elective 3
Total 14

Second Year, Second Semester

Course Credits
MUS 214 3
MUS 216 1
Social Science elective 3
MUS 222 1
Science lab elective 4
Humanities elective 3
Total 15

NOTES:

  • Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 30 hours at Grand Valley, which include at least eight hours in applied music, three hours in major ensembles, and nine additional hours in music to be determined by the advisor.
  • Degrees offered: B.A., B.M., and B.M.E.
  • Each applicant will be required to arrange a personal audition with the Music Department.
  • All students will be required to take a theory placement exam and a keyboard placement exam.
  • All majors must fulfill the department recital and Music Major Seminar attendance requirements, fulfill the keyboard musicianship requirements, and perform one or two faculty-approved recitals, as appropriate to the degree program selected.
  • This guide fulfills the Michigan Transfer agreement (MTA). Science electives must be selected from different disciplines.  Social science electives must be taken from different disciplines.  Humanities elective must be a non-MUS course.  Please check with your community college advisor for additional associate degree requirements.  GVSU will still honor the MACRAO agreement.
  • IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT STUDENTS SEE THE GRCC ACADEMIC ADVISING AND TRANSFER CENTER FOR A LIST OF COURSES THAT WILL FULFILL ELECTIVES.
  • Global Perspectives electives:    Please see general education  guide for list of approved courses
  • U.S. Diversity electives:   Please see general education  guide for list of approved courses
  • For students planning to pursue K-12 teacher certification in Music (B.M.E.) at GVSU, MUS 183 should also be taken at GRCC.  It will transfer to GVSU as MUS 200.

Students completing the Associate of Music or Associate of Arts - Music major at GRCC should note that there are additional GRCC applied music (http://www.grcc.edu/music/appliedmusicprogram) and ensemble (http://www.grcc.edu/music/ensembles) degree requirements in order to earn the Associate of Music at GRCC.

Please refer to http://www.gvsu.edu/music/grcc-course-transfer-209.htm for information on GVSU course equivalencies Associates of Music or Associates of Arts - Music