Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
Written Communication
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Mathematics
Select one gtPathways Mathematics course (GT-MA1), prefer MAT 120: Mathematics for the Liberal Arts.
Arts and Humanities
| MUS 121 | Music History Medieval to Classical | 3 |
| MUS 122 | Music History Romantic to Present | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
History
Select one gtPathways course (GT-HI1)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Select two gtPathways Social and Behavioral Sciences courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2, or GT-SS3)
CSU-Ft. Collins requires that one of these courses be PSY 101 – General Psychology I.
Natural and Physical Sciences
Select two gtPathways Natural & Physical Sciences courses (GT-SC1, GT-SC2). One of these courses must have the required laboratory (GT-SC1).
Additional Required Courses
Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the Bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.
| MUS 110 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 111 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 210 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 211 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS 112 | Ear Training/Sight-Singing I Lab | 1 |
| MUS 113 | Ear Training/Sight-Singing II Lab | 1 |
| MUS 212 | Advanced Ear Training/Sight-Singing I Lab | 1 |
| MUS 213 | Advanced Ear Training/Sight-Singing II Lab | 1 |
| MUS 151 | Ensemble I (Orchestra, Chamber Music, Chamber Choir, Vocal Jazz, Jazz Combo) | 1 |
| MUS 152 | Ensemble II (Orchestra, Chamber Music, Chamber Choir, Vocal Jazz, Jazz Combo) | 1 |
| MUS 251 | Ensemble I | 1 |
| MUS 252 | Ensemble II | 1 |
| MUS 141 | Private Instruction I | 1-2 |
| MUS 142 | Private Instruction II | 1-2 |
| MUS 241 | Private Instruction I | 1-2 |
| MUS 242 | Private Instruction II | 1-2 |
| MUS 131 | Music Class I (Guitar, Piano or Voice) | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 26 |
Electives
Participating Colorado Public Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education
- Adams State University [B.A. Music; Liberal Arts emphasis]
- Colorado Mesa University [B.A. Music]
- Colorado State University-Ft Collins [B.A. Music]
- Colorado State University-Pueblo [B.A. Music]
- Fort Lewis College [B.A. Music; General Studies Music option]
- Metropolitan State University of Denver [B.A. Music]
- University of Colorado Boulder [B.A. Music]
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs [B.A. Visual & Performing Arts; Music option]
- University of Northern Colorado [B.A. Music]
- Western State Colorado University [B.A. Music]
The receiving institutions listed above in this agreement will accept all applicable credits earned within ten years of transfer to the receiving institution. Credits earned more than ten years earlier will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. Please view the official agreement here.