Music Emphasis, Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement
Port Angeles, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 12,450 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* including housing and additional fees, international students can expect to pay around $19,575 per year
Fast-track counseling
By contacting the school, you'll get access to free priority counselling for any study and application questions.
Key Summary
Complete your Associate in Arts Degree, Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) while exploring your love of music through this rich program of coursework in performance, practice, theory and appreciation.
This Sample Schedule is provided as a guide for a full-time student starting in fall quarter whose goal is to earn the Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA). The courses are designed with the appropriate number of credits to meet degree requirements and are organized in a recommended sequence. Please consult an advisor to schedule courses and develop a personalized educational plan.
Your personal Educational Plan will vary based on many factors including:
- The quarter you begin
- How many classes/credits you plan to take in each quarter
- Your Math and English placement
- If you have credits you have already taken and plan to transfer them
- The college you are interested in transferring to
- If you start in our Transitional Studies program
First Quarter
Meet with your advisor to talk about your long-term schedule, taking into account your transfer plans.
Catalog # Title Credits COLL 101 College Success 5 ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 Humanities + 5 Music Ensemble Elective + 1 - 3
Humanities + Consider Music Appreciation (MUSC& 105) or History of Rock N Roll (MUSC 110).
Second Quarter
It’s not too soon to explore transfer options. Make a transfer appointment.
Catalog # Title Credits ENGL& 102 Composition II 5 MATH& 107 Math in Society 5 MUSC& 141 Music Theory I 5 Music Ensemble Elective + 1 - 3
Third Quarter
Check your degree planner to make sure you're on track to graduate.
Catalog # Title Credits Humanities + 5 Music Ensemble Elective + 1 - 3 Natural Sciences + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Humanities + Choose a subject other than Music.
Social Sciences + Consider World Civilizations III (HIST& 128) or US History III (HIST& 148).
Fourth Quarter
Meet with your educational and career planner to explore universities.
Catalog # Title Credits MUSC& 105 or MUSC 110 + 5 Music Ensemble Elective + 1 - 3 Natural Sciences + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Elective + Consider Music Appreciation (MUSC& 105) or History of Rock N Roll (MUSC 110).
Natural Sciences + Choose a second subject area. One must be a lab.
Social Sciences + Consider Psychology (PSYC&) or Sociology (SOC&).
Fifth Quarter
Apply to graduate. You're just two quarters away...keep it up!
Catalog # Title Credits Elective +
Take any course 100 level or above.
5 Humanities + 5 Music Ensemble Elective + 1 - 3 Natural Sciences + 5
Elective + Work with your advisor to choose an elective.
Humanities + Choose your third subject area.
Natural Sciences + Choose a third subject. One must be a lab.
Sixth Quarter
You're almost done! Good luck on your final quarter!
Catalog # Title Credits Elective +
Take any course 100 level or above.
5 Music Ensemble Elective + 1 - 3 Social Sciences + 5
Elective + Work with your advisor to choose an elective.
Social Sciences + Choose your third subject area.
Communication Competencies
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze how multicultural audiences shape written, visual, oral, aural, and performative communication and its meaning.
- Generate effective written and oral communication for a variety of purposes and diverse audiences.
- Generate effective visual or performative communication.
Quantitative Reasoning
- Apply basic computational skills to practical applications.
- Apply systematic approaches and logic to solving quantitative problems.
Information Competencies
- Identify research goals and retrieve information.
- Synthesize, apply, and properly cite information to meet an identified purpose.
- Evaluate the credibility of information and information sources, and distinguish between fact and opinion.
Critical Thinking
- Interpret and analyze meaning from written, visual, oral, aural, and performative works.
- Analyze and understand diverse individual and community perspectives and values.
- Understand and analyze social justice issues and movements.
- Generate creative works that demonstrate a process of critical reflection, analysis, experimentation, and original thought.
Personal and Interpersonal Competencies
- Consider ideas that conflict with individual value systems.
- Function under conditions of ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.