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Music, AS

This Associate of Science degree is intended to support transfer to the University of Oregon, though may also aid in transfer to other universities or colleges. While students who complete this degree may have met lower-division general education requirements and pre-major or major requirements at the receiving institution, completion of an AS degree does not guarantee junior standing in a major. University of Oregon School of Music and Dance may require an audition for admission into certain degree programs. Consult with the UO undergraduate admissions office for current information regarding admission requirements. 

90 credits

Program Contacts

Note - Students are strongly encouraged to work with an academic advisor and a program coordinator  to select courses and map a plan that matches career and transfer major goals

Guidelines

  • Complete a total of 90 credits of college-level coursework (24 credits must be completed at LCC).
  • General Education courses must be a minimum of 3 credits. Elective courses may be any number of credits.
  • Music Major requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or better. P/NP is not accepted. All other courses may be completed with a grade of C- or better, or Pass.
  • Maximum 16 credits P may be used toward degree. This limit does not include courses only offered P/NP.
  • Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0 at the time the degree is awarded.

Cost

Estimated Cost: $19,650

  • Resident Tuition: $13,050
  • Technology Fees: $1,260
  • General Student Fees: $900
  • Online Course Fee: $ 0
  • Books / Materials: $1,200 (Some courses use Open Educational Resources (OER), which are free or low-cost materials.)
  • Program Specific Fees: $3,240 (Music course fees and individual music lessons fees)

Costs provided are estimates only, and may differ depending on course type and/or modality. Learn more and view current tuition and fee information.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

PLO 1 - Think critically about the essential elements of music through listening, analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting musical information

PLO 2 - Engage cooperatively with others as  performers, composers, and collaborators in music communities through reading and performing music

PLO 3 - Create, interpret, and analyze musical ideas with an understanding of aesthetics, style, and performance practice

PLO 4 - Communicate effectively by adjusting musical expression according to audience, purpose, style, idiom, culture, and context, while practicing authenticity and respect for others

PLO 5 - Apply knowledge and skills to solve problems and support musical decisions, often by taking risks in new contexts

Admissions

Students must pass the Music Theory Placement exam prior to enrolling in first year Music Core Classes (Music Theory, Sight-Reading Ear Training and Keyboard Skills). Learn more about the placement process. Email arts@lanecc.edu for information.

Connect with the Performing Arts Department for more information.

Program Requirements

All courses in a program require default grading (completed with a letter grade of C- or better, or Pass) unless specified otherwise below.

Core Transfer Map Requirements

Writing - WR 121Z

Math - MTH 105Z or higher math (MTH/STAT) 

Arts & Letters - Fulfilled by MUS 111 and MUS 112 (found in Major Requirements) 

Social Science - Choose two courses from the Social Science List

Natural Sciences - Choose two lab courses from the Science/Math/Computer Science List

Cultural Literacy - Select one course from Arts & Letters or Social Science that is also designated as meeting the statewide criteria for Cultural Literacy (see lists above)

Core Transfer Map: See Footnote 1.

Arts & Letters: See Footnote 2.

Major Requirements

Must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better. Pass not accepted. To count toward equivalency at the UO School of Music and Dance, a course grade of B or higher in LCC music core courses must be earned. 

First-Year Courses (24 credits)

MUS 111Music Theory 1 (First Term)

4
MUS 112Music Theory 1 (Second Term)

4
MUS 113Music Theory 1 (Third Term)

4
MUS 114Sight-reading and Ear Training (First Term)

2
MUS 115Sight-reading and Ear Training (Second Term)

2
MUS 116Sight-reading and Ear Training (Third Term)

2
MUS 127Keyboard Skills 1 (First Term)

2
MUS 128Keyboard Skills 1 (Second Term)

2
MUS 129Keyboard Skills 1 (Third Term)

2
MUS 111/112: see Footnote 3.

Second-Year Courses (21 credits)

MUS 211Music Theory 2: (First Term)

3
MUS 212Music Theory 2 (Second Term)

3
MUS 213Music Theory 2 (Third Term)

3
MUS 214Keyboard Skills 2 (First Term)

2
MUS 215Keyboard Skills 2 (Second Term)

2
MUS 216Keyboard Skills 2 (Third Term)

2
MUS 224Sight-reading and Ear Training (First Term)

2
MUS 225Sight-reading and Ear Training (Second Term)

2
MUS 226Sight-reading and Ear Training (Third Term)

2

Additional Requirements (12 credits)

  • MUS Ensemble - take 12 credits (6 terms)
  • MUP (Individual Lessons) - take 6 credits (6 terms)

Electives

Any college-level courses that bring total credits to 90 credits, with the following limitations:

  • Up to 12 credits of Career Technical Education. See the list of Course Types by Prefix. Policies on accepting career technical credits vary at four-year institutions in Oregon. Consult an academic advisor about taking these courses within the degree.
  • Up to 18 credits of Cooperative Education may be included as electives. Cooperative Education courses identified as Career Technical Education courses count toward the 12-credit maximum for Career Technical Education.
  • 12 credits of Physical Education or Dance activity (PE, PEAT, PEO, D). Excludes D 160, D 251, D 256, and D 260.

Footnotes

1 – To earn the CTM notation on a transcript, students must meet all the CTM requirements with a minimum of 30 credits. Students must email degreeevaluators@lanecc.edu once the Core Transfer Map requirements have been completed so that it is notated on the transcript. This is crucial for transferring credits from LCC to UO

2 – MUS 111 & MUS 112 fulfill both Arts and Letters & Major Requirement but the credits are not double counted

3 – Students must take a Music Theory Placement Test prior to enrollment in the Music Core (MUS 111, MUS 114, MUS 127 - fall start only), which is offered by the Performing Arts Department

Notes

To view all important info for all programs (grading, total credits, honors, etc.), visit the Programs of Study page.

  • Time Limitation for UO Equivalency - To qualify, applicable coursework at Lane Community College must have been taken no more than four terms (not including summers) previous to the student's first term of enrollment at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. As an example, for a student transferring into the UO SOMD fall 2017 term, LCC coursework taken spring 2016 term is eligible for equivalency under the terms outlined in this agreement. However, coursework completed during winter 2016 term would not qualify as it exceeds this four-term time limitation.
  • Students are responsible for notifying the UO Music Undergraduate Office when operating under this articulation agreement to ensure their credits transfer as outlined herein.
  • Application of Music Core Equivalencies - Because credits earned in LCC music core classes are transferred to the UO as generic lower-division music credit, credits may be applied to UO music major requirements in one of two ways:

1) For students pursuing a traditional music major (BM, BMME, BA in Music: Music Theory concentration and History-Literature concentration, BS in Music: Music Technology), which requires full or partial completion of two years of Theory, Aural Skills and Keyboard Skills, equivalencies for UO courses will be applied directly to the Music Core Requirements, thereby allowing students to enroll in classes for which those courses serve as prerequisites.

2) For students pursuing a non-traditional music major (BA/BS in Music: General Music concentration and Popular Music concentration), no more than 16 UO equivalent credits may be applied toward the total credit requirement of the major. Thus, students pursuing the General Music concentration — a major which has a minimum total credit requirement of 60 credits — will be required to earn at least 44 music credits at the UO. Likewise, students pursuing the Popular Music Studies concentration - a major which has a minimum total requirement of 66 credits, will be required to earn at least 50 credits toward music major requirements at the UO. However, this 16-credit limitation does not restrict the number of credits applied toward coursework categories (i.e., Musicianship, History and Culture) for these majors.