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Lake Michigan College offers a choice of two degrees with a concentration in music - the Associate in Arts/Music Concentration, and Associate in Applied Science/Music Concentration. Both of these degrees will prepare the music student for transfer to four-year music programs. However, the Music Faculty strongly recommends that music students complete the A.A. degree with 78-79 semester hours. This degree plan allows the music student to complete all music requirements and all general education requirements, usually over 6 semesters.

LMC is a participating member of the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Transfer Agreement. The intent of the MACRAO agreement is to ensure that a student who completes an Associate of Arts degree at LMC will have satisfied the general education two-year requirements of the four-year institution. The agreement is designed to allow a student to complete a specified program of general education two-year requirements that will allow transfer at the appropriate time with the assurance that no additional general education two-year requirements will be imposed by the receiving institution.

To qualify for graduation, a student must have completed at least 61 semester hours of work at the 100-level or above. Courses with numbers below 100 are graded but not used to compute a student's grade point average, or calculated into graduation credit hour requirements. A minimum cumulative average of 2.0 (equals a letter grade of "C") is required for graduation.

ASSOCIATE IN THE ARTS/MUSIC CONCENTRATION CURRICULUM

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 78-79 HOURS
At least 4 semester hours of Group 1a Lab Science; at least 4 semester hours of Group 1b Lab Science; at least 3 semester hours of Group 1c Math;
not less than 6 semester hours in at least two disciplines in Group II; and not less than 9 semester hours in at least two disciplines in Group III.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 10 HOURS
English 101 & 102 or 103
Political Science 101 or 102 or History 201 or 202
Healthful Living 200

GROUP I SCIENCE: 11-12 HOURS
1a: Biology 101, 102, 103, 204, 205, 206, 208, 210, 212
1b: Chemistry 101, 102, 105, 106, 111, 112, 203, 204
Physical Science 104, Physics 101, 102, 201, 202
1c: Mathematics 122, 128, 130, 151, 201, 202, 216, 252

GROUP II SOCIAL SCIENCE: 6 HOURS FROM TWO (2) DISCIPLINES
Business Administration (Econ) 203, 204
Geography 100, 101, 102
History 101, 102, 201, 202, 204, 207, 208, 209
Political Science 101, 102, 202, 203, 204
Psychology 201, 203, 204, 205, 206
Sociology 101, 201, 202, 205

GROUP III HUMANITIES: 9 HOURS FROM TWO (2) DISCIPLINES
Art 101, 102, 200, 201, 202
Communication 101
English 201, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220
Foreign Language 101 and above
Humanities 105, 207, 209, 211, 212, 213, 220, 221
Music 109, 213, 214
Philosophy 101, 102, 215, 250
Theatre 201

MAJOR AREA COURSES/ELECTIVES: 42 HOURS
Intro to Music Theory: 2 hours - 110
Music Theory: 16 hours - 111, 112, 211, 212
Music History: 6 hours - 213*, 214*
*Piano Class: 4 hours - 114***, 115***
Voice Class: 2 hours - 113
Ensembles: 8 hours
Applied Lessons: at least 8 hours
* Offered in Fall of odd years
** Offered in Winter of even years
*** May be waived if student demonstrates equivalent skills

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCES/MUSIC CONCENTRATION CURRICULUM

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 61 HOURS

COLLEGE REQUIREMENT: 10 HOURS
a. English 101 and English 102 or 103
b. Political Science 101 or Political Science 102 or History 202
c. Physical Education 200

GROUP REQUIREMENTS:11 HOURS IN GROUPS I, II, & III IN AT LEAST TWO AREAS

GROUP I SCIENCE
a. Biology 101, 111, 112, 204, 205, 206, 210, 212
b. Chemistry 101, 102, 105, 106, 111, 112, 203, 204
Physical Science 104
Physics 101, 102, 201, 202
c. Mathematics 101, 105, 109, 151, 201, 202, 216, 252

GROUP II SOCIAL SCIENCE
Business Administration 203, 204
Geography 100, 101, 102
History 101, 102, 201, 202, 204, 207, 208, 209
Political Science 101, 102, 202, 203, 204
Psychology 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 231
Sociology 101, 201, 202, 205

GROUP III HUMANITIES
Art 101, 102, 200, 201, 202
Theatre 201
English 201, 205, 206, 208,209, 211, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220
Foreign language 101, 102, 111, 112, 121, 122, 174, 175, 177 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 201, 202, 211, 212, 221, 222, 251
Humanities 105, 201, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 221, 294
Philosophy 101, 102, 215, 250
Communication 101

MUSIC REQUIREMENTS
Basic Music I, II, III, & IV - 12 hours
Aural Comprehension I, II, III, & IV - 4 hours
Piano Class I & II - 4 hours
Music History I & II - 6 hours
Applied Lessons - 7 or 8 hours
Large Ensemble - 8 hours