Music Emphasis, AS - with Portland State University
Program Code: AS.PSUMUSIC
The Associate of Science with an emphasis in music is for students interested in transferring into a bachelor’s degree program at Portland State University. Students will be prepared to transfer into upper division courses to complete a bachelor of music degree. Courses establish the foundations in understanding of music theory, aural skills, keyboard skills, ensemble playing, music performance and music technology.
For information contact Lars Campbell, 503-594-3384 or lars.campbell@clackamas.edu
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- communicate understanding of the inner workings of musical compositions, relating to theory, form, range, and emotional impact;
- demonstrate proficiency with performance of musical instrument, utilizing standard performance practice of multiple eras and styles;
- use industry software to notate musical examples;
- demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles that guide music, these include: recognition of musical building blocks (pitch, rhythm, intervals, scales, etc.), basic level of keyboard proficiency, four-part composition, analysis of musical examples.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term | Credits | |
| Select one of the following: | 1.00-2.00 | |
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| College Orchestra | ||
| Advanced Vocal Ensemble | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 2.00 | |
| MUS-111 | Music Theory I | 3.00 |
| MUS-111L | Music Notation Software I | 1.00 |
| MUS-114 | Aural Skills I | 2.00 |
| MUS-127 | Keyboard Skills I | 2.00 |
| MUS-188 | Performance Attendance | 0.00 |
| MUS-189 | Performance & Repertoire 2 | 1.00 |
| WR-121Z | Composition I | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Winter Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1.00-2.00 | |
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Advanced Vocal Ensemble | ||
| College Orchestra | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 2.00 | |
| MUS-112 | Music Theory I | 3.00 |
| MUS-112L | Music Notation Software I | 1.00 |
| MUS-115 | Aural Skills I | 2.00 |
| MUS-128 | Keyboard Skills I | 2.00 |
| MUS-188 | Performance Attendance | 0.00 |
| MUS-189 | Performance & Repertoire 2 | 1.00 |
| Select one of the following: | 4.00-5.00 | |
| Math in Society | ||
| Precalculus I: Functions | ||
| Precalculus II: Trigonometry | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Credits | 16-18 | |
| Spring Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1.00-2.00 | |
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Advanced Vocal Ensemble | ||
| College Orchestra | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 2.00 | |
| MUS-113 | Music Theory I | 3.00 |
| MUS-113L | Music Notation Software I | 1.00 |
| MUS-116 | Aural Skills I | 2.00 |
| MUS-129 | Keyboard Skills I | 2.00 |
| MUS-188 | Performance Attendance | 0.00 |
| MUS-189 | Performance & Repertoire 2 | 1.00 |
| WR-122Z | Composition II | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16-17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1.00-2.00 | |
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Advanced Vocal Ensemble | ||
| College Orchestra | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 2.00 | |
| MUS-188 | Performance Attendance | 0.00 |
| MUS-189 | Performance & Repertoire 2 | 1.00 |
| MUS-211 | Music Theory II | 3.00 |
| MUS-214 | Keyboard Skills II | 2.00 |
| MUS-224 | Aural Skills II | 2.00 |
| Arts & Letters Electives | 4.00 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Winter Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1.00-2.00 | |
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Advanced Vocal Ensemble | ||
| College Orchestra | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 2.00 | |
| MUS-188 | Performance Attendance | 0.00 |
| MUS-189 | Performance & Repertoire 2 | 1.00 |
| MUS-212 | Music Theory II | 3.00 |
| MUS-215 | Keyboard Skills II | 2.00 |
| MUS-225 | Aural Skills II | 2.00 |
| Social Science Electives | 4.00 | |
| Science/Math/Computer Science Electives | 3.00 | |
| Credits | 18-19 | |
| Spring Term | ||
| Select one of the following: | 1.00-2.00 | |
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Advanced Vocal Ensemble | ||
| College Orchestra | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 2.00 | |
| MUS-188 | Performance Attendance | 0.00 |
| MUS-189 | Performance & Repertoire 2 | 1.00 |
| MUS-213 | Music Theory II | 3.00 |
| MUS-216 | Keyboard Skills II | 2.00 |
| MUS-226 | Aural Skills II | 2.00 |
| Arts & Letters Electives | 4.00 | |
| Science/Math/Computer Science Electives | 4.00 | |
| Credits | 19-20 | |
| Total Credits | 100-107 | |
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Lessons must be in same instrument discipline, but may be in different styles.
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For students pursuing a jazz degree, MUP-104 Jazz Combo and MUP-204 Jazz Combo may be substituted for MUS-189 Performance & Repertoire.
Arts & Letters Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART-101 | Art Appreciation | 3.00 |
| ART-115 | Basic Design: 2-Dimensional Design | 4.00 |
| ART-117 | Basic Design: 3-Dimensional Composition | 4.00 |
| ART-131 | Introduction to Drawing | 4.00 |
| ART-204 | History of Art/Ancient Through Medieval | 4.00 |
| ART-205 | History of Art/Romanesque Through Baroque | 4.00 |
| ART-206 | History of Art/Enlightenment Through Contemporary | 4.00 |
| ART-250 | Ceramics/Beginning | 4.00 |
| ART-251 | Ceramics/Hand-Building I | 4.00 |
| ART-252 | Ceramics/Wheel-Throwing I | 4.00 |
| ART-253 | Ceramics/Intermediate | 4.00 |
| ART-254 | Ceramics/Hand-Building II | 4.00 |
| ART-255 | Ceramics/Wheel-Throwing II | 4.00 |
| ART-281 | Painting: Still Life/Beginning | 4.00 |
| ART-282 | Painting: The Figure/Beginning | 4.00 |
| ART-283 | Painting: Landscapes/Beginning | 4.00 |
| ART-284 | Painting: Still Life/Intermediate | 4.00 |
| ART-285 | Painting: The Figure/Intermediate | 4.00 |
| ART-286 | Painting: Landscapes/Intermediate | 4.00 |
| ART-291 | Sculpture | 4.00 |
| ART-292 | Sculpture (Figure Emphasis) | 4.00 |
| ART-293 | Sculpture (Metal Emphasis) | 4.00 |
| ASL-201 | Second-Year American Sign Language I | 4.00 |
| ASL-202 | Second-Year American Sign Language II | 4.00 |
| ASL-203 | Second-Year American Sign Language III | 4.00 |
| COMM-126 | Intro to Communication, Gender, and Sexuality | 4.00 |
| COMM-140 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 4.00 |
| COMM-212 | Mass Media & Society | 4.00 |
| COMM-218Z | Interpersonal Communication | 4.00 |
| COMM-219 | Small Group Discussion | 4.00 |
| COMM-227 | Nonverbal Communication | 4.00 |
| DMC-225 | Computer Graphics I | 4.00 |
| DMC-226 | Computer Graphics II | 4.00 |
| DMC-227 | Computer Graphics III | 4.00 |
| ENG-104Z | Introduction to Fiction | 4.00 |
| ENG-105Z | Introduction to Drama | 4.00 |
| ENG-106Z | Introduction to Poetry | 4.00 |
| ENG-107 | World Literature: Ancient Through Classical Times | 4.00 |
| ENG-108 | World Literature: Early Middle Ages through the 18th Century | 4.00 |
| ENG-109 | World Literature: The 19th through 21st Centuries | 4.00 |
| ENG-116 | Introduction to Literature: Comics | 4.00 |
| ENG-121 | Mystery Fiction | 4.00 |
| ENG-130 | Leadership in Literature | 4.00 |
| ENG-195 | American Film | 4.00 |
| ENG-201 | Shakespeare | 4.00 |
| ENG-202 | Shakespeare | 4.00 |
| ENG-204 | British Literature: Ancient to Enlightenment | 4.00 |
| ENG-205 | British Literature: Romantic to Contemporary | 4.00 |
| ENG-213 | U.S. Latinx Literature | 4.00 |
| ENG-218 | Arthurian Literature | 4.00 |
| ENG-226 | Popular Literature | 4.00 |
| ENG-240 | Native American Mythology | 4.00 |
| ENG-241 | Norse Mythology | 4.00 |
| ENG-243 | African Mythology | 4.00 |
| ENG-250 | Greek Mythology | 4.00 |
| ENG-251 | Celtic Mythology | 4.00 |
| ENG-252 | Hindu Mythology | 4.00 |
| ENG-253 | American Literature: Pre-Columbian to Civil War | 4.00 |
| ENG-254 | American Literature: 1865 to Present | 4.00 |
| ENG-270 | Introduction to Literary Criticism | 4.00 |
| FR-201 | Second-Year French I | 4.00 |
| FR-202 | Second-Year French II | 4.00 |
| FR-203 | Second-Year French III | 4.00 |
| FR-211 | Intermediate French Conversation | 3.00 |
| HUM-160 | Faith & Reason | 4.00 |
| HUM-235 | Perspectives on Terrorism | 4.00 |
| J-211 | Mass Media & Society | 4.00 |
| MUS-105 | Music Appreciation | 3.00 |
| MUS-111 | Music Theory I | 3.00 |
| MUS-112 | Music Theory I | 3.00 |
| MUS-113 | Music Theory I | 3.00 |
| MUS-205 | Music Literature: History of Jazz | 4.00 |
| MUS-206 | Music Literature: History of Rock | 4.00 |
| MUS-211 | Music Theory II | 3.00 |
| MUS-212 | Music Theory II | 3.00 |
| MUS-213 | Music Theory II | 3.00 |
| PHL-101 | Philosophical Problems | 4.00 |
| PHL-102 | Ethics | 4.00 |
| PHL-103 | Critical Reasoning | 4.00 |
| PHL-205 | Moral Issues | 4.00 |
| PHL-210 | Philosophy of Religion | 4.00 |
| SPN-201 | Second-Year Spanish I | 4.00 |
| SPN-202 | Second-Year Spanish II | 4.00 |
| SPN-203 | Second-Year Spanish III | 4.00 |
| TA-101 | Appreciation of Theatre | 4.00 |
| TA-102 | Appreciation of Theatre | 4.00 |
| TA-103 | Appreciation of Theatre | 4.00 |
| TA-141 | Acting I | 4.00 |
| TA-142 | Acting II | 4.00 |
| TA-143 | Acting III | 4.00 |
| WR-241 | Fiction Writing I | 4.00 |
| WR-242 | Poetry Writing I | 4.00 |
| WR-243 | Playwriting I | 4.00 |
| WR-244 | Fiction Writing II | 4.00 |
| WR-245 | Poetry Writing II | 4.00 |
| WR-248 | Bookmaking: Design and Layout | 4.00 |
| WR-262 | Introduction to Screenwriting | 4.00 |
| WR-263 | Screenwriting II | 4.00 |
| WR-265 | Digital Storytelling | 4.00 |
| WR-270 | Creative Nonfiction Writing II: Food Writing | 4.00 |
Science/Math/Computer Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ASC-175 | Integrated Science Inquiry | 4.00 |
| ASC-176 | Integrated Science Inquiry | 4.00 |
| ASC-177 | Integrated Science Inquiry | 4.00 |
| BI-101 | General Biology; Cellular Biology | 4.00 |
| BI-102 | General Biology; Animal Systems | 4.00 |
| BI-103 | General Biology; Plants & The Ecosystem | 4.00 |
| BI-112 | General Biology for Health Sciences | 4.00 |
| BI-160 | Bird Identification & Taxonomy | 3.00 |
| BI-160L | Bird Identification & Taxonomy with Lab | 4.00 |
| BI-165C | Natural History of the Oregon Coast | 3.00 |
| BI-165CL | Natural History of the Oregon Coast with Lab | 4.00 |
| BI-165D | Natural History of the Western Deserts | 4.00 |
| BI-175 | Integrated Science Inquiry | 4.00 |
| BI-176 | Integrated Science Inquiry | 4.00 |
| BI-177 | Integrated Science Inquiry | 4.00 |
| BI-204 | Elementary Microbiology | 4.00 |
| BI-211 | General Biology for Science Majors (Cellular Biology) | 5.00 |
| BI-212 | General Biology for Science Majors (Animal Biology) | 5.00 |
| BI-213 | General Biology for Science Majors (Plant Biology & Ecology) | 5.00 |
| BI-231 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4.00 |
| BI-232 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4.00 |
| BI-233 | Human Anatomy & Physiology III | 4.00 |
| BI-234 | Introductory Microbiology | 4.00 |
| CH-104 | Introductory Chemistry | 5.00 |
| CH-105 | Introductory Chemistry | 5.00 |
| CH-106 | Introductory Chemistry | 5.00 |
| CH-112 | Chemistry for Health Sciences | 4.00 |
| CH-114 | Chemistry in Art | 4.00 |
| CH-221 | General Chemistry | 5.00 |
| CH-222 | General Chemistry | 5.00 |
| CH-223 | General Chemistry | 5.00 |
| ESR-171 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4.00 |
| ESR-172 | Introduction to Climate Change | 4.00 |
| ESR-173 | Introduction to Sustainability | 4.00 |
| G-101 | General Geology | 4.00 |
| G-102 | General Geology | 4.00 |
| G-103 | General Geology | 4.00 |
| G-148 | Volcanoes & Earthquakes | 4.00 |
| G-201 | General Geology | 4.00 |
| G-202 | General Geology | 4.00 |
| G-203 | General Geology | 4.00 |
| GS-104 | Earth System Science | 4.00 |
| GS-105 | Earth System Science | 4.00 |
| GS-106 | Earth System Science | 4.00 |
| GS-107 | Astronomy | 4.00 |
| MTH-211 | Fundamentals of Elementary Math I | 4.00 |
| MTH-212 | Fundamentals of Elementary Math II | 4.00 |
| MTH-213 | Fundamentals of Elementary Math III | 4.00 |
| MTH-244 | Statistics II | 4.00 |
| MTH-252 | Calculus II 1 | 5.00 |
| MTH-253 | Calculus III | 5.00 |
| MTH-254 | Vector Calculus | 5.00 |
| MTH-256 | Differential Equations | 4.00 |
| MTH-261 | Linear Algebra | 4.00 |
| PH-121 | Astronomy | 4.00 |
| PH-122 | General Astronomy | 4.00 |
| PH-123 | General Astronomy | 4.00 |
| PH-201 | General Physics | 5.00 |
| PH-202 | General Physics | 5.00 |
| PH-203 | General Physics | 5.00 |
| PH-211 | General Physics With Calculus | 5.00 |
| PH-212 | General Physics With Calculus | 5.00 |
| PH-213 | General Physics With Calculus | 5.00 |
| STAT-243Z | Elementary Statistics I | 4.00 |
| Z-201 | General Zoology | 4.00 |
| Z-202 | General Zoology | 4.00 |
| Z-203 | General Zoology | 4.00 |
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May be used as an elective requirement in this category if it has not already used for the mathematics requirement in this AS degree
Social Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANT-101 | Physical Anthropology | 4.00 |
| ANT-102 | Archaeology & Prehistory | 4.00 |
| ANT-103 | Cultural Anthropology | 4.00 |
| ANT-232 | Native Americans of North America | 4.00 |
| CJA-101 | Criminology | 4.00 |
| EC-201 | Principles of Economics: Micro | 4.00 |
| EC-202 | Principles of Economics: Macro | 4.00 |
| GEO-100 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 4.00 |
| GEO-110 | Cultural & Human Geography | 4.00 |
| GEO-130 | Introduction to Environmental Geography | 4.00 |
| GEO-208 | Geography of the United States & Canada | 4.00 |
| HST-101 | History of Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-102 | History of Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-103 | History of Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-130 | Oddballs and Outcasts in Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-131 | History of Crime & Punishment in Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-132 | History of Language and the Written Word in Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-136 | History of Popular Culture, Entertainment & Sports in Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-137 | History of Science, Medicine, & Technology in Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-138 | History of Love, Marriage and the Family In Western Civilization | 4.00 |
| HST-201 | History of the United States | 4.00 |
| HST-202 | History of the United States | 4.00 |
| HST-203 | History of the United States | 4.00 |
| PS-200 | Introduction to Political Science | 4.00 |
| PS-201 | American Government and Politics | 4.00 |
| PS-203 | State and Local Governments | 4.00 |
| PS-204 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 4.00 |
| PS-205 | International Relations | 4.00 |
| PS-225 | Introduction to Political Ideologies | 4.00 |
| PS-297 | Introduction to Environmental Politics | 4.00 |
| PSY-201Z | Introduction to Psychology I | 4.00 |
| PSY-202Z | Introduction to Psychology II | 4.00 |
| PSY-215 | Introduction to Developmental Psychology | 4.00 |
| PSY-219 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology | 4.00 |
| PSY-231 | Introduction to Human Sexuality | 4.00 |
| SOC-204 | Introduction to Sociology | 4.00 |
| SOC-205 | Social Stratification & Social Systems | 4.00 |
| SOC-206 | Institutions & Social Change | 4.00 |
| SOC-210 | Marriage, Family, & Intimate Relations | 4.00 |
| SOC-225 | Social Problems | 4.00 |
| SSC-160 | Faith & Reason | 4.00 |
| SSC-235 | Perspectives on Terrorism | 4.00 |
| WS-101 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 4.00 |