M State Music AFA Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BA in Music emphasis in General Music

Quick Facts:

  • College credits applied = 68
  • Gen Ed/ LASC goal areas & credits remaining = Courses are accepted with the same goal areas and credit amounts as awarded by the sending college.
  • Major requirements = 120

MN Transfer Curriculum/Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Goal Area Requirement
MState Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MState Courses
ENGL 1101 College Writing (3 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
MState Courses
ENGL 1205 Writing in Literature (3 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area 1B
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities and Fine Arts, Human Diversity
MState Courses
MUSC 1115 America's Music Heritage (3 cr)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 240 American Music
Goal Area Requirement
Natural Sciences
MState Courses
PHYS 1107 Physics of Music (3 cr)
Goal Area
3
MSUM Equivalent
PHYS 105 Physics of Music
Goal Area Requirement
Global Perspective
MState Courses
MUSC 1116 World Music (3 cr)
Goal Area
8
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 316 World Music Survey

Complete additional Courses in Goal Areas to Equal 15 Credits Total for MnTC/ Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

  • MNTC Goal Area 1-10 (15 cr)
    Required: Take from disciplines other than Music.

 

MState Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MState Courses
MUSC 1121 Basic Theory & Musicianship I
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 107A Music Theory I
MState Courses
MUSC 1122 Basic Music Theory & Musicianship II
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 108A Music Theory II
MState Courses
MUSC 2231 Advanced Theory & Musicianship III
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 207A Music Theory III
MState Courses
MUSC 2232 Advanced Theory & Musicianship IV
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 208 Music Theory IV*
MState Courses
MUSC 1123 Sight Singing/Ear Training I
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 107B Aural Skills I
MState Courses
MUSC 1124 Sight Singing/Ear Training II
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 108B Aural Skills II
MState Courses
MUSC 2223 Sight Singing/Ear Training III
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 207B Aural Skills III
MState Courses
MUSC 2224 Sight Singing/Ear Training IV
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Elective credit (counts towards required BA in Music electives)
MState Courses
MUSC 1117 Beginning Class Guitar
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 158F Music Performance: Guitar Level 1 (counts towards required BA music electives)
MState Courses
MUSC 1114 Beginning Class Piano OR *Recommended: MUSC 2291 Individual Piano Lessons
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 150A & B Class Piano I and II OR MUS X55A Music Performance: Piano**
MState Courses
MUSC 1135, 1141, 1162, 1164, 1168 Ensembles
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 328 Ensembles
MState Courses
MUSC 1151, 1181, 1185, 1191 Private Lessons
MUSC 2251, 2281, 2285, 2291 Private Lessons
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 158 Performance Study***
MUS 258 Performance Study***
MState Courses
MUSC 1120 Intro to Music Tech
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
AEM 181 Audio Technology Theory (counts towards required BA music electives)

*MSUM Music Theory IV is a 2 credit course. The 1 credit carry-over from M State Fergus Falls will count toward the BA electives.

**MUSC 2291 Individual Piano Lessons is recommended as it fulfills a requirement at MSUM.

***At least 4 credits of the MSUM lesson requirement must be at the 200 level or above.

Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (52 cr including remaining LASC)

Core Requirements (14 cr):

  • MUS 150C and MUS 150D Class Piano III and IV (or piano lessons) (2 cr)**
  • MUS 300 Basic Conducting (2 cr)
  • MUS 303 History of Western Music to 1750 (3 cr)
  • MUS 304 History of Western Music since 1750 (writing intensive) (3 cr)
  • MUS 374 Instrumental/ Choral Arranging (2 cr)
  • Performance Study (at 200 level or higher) (1 cr)
  • MUS 492 Senior Thesis (1 cr)

Restricted Music Electives (3 cr):

  • MUS 215 History of Jazz (3 cr)
  • MUS 217 Pop/Rock Music for Non-Majors (3 cr)
  • MUS 345 Women in Musical Cultural (3 cr)
  • MUS 346 Sex, Sexuality and Music (3 cr) OR
  • AEM 261 Legal and Ethical Issues in Entertainment
    Note: NOT MUS 240 (credited in transfer credits)

MnTC/LASC General Education Goal Areas (12 cr)*

Related Requirements (23 cr):
Courses with a liberal arts/additional LASC consult your MSUM advisor.

*MnTC goal areas must be met and at least 42 MnTC/LASC credits earned. At least 6 of these credits must be Writing Intensive taken at MSUM.

**If any student's M State piano courses are lessons, this total may be reduced by the equivalent number of credits and liberal arts electives will be taken instead.