2026-2027 Catalog

Associate in Fine Arts in Music Performance

The Associate in Fine Arts in Music Performance Degree is designed for students who intend to pursue a baccalaureate degree in music performance. Completion of the AFA degree fulfills all of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) requirements.

Required Courses

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MUSI 101Music Theory I

3

MUSI 124Music History I

3

MUSI 141Musicianship I

2

MUSI 170Applied Music I

1

ENGL 101Rhetoric and Composition I

3

Mathematics Elective

3-5

Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MUSI 102Music Theory II

3

MUSI 125Music History II

3

MUSI 142Musicianship II

2

MUSI 171Applied Music II

1

ENGL 102Rhetoric and Composition II

3

Social Science Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15-16
 

Third Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MUSI 201Music Theory III

3

MUSI 241Musicianship III

2

MUSI 270Applied Music III

1

SPCH 101Oral Communication

3

Social Science Elective

3

Life Science Elective

3-4

Total Credit Hours:16-17
SPCH 101 can be substituted with SPCH 102; Life Science Elective may be substituted with Physical Science Elective (Either elective must include a LAB).

Fourth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MUSI 190Portfolio- Music Performance I

1

MUSI 202Music Theory IV

3

MUSI 242Musicianship IV

2

MUSI 271Applied Music IV

1

Humanities Elective

3

Social Science Elective

3

Life Science Elective

3-4

Total Credit Hours:16-17
Life Science Elective may be substituted with Physical Science Elective (Either elective must include a LAB).

Total Credit Hours: 65

For Associate in Applied Science degree, in addition to 3 hours in Communications and 3 hours in Science or Math, the student must complete an additional 9 hours of General Education coursework from any General Education category.