Anoka Ramsey Community College Music AFA Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BA in 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 = 52

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

Goal Area Requirement
ARCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication (Met)
ARCC Courses
ENGL 1121 College Writing & Critical Reading (4 cr) OR
ENGL 1120 Cross-Current College Writing & Critical Reading
Goal Area
1, 2
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication (Met)
ARCC Courses
*Recommended: CMST 1110 Intro to Communication (3 cr) OR
CMST 2220 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
Goal Area
1, 2
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication OR
Goal Area 1 & 2
Goal Area Requirement
Natural Science
ARCC Courses
*Recommended BIOL 1104 The Human Body (4 cr)
Goal Area
3
MSUM Equivalent
BIOL 104 Human Biology
Goal Area Requirement
History & Social Behavioral Sciences
ARCC Courses
*Recommended PSYC 1110 General Psychology (4 cr) OR
Other ANTH, PSYC, or SOC course
Goal Area
5, 7
MSUM Equivalent
PSY 113 General Psychology Goal Area 5
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities & Fine Arts
ARCC Courses
MUSC 1116 Music Theory I
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 107A Music Theory I
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities & Fine Arts
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2201 Music History & Lit I
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 303A History of Western Music to 1750 (substitution)
Goal Area Requirement
Human Diversity
ARCC Courses
MUSC 1101 World Music
Goal Area
7, 8
MSUM Equivalent
**MUS 316 World Music Survey (Substitution – See advisor for Course Except Form)
Goal Area Requirement
Global Perspective
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2202 World Music
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Areas 6 & 8 and Emphasis Related Requirement
Goal Area Requirement
Ethical/ Civic Responsibility
ARCC Courses
*Recommended PSYC 2250 Abnormal Psychology
Goal Area
5, 9
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Areas 5 & 9
ARCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ARCC Courses
MUSC 1117 Aural Comprehension I
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 107 A & B Music Theory I & Aural Skills I
ARCC Courses
MUSC 1126 Music Theory II
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 108 A & B Music Theory II & Aural Skills II
ARCC Courses
MUSC 1127 Aural Comprehension II
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 207 A & B Music Theory III & Aural Skills III
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2216 Adv Music Theory I
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 208 Music Theory IV
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2217 Adv Music Aural Comprehension I
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2226 Adv Music Theory II
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2227 Adv Music Aural Comprehension II
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ARCC Courses
Music Large & Small Ensemble Credits
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS 328 Ensemble
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2150 AFA Applied Lesson
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS Performance
ARCC Courses
MUSC 2175 AFA Recital Applied Lesson
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MUS Performance

**Doesn’t apply toward upper division credit requirement at MSUM.

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

Core Requirements:

  • MUS 300 Basic Conducting (2 cr)
  • MUS 304 History of Western Music to 1750 OR
  • MUS 346 Sex, Sexuality & Music (3 cr)
  • MUS 374 Instrumental/ Choral Arranging (2 cr)
  • MUS 150C and 150D Class Piano II and IV (or lessons) (2 cr)
  • MUS 492 Senior Theseis (1 cr)

Remaining Emphasis Related Requirements (3 cr)

Related Requirements (21 cr):
Courses with a liberal arts focus consult your MSUM advisor.