Performing Arts Transfer, Music Education BM - Associate in Arts (URI)
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This program may be completed at the Knight (Warwick) Campus.
This program constitutes a JAA transfer program to the University of Rhode Island (URI). Students completing a JAA plan receive an Associate degree and enter the receiving institution with 60 credits and Junior status. Students must complete all requirements as given. Depending on GPA, students receive a tuition discount of up to 30% at the receiving institution, a waived application fee, and personalized advising.
The Music Education JAA pathway between the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) provides students with a seamless and affordable route to a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. This two-year program at CCRI includes foundational coursework in music theory, ear training, music history, and performance, alongside music education-specific courses designed to prepare future educators. General education requirements are also embedded in the curriculum, ensuring a well-rounded academic experience. All credits are fully transferable to URI, allowing students to enter their junior year ready to continue advanced study and fieldwork in music education.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:
- Create written work that develops and expresses ideas and that addresses a given context and target audience.
- Communicate effectively via oral and visual presentations, performances, and participation in group work.
- Identify, analyze, and apply evidence and ideas, question assumptions, and draw logical conclusions.
- Develop digital and information literacy to locate, evaluate, and synthesize using online tools and/or artificial intelligence (AI) to accomplish a specific purpose.
- Articulate and apply scientific principles, theories, and methods.
- Solve problems and support arguments with quantitative evidence in a variety of formats (e.g. words, tables, graphs, equations, etc.).
- Describe and apply cultural, historical, and global perspectives to a variety of topics, issues, and analyses.
- Function effectively in social and professional environments and make reasoned decisions based on ethical standards, self-awareness, and personal responsibility.
- Utilize discipline-specific theories and concepts to analyze data, texts, and issues at a level appropriate for a 2-year college student.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | ||
| COMM 1010 | Communication Fundamentals^ (Work-based learning course) | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Composition I (or ENGL1010A) | 3 |
| HIST 1010 | Survey of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| Lab Science Elective | 4 | |
| MATH 1139 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students (or MATH 1139C) | 3 |
| MUSC 1060 | Music After 1750 | 3 |
| MUSC 1210 | Chorus^ (Work-based learning course) | 1 |
| MUSC 1210A | Chorus^ (Work-based learning course) | 1 |
| MUSC 1210B | Chorus^ (Work-based learning course) | 1 |
| Social Science Elective | 3-4 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3-4 | |
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3 | |
| World Literature to 16th Century | ||
| World Literature from 16th Century | ||
| Sub-Total General Education | 31-33 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| MUSC 1030 | Voice Class | 3 |
| or MUSC 1130 | String Class I | |
| MUSC 1050 | Music Before 1750 | 3 |
| MUSC 1140 | Piano Class I | 2 |
| MUSC 1145 | Piano Class II | 2 |
| MUSC 1700 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC 1710 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUSC 1800 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC 1810 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUSC 2039 | Music through Movement, Gesture, and Sound | 1 |
| MUSC 2525 | Supervised Pre-professional Field Work: Music Education | 3 |
| MUSC 2700 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC 2710 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUSC 2800 | Chromatic and Modern Music Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC 2810 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | 1 |
| Applied Lessons (see Catalog) | 2 | |
| Applied Lessons (see Catalog) | 2 | |
| Applied Lessons (see Catalog) | 2 | |
| Applied Lessons (see Catalog) | 2 | |
| Sub-Total Major Requirements | 38 | |
| Total Hours | 69-71 | |
Recommended Course Sequence
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| ENGL 1010 | Composition I (or ENGL 1010A) | 3 |
| HIST 1010 | Survey of Western Civilization I | 3 |
| MUSC 1700 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC 1710 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUSC 1210 | Chorus^ (Work-based learning course) | 1 |
| MUSC 1060 | Music After 1750 | 3 |
| Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| COMM 1010 | Communication Fundamentals^ (Work-based learning course) | 3 |
| Hours | 19 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Lab Science Elective | 4 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3-4 | |
| MUSC 1050 | Music Before 1750 | 3 |
| MUSC 1800 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC 1810 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 |
| Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| MUSC 1210 | Chorus^ (Work-based learning course) | 1 |
| Hours | 17-18 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3 | |
| World Literature to 16th Century | ||
| World Literature from 16th Century | ||
| MUSC 1140 | Piano Class I | 2 |
| MUSC 1210 | Chorus^ (Work-based learning course) | 1 |
| MUSC 2700 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC 2710 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | 1 |
| Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| MUSC 2039 | Music through Movement, Gesture, and Sound | 1 |
| Social Science Elective | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MATH 1139 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students (or MATH 1139C) | 3 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | 3 | |
| Voice Class | ||
| String Class I | ||
| MUSC 1145 | Piano Class II | 2 |
| MUSC 2800 | Chromatic and Modern Music Theory IV | 3 |
| Applied Lessons | 2 | |
| MUSC 2810 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUSC 2525 | Supervised Pre-professional Field Work: Music Education | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 69-71 | |
Transfer
This program at CCRI is a part of the Joint Admissions Agreement (JAA). JAA helps students transfer seamlessly to Rhode Island College (RIC) or the University of Rhode Island (URI). Students who are eligible for the JAA program have earned less than 30 college credits at the time of joining and have not attended any other college or university.
JAA graduates are guaranteed admissions to either RIC or URI, have personalized advising by a caseload advisor, enter with Junior status at RIC or URI, and are eligible for a tuition discount up to 30% based on GPA.
Please meet with an Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach to help you select the courses that best prepare you for transfer to RIC or URI. For more information, please visit Joint Admissions Agreement or the Transfer Center.