AGS in Music
Department website: http://mhcc.edu/performingarts
The AGS in Music (AGSM) is a degree that is intended to prepare students to transfer into a Bachelor of Music (BM) program. Students should work with their music adviser, and their preferred transfer college, to pick the right classes. Earning the AGSM does not ensure a student will be accepted into a BM program, nor that all university first and second year courses will be complete.
For adviser information and example plan of study, see the Music major page. See the MyMHCC portal for printable degree worksheets.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Music Core | 61-70 | |
| Written Communication, 2 courses | 7-8 | |
| Oral Communication, 1 course | 3-4 | |
| Mathematics - MTH020 or placement above | 0-4 | |
| Health and Physical Education | 1 | |
| Arts & Letters, fulfilled by MUS courses | ||
| Social Science, 1 course other than MUS | 3-4 | |
| Science, 1 course | 3-5 | |
| Electives, if needed, to reach 90 credits | 0-16 | |
| Total Credits | 95-98 | |
Music Core
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Lessons (first year), MUP171 - 192 | 3-6 | |
| Individual Lessons (second year), MUP271 - 292 | 3-6 | |
| Two-year sequence of Band, Orchestra, or Choir. 1 | 6 | |
| Wind Ensemble: First Year and Wind Ensemble: Second Year | ||
| Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Orchestra: First Year and Orchestra: Second Year | ||
| Symphonic Choir: First Year and Symphonic Choir: Second Year | ||
| Chamber Choir: First Year and Chamber Choir: Second Year | ||
| MUP114 | Chamber Ensemble/Jazz Combo: First Year (repeatable) | 3 |
| MUS111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS112 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS113 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUS211 | Music Theory IV (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS212 | Music Theory V (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS213 | Music Theory VI (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS121 | Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUS122 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MUS123 | Aural Skills III | 1 |
| MUS221 | Aural Skills IV: Modulation | 1 |
| MUS222 | Aural Skills V: Polyphony | 1 |
| MUS223 | Aural Skills VI: Chromaticism | 1 |
| MUS131 | Group Piano I | 2 |
| MUS132 | Group Piano II | 2 |
| MUS133 | Group Piano III | 2 |
| MUS231 | Keyboard Harmony I | 2 |
| MUS232 | Keyboard Harmony II | 2 |
| MUS268 | Music History: Baroque to Romantic (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| University requirements / music electives | 8-11 | |
| Total Credits | 61-70 | |
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Symphonic and chamber choirs are interchangeable. See a music adviser for more information.
Music Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MUP214 | Chamber Ensemble/Jazz Combo: Second Year | 1 |
| MUS103 | Jazz History | 3 |
| MUS104 | Music Notation | 1 |
| MUS105 | History of Rock | 3 |
| MUS107 | Audio Engineering 1 | 4 |
| MUS117 | Electronic Music Production I | 3 |
| MUS118 | Electronic Music Production II | 3 |
| MUS119 | Electronic Music Production III | 3 |
| MUS137 | Beginning Guitar Class | 1 |
| MUS138 | Intermediate Guitar Class | 1 |
| MUS152 | Introduction to Music Business | 3 |
| MUS161 | Jazz Improvisation | 2 |
| MUS162 | Jazz Improvisation | 2 |
| MUS201 | Music in Cinema (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| MUS279 | Popular Songwriting | 3 |
| MUS282 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
Written Communication
Two (2) courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WR121Z | Composition I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| WR122Z | Composition II (Course offered online) (recommended) | 4 |
| or WR227Z | Technical Writing (Course offered online) | |
Oral Communication
One (1) course:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COMM100Z | Basic Speech Communication (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM111Z | Public Speaking (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM114 | Argument and Critical Discourse | 3 |
| COMM115 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| COMM218Z | Interpersonal Communication (Course offered online) | 4 |
| COMM219 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
Mathematics
Students interested in earning the AGS degree must either place into MTH058 Quantitative Reasoning I or above, or complete MTH020 Applied Arithmetic and Pre-algebra with a grade of C or better.
Health and Physical Education
One (1) credit:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HE151 | Drug Education: Stimulants and Performance Enhancing Drugs | 3 |
| HE152 | Drug Education: Opioids, Cannabis, Depressants and Hallucinogens | 3 |
| HE202 | Adult Development and Aging | 1 |
| HE204 | Nutrition for Health | 3 |
| HE205 | Diet Appraisal (Course offered online) | 1 |
| HE207 | Stress Control Through Activity Intervention | 1 |
| HE208 | HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections | 1 |
| HE225 | Nutrition (Course offered online) (or FN225, if taken summer 2021 or later) | 4 |
| HE250 | Personal Health and Wellness (Course offered online) | 3 |
| HE251 | Wilderness First Aid | 2 |
| HE252 | First Aid: Responding to Emergencies | 3 |
| HE255 | Alcohol and the Family | 3 |
| HE261 | CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | 1 |
| HE262 | Basic Life Support (Course offered online) | 1 |
| HE265 | Women's Health (Course offered online) | 3 |
| HE289 | Wilderness First Responder | 4 |
| PE185 - activity course | 1 | |
| HPE110 | Teambuilding and Group Facilitation | 3 |
| HPE120 | Introduction to Navigation | 1 |
| HPE170 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 3 |
| HPE172 | Exercise Science | 3 |
| HPE174 | Fitness Assessment and Programming | 3 |
| HPE260 | Prevention and Care of Exercise-Related Injuries | 3 |
| HPE270 | Introduction to Sport Psychology | 3 |
| HPE285OL | Wilderness Survival | 3 |
| HPE291 | Lifeguard Training | 2 |
| HPE295 | Health and Fitness for Life (Course offered online) (requirement at OSU and WOU) | 3 |
Social Science
One (1) course, other than those beginning with prefix MUS. Most Oregon universities require students take at least two social science courses with different prefixes.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Social Science | ||
| SSC100 | Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship | 4 |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH101 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| ANTH102 | Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ANTH103 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| ANTH180 | Language and Culture (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Communication | ||
| COMM115 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2021 or later) | 4 |
| Economics | ||
| EC115 | Introduction to Economics (Course offered online) | 3 |
| EC201 | Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (Course offered online) | 4 |
| EC202 | Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Geography | ||
| GEOG105 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG106 | Introduction to World Regional Geography (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG107 | Introduction to Cultural Geography (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG202 | The Geography of Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG206 | Geography of Oregon (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG209 | Geography of the Middle East and North Africa (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG214 | Geography of Mexico and Central America (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| GEOG290 | Environmental Problems and Restoration | 3 |
| History | ||
| HST101 | Western Civilization: Ancient and Classical Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST102 | Western Civilization: Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST103 | Western Civilization: Modern Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST110 | Ancient World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST111 | Medieval World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST112 | Modern World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST195 | History of the Vietnam War (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| HST201 | U.S. History: Pre-Colonial-1840 (Course offered online) | 4 |
| HST202 | U.S. History: 1840 - 1917 (Course offered online) | 4 |
| HST203 | U.S. History: 1910 - Present (Course offered online) | 4 |
| HST204 | Women in U.S. History (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST225 | Women in World History (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST237 | America in the 1960s | 3 |
| HST264 | African-American History: 1500 - 1870s (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| HST265 | African-American History: 1870 - Present (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| International Studies | ||
| INTL101 | Introduction to International Studies (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| Journalism | ||
| J211 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| Music History | ||
| MUS103 | Jazz History (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 3 |
| MUS105 | History of Rock (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 3 |
| MUS268 | Music History: Baroque to Romantic (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
| MUS279 | Popular Songwriting | 3 |
| Political Science | ||
| PS200 | Introduction to Political Science (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PS201 | American Government (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PS203 | State and Local Governments | 4 |
| PS204 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 4 |
| PS205 | International Relations (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| PS209 | Problems in American Politics | 4 |
| PS215 | Global Issues | 4 |
| PS217 | Introduction to Public Land Management: The Politics of Recreation | 3 |
| PS225 | Political Ideology: Ideas About Government | 4 |
| PS241 | Introduction to Political Terrorism (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY101 | Psychology of Human Relations (Course offered online) | 3 |
| PSY151 | Introduction to the Social Sciences | 3 |
| PSY201 | General Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PSY202 | General Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PSY214 | Introduction to Personality (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
| PSY216 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSY231 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSY232 | Sexuality and Society (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| PSY237 | Human Development (Course offered online) | 4 |
| PSY239 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Sociology | ||
| SOC204 | General Sociology: Principles of Sociology (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC205 | General Sociology: Social Institutions (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC206 | General Sociology: Social Problems (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC213 | Race Relations in the United States (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| SOC215 | Gender and Society (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| SOC216 | Sociology of the Family (Course offered online) | 3 |
| SOC223 | Sociology of Aging (Course offered online) | 3 |
| Theatre History | ||
| TA106 | Theatre History: Origins to the Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2021 or later) | 3 |
| TA107 | Theatre History: Restoration to Contemporary (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2021 or later) | 3 |
| Women's Studies | ||
| WS101 | Introduction to Women's Studies (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
| World Literature | ||
| ENG271 | World Literature: The Classical World (Ancient Literature to 1000 C.E.) (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
| ENG272 | World Literature: 1000 to 1800 C.E. (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
| ENG273 | World Literature: 1800 C.E. to the Present (Cultural Literacy course) (if taken summer 2020 or later) | 4 |
Please note that the AGS allows more courses to count toward Social Sciences than other MHCC degrees.
Science
One (1) course:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Science | ||
| GS104 | Physical Science - Physics | 4 |
| GS105 | Physical Science: Chemistry of the Environment 1 | 4 |
| or GS105A | Chemistry for the Consumer | |
| or GS105B | Chemistry of Food and Cooking | |
| GS106 | Physical Science: Geology | 4 |
| Astronomy | ||
| PH104 | Descriptive Astronomy | 4 |
| PH109C | Observational Astronomy | 3 |
| PH121 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| PH122 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| PH123 | General Astronomy | 3 |
| Biology / Anatomy | ||
| BI101 | General Biology: Cellular Biology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI102 | General Biology: Molecular Biology (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI103 | General Biology: Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
| BI112 | Biology for Health Professions | 5 |
| BI132 | Introduction to Animal Behavior (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI133 | Northwest Forest Ecology | 4 |
| BI121 | Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI122 | Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI211 | Principles of Biology I | 5 |
| BI212 | Principles of Biology II | 5 |
| BI213 | Principles of Biology III | 5 |
| BI231 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI232 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI233 | Human Anatomy and Physiology III (Course offered online) | 4 |
| BI234 | Microbiology | 4 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CH104 | General Chemistry for Health Professions | 5 |
| CH105 | Organic Chemistry for Health Professions | 5 |
| CH106 | Biological Chemistry for Health Professions | 5 |
| CH151 | Basic Chemistry | 4 |
| CH221 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH222 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH223 | General Chemistry III | 5 |
| CH241 | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CH242 | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| CH243 | Organic Chemistry III | 5 |
| Computer Science | ||
| BA231 | Information Technology/Business (Course offered online) | 4 |
| CIS120 | Computer Concepts I (Course offered online) | 3 |
| CIS120L | Computer Concepts Lab I (Course offered online) | 1 |
| CIS276 | SQL | 4 |
| CS160 | Computer Science Orientation (Course offered online) | 4 |
| CS161 | Computer Science I | 4 |
| CS162 | Computer Science II | 4 |
| CS201 | Computer Architecture Assembly Programming | 4 |
| CS250 | Discrete Structures I | 4 |
| CS251 | Discrete Structures II | 4 |
| CS260 | Data Structures | 4 |
| Engineering | ||
| ENGR201 | Electrical Fundamentals I | 5 |
| ENGR211 | Statics | 4 |
| ENGR212 | Dynamics | 4 |
| ENGR213 | Strength of Materials | 4 |
| GE101 | Engineering Orientation | 4 |
| GE102 | Engineering Computations | 3 |
| GE115 | Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| Fish, Wildlife, Natural Resources | ||
| F240 | Natural Resources Ecology | 4 |
| FW252 | Mammals: Biology and Techniques | 4 |
| FW253 | Field Ornithology | 4 |
| Geology | ||
| G148B | Volcanoes and Their Activity (contains a lab component; formerly G148, cannot be repeated for credit) 2 | 4 |
| G148C | Volcanoes and Their Activity (non-lab science; formerly G148, cannot be repeated for credit) 2 | 3 |
| G165 | Regional Field Geology | 3 |
| G201 | Principles of Physical Geology | 4 |
| G202 | Principles of Physical Geology | 4 |
| G203 | Principles of Historical Geology | 4 |
| Mathematics | ||
| MTH105Z | Math in Society | 4 |
| MTH111Z | Precalculus I: Functions (Course offered online) | 4 |
| MTH112Z | Precalculus II: Trigonometry | 4 |
| MTH211 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics I | 4 |
| MTH212 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II | 4 |
| MTH213 | Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics III | 4 |
| MTH251 | Calculus I: Differential Calculus | 5 |
| MTH252 | Calculus II: Integral Calculus | 5 |
| MTH253 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MTH254 | Calculus IV: Multivariable/ Vector Calculus Part 1 | 5 |
| MTH255 | Calculus V: Multivariable/Vector Calculus Part 2 | 4 |
| MTH256 | Differential Equations | 5 |
| MTH261 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| STAT243Z | Elementary Statistics I (Course offered online) | 4 |
| STAT244 | Elementary Statistics II | 4 |
| Nutrition | ||
| FN225 | Nutrition (Course offered online) | 4 |
| Physics | ||
| PH201 | General Physics I | 5 |
| PH202 | General Physics II | 5 |
| PH203 | General Physics III | 5 |
| PH211 | General Physics with Calculus I | 5 |
| PH212 | General Physics with Calculus II | 5 |
| PH213 | General Physics with Calculus III | 5 |
Please note that the AGS allows more courses to count toward Science/Math/Computer Science than other MHCC degrees.
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Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the GS105 course options.
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Students may receive credit toward credential completion for one of the G148 options.
Electives
Complete electives to reach a total of 90 degree credits. Elective courses for the AGS may be any course numbered 100 or above. No more than 30 credits of one discipline may apply as elective. A maximum of 8 credits of PE185, 25 credit hours of IECC courses numbered 100 or higher, and 12 credits of Cooperative Education Internship may be applied to the AGS degree as elective credit.
To be awarded an AGS degree, students must:
- Complete all requirements to total 90 applicable degree credits.
- Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher in: the cumulative MHCC grade point average, and all courses being applied toward the degree.
- Satisfactorily earn 12 credit hours at MHCC. Non-traditional credit (College Level Examination Program, Experience-Based Credit, Challenge, etc.) does not satisfy this requirement.
Please note: Courses may not be repeated for credit unless specified in the course description. Refer to the Course Numbering System and Developmental Education list for courses that are not applicable toward an MHCC degree or certificate.
To check your official progress toward graduation, log on to MyMHCC and click “View My Degree Audit.”
Course offered online
Cultural Literacy course