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Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Music Major

Southwest Virginia Community College · Cedar Bluff, VA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Associate of Arts
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
24.0103
Credits (computed from items)
61
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
233648
CourseShelf checklist
CK_233648_6b1131d1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

First Semester

6 items
  1. ENG 111
    College Composition I
    As published: “College Composition I 3 Credits”
    3
  2. SDV 100
    College Success Skills
    As published: “College Success Skills 1 Credits”
    1
  3. MUS 111
    Music Theory I
    As published: “Music Theory I 4 Credits”
    4
  4. MTH 154
    Quantitative Reasoning
    As published: “Quantitative Reasoning 3 Credits”
    or: MTH 161: Precalculus I 3 Credits
    3
  5. NAS: Natural Science with Lab 4 Credits
    Not resolved to a course
  6. HIS 111
    History of World Civilization I
    As published: “History of World Civilization I 3 Credits”
    or: HIS 121: United States History to 1877 3 Credits
    3

Semester Total

3 items
  1. Lecture Hours: 17
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Lab Hours: 5
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Course
    Not resolved to a course
    18

Second Semester

5 items
  1. ENG 112
    College Composition II
    As published: “College Composition II 3 Credits”
    3
  2. CST 100
    Principles of Public Speaking
    As published: “Principles of Public Speaking 3 Credits”
    3
  3. MUS 112
    Music Theory II
    As published: “Music Theory II 4 Credits”
    4
  4. HIS 112
    History of World Civilization II
    As published: “History of World Civilization II 3 Credits”
    or: HIS 122: United States History since 1865 3 Credits
    3
  5. NAS: Natural Science with Lab 4 Credits
    Not resolved to a course

Semester Total

3 items
  1. Lecture Hours 15
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Lab Hours: 5
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Course
    Not resolved to a course
    17

Third Semester

5 items
  1. Humanities Elective 3 Credits ***
    Not resolved to a course
  2. MUS: Music Elective 3 Credits
    Not resolved to a course
  3. MUS 221
    History of Western Music Prior to 1750
    As published: “History of Western Music Prior to 1750 3 Credits”
    3
  4. MUS 141
    Class Piano I
    As published: “Class Piano I 2 Credits”
    2
  5. SOC 200
    Principles of Sociology
    As published: “Principles of Sociology 3 Credits”
    3

Semester Total

3 items
  1. Lecture Hours: 13
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Lab Hours: 2
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Course
    Not resolved to a course
    14

Fourth Semester

5 items
  1. Humanities Elective 3 Credits
    Not resolved to a course
  2. MUS: Music Elective 3 Credits
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Physical Education or Health Elective 1 Credit
    Not resolved to a course
  4. MUS 142
    Class Piano II
    As published: “Class Piano II 2 Credits”
    2
  5. PSY 200
    Principles of Psychology
    As published: “Principles of Psychology 3 Credits”
    3

Semester Total

3 items
  1. Lecture Hours: 10
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Lab Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Course
    Not resolved to a course
    12

Total Minimum Credits: 61

19 items
  1. MUS 121
    Music in Society
    As published: “Music in Society 3 credit”
    3
  2. MUS 122
    Music Appreciation II
    As published: “Music Appreciation II 3 credit”
    3
  3. MUS 137
    Chorus Ensemble
    As published: “Chorus Ensemble 1 credit”
    1
  4. MUS 237
    Chorus Ensemble
    As published: “Chorus Ensemble 1 credit”
    1
  5. MUS 149
    Band Ensemble
    As published: “Band Ensemble 1 credit”
    1
  6. MUS 249
    Band Ensemble**
    As published: “Band Ensemble** 1 credit”
    1
  7. MUS 211
    Advanced Music Theory I
    As published: “Advanced Music Theory I 4 credit”
    4
  8. MUS 212
    Advanced Music Theory II
    As published: “Advanced Music Theory II 4 credit”
    4
  9. MUS 241
    Advanced Class Piano I
    As published: “Advanced Class Piano I 2 credit”
    2
  10. MUS 242
    Advanced Class Piano II
    As published: “Advanced Class Piano II 2 credit”
    2
  11. MUS 222
    History of Western Music 1750 to Present
    As published: “History of Western Music 1750 to Present 3 credit”
    3
  12. ART 101
    History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic
    As published: “History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 credit”
    3
  13. ART 102
    History of Art: Renaissance to Modern
    As published: “History of Art: Renaissance to Modern 3 credit”
    3
  14. ENG 245
    British Literature
    As published: “British Literature 3 credit”
    3
  15. ENG 246
    American Literature
    As published: “American Literature 3 credit”
    3
  16. ENG 255
    World Literature
    As published: “World Literature 3 credit”
    3
  17. ENG 275
    Women in Literature
    As published: “Women in Literature 3 credit”
    3
  18. ENG 278
    Appalachian Literature
    As published: “Appalachian Literature 3 credit”
    3
  19. REL 230
    Religions of the World
    As published: “Religions of the World 3 credit”
    3
Source. Southwest Virginia Community College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.sw.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=13&poid=1572. Captured page pages/0037.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.