Undergraduate Division
Recording Arts Degrees
Associate of Science in Recording Arts
Admission Requirements
A background in music is recommended, though not a prerequisite for admission to the degree program. See "Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate Division section of this bulletin.
Major Ensemble
X90 Audio Technical Crew (2 cr.) each fall and spring semester.
Recording Arts Courses
36 credit hours
Required:
- A101 Introduction to Audio Technology (3 cr.)
- A102 Audio Techniques I (3 cr.)
- A111 Electronics I (3 cr.)
- A112 Electronics II (3 cr.)
- A150 Introductory Seminar in Recording Arts (1 cr.)
- A201 Audio Techniques II (3 cr.)
- A202 Audio Techniques III (3 cr.)
- A211 Electronics III (3 cr.)
- A212 Electronics IV (3 cr.)
- A270 Multitrack Studio Techniques I (2 cr.)
- A350 Seminar in Recording Arts (1 cr.)
- A370 Multitrack Studio Techniques II (2 cr.)
- A461 Final Project in Recording Arts (1 cr.)
- A470 Individual Multitrack Studio Projects (2 cr.) (One semester of A360 Recording Arts: Techniques and Production I may be substituted for A470.)
- A480 Internship in Audio (3 cr.)
A grade of C or higher is required in A111 Electronics I, A112 Electronics II, A211 Electronics III, and A212 Electronics IV.
Core Music Courses
6 credit hours
- Z101 Music for the Listener (3 cr.)
- Z111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.)
Or, for students with sufficient music background:
- T109 Rudiments of Music I (3 cr.) or Music Fundamentals Online
- T151 Music Theory and Literature I (3 cr.)
General Education
17 credit hours
- English Composition (3 cr.) ENG W131 Reading, Writing, & Inquiry I, ENG W170 Introduction to Argumentative Writing, or CMLT C110 Writing the World
- Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
- Social and Historical Studies (3 cr.)
- Natural and Mathematical Sciences (3 cr.) Required physics course: PHYS P105 Basic Physics of Sound
- Electives 5 credit hours selected from general education course list or foreign language courses.
To Complete Degree
Free music or non-music electives as needed to bring the total credit hours to 60, excluding I400 and major ensemble.