Music (A.A.) - Online
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2025 through summer 2026. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
General Education/Foundational Skills Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Information Literacy 1 | ||
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Communications Elective | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective | 3 | |
| Technological Solutions & Quantitative Reasoning 1 | ||
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Math Elective | MATH 114 or higher | 3 |
| Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview 2 | 4 |
| Critical Thinking Elective | 3 | |
| Civic & Global Engagement 1 | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Social & Scientific Inquiry 1 | ||
| Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Christianity & Contexts 1 | ||
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey 2 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 36-39 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skill requirements
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Students transferring in 45 or more UG credit hours will have the requirement of RLGN 104 waived; Students transferring in 60 or more UG credit hours will also have the requirement of THEO 104 waived
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | ||
| CMUS 102 | Survey of Music Technology | 3 |
| CMUS 105 | Commercial Music Theory I | 3 |
| CMUS 106 | Commercial Music Theory II | 3 |
| CMUS 107 | Commercial Musicianship I | 1 |
| CMUS 108 | Commercial Musicianship II | 1 |
| CMUS 151 | Commercial Applied Music I | 1 |
| CMUS 152 | Commercial Applied Music II | 1 |
| CMUS 193 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble I | 1 |
| CMUS 193 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble I | 1 |
| CMUS 194 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble II | 1 |
| CMUS 194 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble II | 1 |
| CMUS 213 | Survey of Commercial Music Literature | 3 |
| CMUS 251 | Commercial Applied Music III | 1 |
| CMUS 252 | Commercial Applied Music IV | 1 |
| Total Hours | 22 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose 0-2 credit hours of Free Electives | 0-2 | |
Additional Requirements
- Freshman Promotional Jury
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- 60 Total hours
- 2.0 Overall grade point average
- Grade of ‘C’ Minimum required for all upper-level courses in the major
- 25% Of major taken through Liberty University
- 15 Hours must be completed through Liberty University
- Grad App Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CMUS 102 | Survey of Music Technology | 3 |
| CMUS 105 | Commercial Music Theory I | 3 |
| CMUS 107 | Commercial Musicianship I | 1 |
| CMUS 151 | Commercial Applied Music I | 1 |
| CMUS 213 | Survey of Commercial Music Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| UNIV 104 | Instructional Technology for Successful Online Learning | 0-3 |
| Hours | 14-17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Communications Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Information Literacy Elective 1 | 3 | |
| BIBL 104 | Survey of Old and New Testament | 4 |
| CMUS 106 | Commercial Music Theory II | 3 |
| CMUS 152 | Commercial Applied Music II | 1 |
| CMUS 193 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble I | 1 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| Critical Thinking Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Math Elective 1 | 3 | |
| CMUS 193 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble I | 1 |
| CMUS 194 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble II | 1 |
| CMUS 251 | Commercial Applied Music III | 1 |
| THEO 104 | Introduction to Theology Survey | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Cultural Studies Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective 1 | 3 | |
| CMUS 108 | Commercial Musicianship II | 1 |
| CMUS 194 | Innovative Commercial Music Ensemble II | 1 |
| CMUS 252 | Commercial Applied Music IV | 1 |
| RLGN 104 | Christian Life and Biblical Worldview | 4 |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60-63 | |
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Refer to the list of approved general education electives before enrolling in foundational skills requirements.