2025-2026 Adrian College Academic Catalog

Associate of Art in Commercial Music (60 Hours)

Essential Liberal Arts Requirements (26 hours)

Required

CCC100Introduction to College Writing

3
CCC102Public Speaking

3
MATH100Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

4
MATH101Intermediate Algebra

4
XXXX
Scientific Inquiry

4

Requirements

Select 4 out of the following 5 courses:

GCON110Great Conversation: The Meaning of Life

3
GCON120Great Conversation: Western Civilization

3
GCON130GCON130 - Great Conversation: Global Civilization

3
GCON140GCON140 - Great Conversation: Art

3
GCON150GCON150 - Great Conversation: What It Means to Be A U.S. Citizen

3

General Music Core (6 hours)

Required

MUS100Foundations in Music Studies

2
MUS118Musicianship I

3
MUS115Keyboard I

1

Commercial Music Core (9 hours)

Required

MUS113Popular Music in America

3
Or
MUS114History of Rock & Roll

3
 
MUS151Music Production I

3
 
MUS218Songwriting

3
Or
MUS351Music Production II

3

Music Business (6 hours)

Required

BUS101Introduction to Business

3
MUS309Music Entrepreneurship

3

Commercial Music Electives (5 hours)

Choose 5 hours - applied music courses may be repeated for credit:

COMM109Beginning Media Performance

3
COMM311Media Activities: AC TV

1
COMM312Media Activities: WVAC

1
ENGL203Creative Writing

3
MKTG230Marketing

3
MUS209Keyboard II

1
MUS215Keyboard III

1
MUS216

1
MUS143Guitar Class

1
MUS220-249
Applied Music

1
MUS315Bulldog Records: Studio Activities

1
MUS399

2

Note:

  • Courses requiring prerequisites and corequisites are noted on the course which can be found in the course description section of the catalog.