Important Information For Students
IAI Majors
Placement Testing
Program Requirements
Course Descriptions
Faculty Advisers
Scholarships
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Student Performing Groups
McAninch Arts Center
Other Transfer Programs of Study
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Music performance and education offer various employment opportunities in the private and public sectors. A professional musician with business skills and musical versatility can make a career out of performance and related activities, such as composing, arranging and applied instruction.
Music education in the public school system requires a bachelor's degree and state certification; many public school teachers pursue a master's degree. For most college teaching positions, the master's degree is a minimum, with a doctorate (Ph.D. or D.M.A.) preferred at many institutions.
The Music program at College of DuPage offers the first two years of a baccalaureate music degree program, including musicianship sequences on theory and ear training.
In addition, a sequence of four class piano courses designed for non-pianists and applied lessons on most instruments are offered to aspiring music majors. Performing groups include the New Philharmonic, Concert Choir, Jazz Choir, Chamber Singers, Community Jazz Ensemble, DuPage Chorale, DuPage Community Band, Chamber Orchestra, New Classic Singers, Arts Center Jazz Ensemble, Small Group Jazz, Percussion Ensemble and Guitar Ensemble.
Faculty Advisers
Liberal Arts Division
BIC 200, (630) 942-2047, or
MAC 201, (630) 942-3008
IAI MAJORS
When students transfer to baccalaureate-granting schools, acceptance of major C.O.D. courses by those schools is contingent on the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Majors. Transferability of listed courses varies among institutions. For the latest majors recommendations information, check the iTransfer web site at www.itransfer.org.
College of DuPage A.A. and A.S. degrees are IAI compliant. The A.F.A. does not meet the IAI General Education Core Curriculum. Students who want to meet this should pursue a degree that's not performance-oriented. Students who have taken 35 or more credits may request the IAI General Education Core Curriculum audit from the Records office, SRC 2015.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The following files describe in detail the requirements for this program. They are portable document format (PDF) files that can be viewed and printed with free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you may download it here.
Please consult a faculty adviser listed below before beginning your coursework.
Degrees
• Music, Associate in Arts
• Music, Associate in Fine Arts
When planning your coursework, use the Student Planning Worksheet. Degree information and the worksheet can be found on the following files:
[Music, A.A. Degree, PDF file]
[Music, A.F.A. Degree, PDF file]
[Student Planning Worksheet, PDF file]
Other Transfer Programs of Study
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FACULTY ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty adviser in this field. To send an e-mail, click on the name of the adviser you wish to reach:
Location Phone Lee Kesselman
Director, Choral MusicMAC 132 (630) 942-2552 Ken Paoli
TechnomusicologyMAC 228 (630) 942-2584 Tom Tallman
Director, Jazz Studies, BandMAC 133 (630) 942-2369 Larry Ward MAC 134 (630) 942-4174
If you are unable to contact an adviser, messages may be left with the Liberal Arts Division, BIC 200, (630) 942-2047, or at MAC 201, (630) 942-3008.
Other Transfer Programs of Study
