Music
Associate of Arts for Transfer
Program Details
The Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer program provides students with an opportunity to pursue their transfer goals through coursework in music theory, ear-training, sight-singing, applied music, and performance. The Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer degree (AA-T) prepares students to transfer into the CSU system to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, or a major deemed similar by a CSU campus. Students earning an associate degree for transfer and meeting the CSU minimum transfer admission requirements are guaranteed admission with junior standing within a B.A. program in the CSU system. Students are also given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus but not to a particular campus or major. Upon transfer, students will be required to complete no more than 60 additional prescribed units to earn a bachelor's degree. To earn the Associate in Arts in Music for Transfer degree, students must complete 60 CSU-transferable semester units with a minimum grade point average of 2.0, including both of the following- completion of all courses required for the major with grades of C or better; and California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).
Music Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Actors
No high school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 0
- High salary: 0
- Average salary: 0
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
Choreographers
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 33,080
- High salary: 94,090
- Average salary: 55600
All Careers in Music (11)
| Media Programming Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Technical Directors/Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Producers and Directors | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 83,480 |
| Talent Directors | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 83,480 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Declining | 64,580 |
| Music Directors and Composers | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 63,670 |
| Choreographers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Stable | 55,600 |
| Actors | No high school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Stable | |
| Dancers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Rising | |
| Musicians and Singers | - n/a | Declining |
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