1 The Young Americans College of the Performing Arts • Academic Catalog 2019-2020 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 PURPOSE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 MISSION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 VALUES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 INSTITUTIONAL VISION ................................................................................................................................................. 5 INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................................... 5 ACCREDITATION AND OPERATIONAL STATUS ............................................................................................................... 5 COLLEGE COMMUNITY .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 OUR STUDENTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 OUR FACULTY ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 OUR ALUMNI ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY ............................................................................................................................................. 6 OUR CAMPUS ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 OUR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................................................................. 8 OUR STUDENT SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................... 8 OUR CAMPUS LIFE ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................................................... 11 CURRICULA ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE ..................................................................................................................................... 13 MUSIC OUTREACH TRAINING CERTIFICATE ................................................................................................................. 14 CURRICULA ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 PREREQUISITES FOR THE YOUNG AMERICANS YOUTH PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 15 COURSE SEQUENCE OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 16 COURSE SEQUENCING FIRST YEAR .............................................................................................................................. 16 COURSE SEQUENCING SECOND YEAR ......................................................................................................................... 16 COURSE SEQUENCE OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 17 FIRST-YEAR MULTI-TERM COURSES ........................................................................................................................ 17 FIRST-YEAR FALL SEMESTER .................................................................................................................................... 17 FIRST-YEAR MULTI-TERM COURSES ........................................................................................................................ 18 FIRST-YEAR SPRING SEMESTER ............................................................................................................................... 18 SECOND-YEAR ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 RESIDENT SEMESTER .............................................................................................................................................. 19 PRACTICUM SEMESTER........................................................................................................................................... 20 FLOATING COURSES ............................................................................................................................................... 20 ACADEMIC STANDARDS ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGE ....................................................................................................................................... 21 ACADEMIC CREDIT ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 2 The Young Americans College of the Performing Arts • Academic Catalog 2019-2020 GRADING SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 22 STUDENT ACCOMMODATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 22 SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS (SAP) ............................................................................................................... 22 INSTITUTIONAL ATTENDANCE POLICY ......................................................................................................................... 25 MULTI-TERM COURSE POLICY ..................................................................................................................................... 26 COURSE WITHDRAWAL & TERMINATION .................................................................................................................... 26 DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES ................................................................................................................................ 26 NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS AND CREDENTIALS EARNED AT OUR INSTITUTION .................... 27 GRADUATION POLICY ................................................................................................................................................. 27 ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 28 ADMISSIONS EQUIVALENCY ........................................................................................................................................ 28 STUDENT HEALTH ....................................................................................................................................................... 28 IMMUNIZATION POLICY.............................................................................................................................................. 28 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSION STANDARDS................................................................................................... 29 LATE CONSIDERATION ................................................................................................................................................ 30 AUDITION LOCATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 30 TRANSFER OF CREDIT 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