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 ......................................................................................................................................................