AARON COPLAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC Undergraduate Student Handbook 082016-100 Welcome to the Aaron Copland School of Music. We are a community of students, faculty, and staff who share a love of music. This Handbook is designed to give you a brief overview of the music program at Queens College. GETTING STARTED AS A 2. A CUNYfirst username, formatted QUEENS COLLEGE STUDENT like this: [FirstName.LastName(Last Two Digits of CUNYFirst ID)] Accounts & IDs For example, John.Doe01 is the As a Queens College student, you will username of a student named John Doe AARON COPLAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC have to need to acquire several different whose CUNYfirst ID is00000001 . Queens College, City University of New York accounts in order to be able to access im- Always remember your CUNYfirst portant information. You must remember 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, NY 11367-1597 ID, username, and password. It is the each of your IDs and passwords through- Phone 718-997-3800 | Fax 718-997-3849 easiest way advisors, faculty, and staff out your Queens College career. http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/music can assist you. One Stop Service Center Note: CUNYfirst will prompt you to Building Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 am–11 pm The One Stop Service Center is a student change your password every six months. Saturday–Sunday, 8 am–9 pm service area representing the offices of Passwords cannot be repeated and can- the Bursar, Financial Aid, and Registrar. not be too similar to previous passwords. It is staffed by experts who can quickly Also be sure that all of your personal in- assess your issues and either help you on formation is up to date in the CUNYfirst ACSM ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF the spot or refer you to the appropriate Student Center. Director: David Schober resource. One Stop is located in the Stu- CAMS Associate Chair: Edward Smaldone dent Dining Hall and is open Monday– (College Account Management Friday, 9 am–5 pm. You must take Associate Chair: Janice Smith Systems) This account will be used to a number and wait in line to be seen. access various systems on the Queens Director of Administration: Jane Cho College campus, as opposed to the CUNYfirst Academic Program Coordinator: Thomas Lee CUNYfirst system. CAMS is used to CUNYfirst is a City University of New CUNY Office Assistant: Janice Raskin access computer labs, use of campus York database that is used to keep Wi-Fi, campus email, and MyQC. Audio Engineer: Rick Krahn records of students’ academic progress, To activate your CAMS account, visit Piano Technician: Andrew Saderman schedules, transcripts, and financial https://cams.qc.cuny.edu. You will College Laboratory Technician: Justin Tricarico information. You also can register for be provided with a username that classes and pay for tuition and associat- Music Librarian: Jennifer Oates will look something like this: ed fees with CUNYfirst. You can only . access CUNYfirst after you have been [Initial.Lastname100] matriculated and given your 8-digit QC Mail–Office 365 CUNYfirst ID. Every student on campus is provided To activate this account, visit with a free Office 365 account. It will be home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu and click the same username as your CUNYFirst “First Time Users.” There, you will be Account (ex. Jane.Doe00@qmail. asked to fill out some basic information cuny.edu) but will require a different and create answers to five security password. questions. You will then be given: Visit cams.qc.cuny.edu to claim 1. An 8-digit CUNYfirst ID this account. All emails from Queens (also known as an EMPLID). College are automatically sent to Revised 2016 3 GETTING STARTED ACADEMICS your QC email address. You are Note: You are, in general, bound by ACADEMICS Declaring Your Music Major or Minor responsible for checking your QC the requirements of the college at the General Education Requirements Even though you have been accepted to email every day. You may elect to time you are admitted. Since things Freshmen who enter Queens College Queens College and the Aaron Copland forward your QC email to another sometimes change, it is always best to in the Fall of 2013 or later follow the School of Music, the Registrar’s Office account, and the directions to forward double-check your requirements with Pathways track of general education will still consider you undeclared until your QC email can be found at www. the Academic Advising Center and your requirements for their degree programs. you formally declare a music major and/ qc.edu/edtech/ForwardingEmail/ ACSM advisor. For more information on Pathways and or minor with the Registrar’s Office. HowtoForwardEmail.pps other requirements go to www.gened. The Aaron Copland School of Music Additionally, all QC email addresses MyQC offers three degree programs: a Bachelor qc.cuny.edu. of students, staff, faculty, and guests are MyQC is Queens College’s pass- of Arts (BA); a Bachelor of Arts with You are responsible for ensuring searchable through the college directory. word-protected intranet portal intended Music Education (BA); and a Bachelor of that you complete all general education If someone at the college needs to con- for sharing internal information and Music in Performance (BMus). and degree requirements in order to tact you or vice versa, this is the easiest communication. It is designed exclusive- Students in the BMus program can, graduate. You can seek advice from way to find an email address. The QC ly for faculty, staff, and students and is with the permission of the undergraduate the Academic Advising Center (Kiely email directory can be found at www. accessible 24/7. For more information go music education coordinator, take classes Hall Room 217; 718-997-5599). Your qc.cuny.edu/pages/directory.aspx. to http://www.qc.cuny.edu/myqc/ toward music education certification School of Music advisor can help with Pages/Default.aspx. when their schedules allow. These class- this as well, but you must complete the CUNYPortal es are considered electives in your per- OIT Help Desk requirements. CUNYPortal has several important formance program. You must complete Information regarding the degree applications and resources: academic (Office of Information Technologies) the BMus degree and then apply to the The OIT Help Desk provides technology programs at ACSM can be found in the calendars, course schedules, ePermits, post-baccalaureate certification program support to students, faculty, and staff. If Queens College bulletins. Degree re- online registration, a financial aid certifi- prior to student teaching and completing you have any issues that are technology quirements for undergraduate and grad- cation tracking system, Blackboard, and your certification requirements. uate students also can be found under your degree audit. related, this is the office that can help you. To officially declare your major and/or the “Current Students” tab of the ACSM is an online permit process for For technical support in person, go to minor, you must fill out a Declaration of ePermit website. Degree requirements can be ac- taking courses at other CUNY colleges. the Dining Hall, Room 151. For support Undergraduate Major/Minor Form. This over the phone, call 718-997-4444; by cessed on the “Student Advising Degree Blackboard is the university-spon- form is available under the “Forms” tab email, [email protected]. Audit,” accessible via CUNYPortal. sored course delivery system. It allows on the Registrar’s website (www.qc.cuny. teachers to share teaching materials with The Help Desk responds to issues College Writing and the Music Major edu/registrar). You will be asked to students and students to submit assign- regarding: Students on Pathways are required to sign in using your CAMS username and ments digitally. Every professor uses • QC username & email complete two semesters of college writ- password. This confirms your identity and automatically fills in your student Blackboard differently; some do not use • CUNYfirst ing—ENGL 110 (College Writing 1) and it at all. Check with your instructors to another College Writing 2 (EC2) course. information on the form. see what their policies are and how they • Citizen CUNYPortal First-year students should first complete This form will allow you to declare, use Blackboard. • QC wireless access College Writing 1. Students can com- change, or add majors, minors, and concentrations. Please print this form! Degree Audit will confirm which • Hardware/software problems plete College Writing 2 within the music Once printed, you will still be required to general education requirements and • Virus removal department, if they wish, by taking ei- visit the School of Music office to get the degree requirements you have or have ther MUSIC 121 or MUSIC 122. Recent • Software updates appropriate approval signatures, and then not yet completed. You can also create versions of these courses have been: • Other technology-related issues submit the form to the One Stop Service a “what-if” scenario to see your degree MUSIC 121: Music, Myths, and Fairy Center. You should receive a confirma- requirements if you have changed or The online Help Desk link is Tales tion email after the form is submitted, added a major or minor. Your major and/ https://service.qc.cuny.edu/CAisd/ MUSIC 121: Music of Protest and and once again when the Registrar’s or minor must be officially declared pdmweb.exe. Change/1960s Office processes the request. in order for the audit to generate your MUSIC 122: Musical Performance degree requirements. in NYC 4 5 ACADEMICS ACADEMICS Changing Your Major within the student’s degree, as shown on the list String Instrumental Majors: School of Music below. Registration for all music courses Dr. Susan Davis It is possible to change your major within must be completed with your music [email protected] the School of Music.