Music, B.M. - Pedagogy (Pre-credential) Subplan/Option: 130 units

Major Required: 57 units

• MU 1030 - World of Music (3) (C1)
• MU 1080 - Introduction to Music Technology (3)
• MU 1121A - Class Piano I Activity (1)
• MU 1131A - Class Piano II Activity (1)
• MU 1201 - Music Theory I: Diatonic Harmony (4)
• MU 1211 - Music Theory II: Chromatic Harmony (4)
• MU 1811 - Performance Studio Lower Division (1) (4 units required)
• MU 2121A - Class Piano III Activity (1)
• MU 2131A - Class Piano IV Activity (1)
• MU 2201 - Form and Analysis (3)
• MU 2211A - Musicianship I Activity (1)
• MU 2221A - Musicianship II Activity (1)
• MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1) (4 units required)
• MU 3010 - Music Theory III: Advanced Music Theory (3)
• MU 3040 - Beginning Conducting (2)
• MU 3211A - Musicianship III Activity (1)
• MU 3221A - Musicianship IV Activity (1)
• MU 3410-3690 - “L” ENSEMBLES (1) (4 units required)
• MU 3940S - Music Studies Integration - Service Learning (1)
• MU 4180 - Western Classical Traditions I (3)
• MU 4190 - Western Classical Traditions II (3)
• MU 4610 - Senior Recital Studio (1)
• MU 4621 - Senior Recital (1)
• PHY 1050 - The Physics of Musical Sound (2) (B1)
• PHY 1050L - Physics of Musical Sound Laboratory (1) (B3)
• DAN 4490 - Dance in Contemporary Culture (3) (D4)

Subplan/Option Required: 33 units

• MU 1040 - Careers in Music (3) (E)
• MU 1171S - Introduction to Music Education Service Learning (2)
• MU 1281S - Instructional Technology for the Music Educator Service Learning (1)
• MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1) (3 additional units required beyond the core)
• MU 3051 - Instrumental Conducting (2)
• MU 3061 - Choral Conducting (2)
• MU 3091 - Instrumentation and Arranging (2)
• MU 3301A - Brass Fundamentals Activity (1)
• MU 3311A - Percussion Fundamentals Activity (1)
• MU 3321A - String Fundamentals Activity (1)
• MU 3331 - Vocal Pedagogy (2)
• MU 3341A - Woodwind Fundamentals Activity (1)
• MU 3361A - Guitar Fundamentals Activity (1)
• MU 3371 - Secondary Choral Methods (2)
• MU 3381 - Secondary Instrumental Methods (2)
• MU 3391 - Teaching Music Literacy (3)
• MU 4021 - Song Culture for Schools (2)
• MU 4070 - Arranging for Voices (2)

Subplan/Option Electives: 4 units

General Education Requirements: 48 units

Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.cpp.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are required, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

For an alternative and interdisciplinary way to complete some of their GE requirements, students may choose the Interdisciplinary General Education program, see below. 

Interdisciplinary General Education: 21 units

An alternate pattern for partial fulfillment of GE Areas A, C, and D available for students is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program.  Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major.  Please refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for additional information.

How IGE fulfills General Education Requirements:

 A single course cannot be double-counted across multiple GE Areas.

revised 07/17/2024

American Institutions: 6 units

Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Areas D1 and D2.

American Cultural Perspectives Requirement: 3 units

Refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for a list of courses that satisfy this requirement.  Course may also satisfy major, minor, GE, or unrestricted elective requirements.

Graduation Writing Test

All persons who receive undergraduate degrees from Cal Poly Pomona must pass the Graduation Writing Test (GWT).  The test must be taken by the semester following completion of 60 units for undergraduates.