Music, B.M. - Performance Subplan/Option: 120 units

Major Required: 57 units

• MU 1030 - World of Music (3) (C1)
• MU 1080 - Introduction to Music Technology (3)
• MU 1121A - Class Piano I (1)
• MU 1131A - Class Piano II (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 (1)
• MU 2131A - Class Piano IV (1)
• MU 2201 - Form and Analysis (3)
• MU 2211A - Musicianship I (1)
• MU 2221A - Musicianship II (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 (1)
• MU 3221A - Musicianship IV (1)
• MU 3410 through MU 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: 12 units

• MU 1040 - Careers in Music (3) (E)
• MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1) (3 additional units required)
• MU 3811 - Performance Studio Upper Division (1) (3 units required)
• MU 3901 - Junior Recital (1)
• MU 4200 - Performance Literature (2)

Subplan/Option Electives: 11-17 units

Students are highly encouraged to complete all courses within one emphasis, according to the guidance of the assigned academic advisor in the department. Any combination of courses listed below will satisfy the required 11-17 units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for helping students to choose courses of interest that best fit your career goals, but there is no requirement for choosing a specific emphasis for fulfilling these units. Consult your departmental advisor for clarification. Ensembles listed in each emphasis are in addition to the 4 units of “L” Ensembles required in the Major Required.

Unrestricted Electives: 0-7 units

Commercial Performance requires 2 unrestricted elective units be upper-division.  Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Major Required”, “Subplan/Option Required”, Subplan/Option Electives”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 120 units.

General Education Requirements: 48 units

Students should view their Degree Progress Report (DPR) for information regarding their General Education requirements. Unless specific GE courses are required for their major, please refer to the list of approved courses in the General Education Program in the University Catalog, https://catalog.cpp.edu. When viewing the catalog, students should select the catalog year associated with the GE requirements listed in their Degree Progress Report.

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: 18 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 07/12/2024

American Institutions: 6 units

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

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.