Music, B.A. - General Subplan/Option: Roadmap 4-year (120 units)

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree plan in four years. Please consult your Academic Planner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Term One: 15 units

MU 1040 - Careers in Music (3)
MU 1050 - Music Foundations (3) OR MU 1201 - Introduction to Music Theory (3)
Studio (1) / Ensemble (1) / Seminar (1) - All three courses must be taken together
- MU 1710-1780 Studio (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 3410A-3690L Ensemble (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1)
GE Area 2: Quantitative Reasoning (3) {Success Marker}
Lower Division General Education (3)

Term Two: 16 units

MU 2211A - Musicianship I (1)
Studio (1) / Ensemble (1) / Seminar (1) - All three courses must be taken together
- MU 1710-1780 Studio (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 2700 - Performance Seminar (1) - According to your instrument
- MU 3410A-3690L Ensemble (1)
GE Area 1A: English Composition (3) {Success Marker}
GE Area 1C: Oral Communication (3)
Lower Division General Education (3)
Unrestricted Electives (3)

Year 2

Term Three: 16 units

MU 1080 - Introduction to Music Technology (3)
MU 1090 - History of American Popular Music (3)
MU 1121A - Class Piano I (1)
MU 2221A - Musicianship II (1)
MU 1710-1780 Studio (1)
MU 3410A-3690L Ensemble (1)
Major Required: Music Theory (3)
Lower Division General Education (3)

Term Four: 16 units

Year 3

Term Five: 15 units

MU 3940S - Music Studies Integration - Service Learning (1)
Option Required: Music Theory (3)
MU 3211A - Musicianship III (1)
Option Electives: Music Electives (1)
Lower Division General Education (3)
Lower Division General Education (3)
Lower Division General Education (3)

Term Six: 14 units

MU 3181 - Ethnomusicology: Theory, History, and Field Methods (3)
MU 3950W - Non-Profit Music (3)
Option Electives: Music Electives (2)
Lower Division General Education (3)
Unrestricted Elective (3)

Year 4

Term Seven: 14 units

Term Eight: 14 units

Roadmap Notes

In order to progress in the major, the department requires students to earn a C- or better in any individual Major Required course. In order to graduate, the university requires an overall core GPA of 2.0. Students must also complete, within the first 4 semesters as a music major: MU 1040 , MU 1121A , MU 1131A , MU 1201 , and MU 2211A , plus a minimum of 2 primary ensemble units.

Success Marker is a course the major department has identified as essential to making progress towards the degree.

Version August 8, 2022