Requirements
All students selecting a music major (B.A.) must complete the course requirements (below) and emphasis course and ensemble requirements.
Students also have additional requirements to complete within the School of Music, including recital attendance and performance.
Course Legend:
F = Offered every fall, S = Offered every spring
Fr = Freshman, So = Sophomore, Jr = Junior, Sr = Senior
| Music Major Course Requirements | 57–67 units | |
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| School of Music Requirements for All Majors | 42-57 units | ||||||||||
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| Piano Proficiency Courses (if needed) | 0–6 units | ||||||||||
| Music (B.A.), Music and Worship (B.M.), and Music Performance (B.M.) majors need 0–4 units; Music Composition (B.M.) and Commercial Music (B.M.) majors need 0–6 units. | |||||||||||
MUS 103 Beginning Piano Class | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 104 Elementary Piano Class | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 105 Intermediate Piano Class | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 106 Advanced – Intermediate Piano Class | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 107 Advanced – Intermediate Piano Class | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 108 Advanced Piano Class | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 121 Music Theory I* (F) (Fr, So) | 3 | ||||||||||
MUS 122 Music Theory II (S) (Fr, So) | 3 | ||||||||||
MUS 133 Practical Musicianship I (F) (Fr, So) | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 134 Practical Musicianship II (S) (Fr, So) | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 210 Performance Forum (F/S) (all years)(Eight semesters continuous enrollment required) | 0 | ||||||||||
MUS 217 Practical Musicianship III (F) (Fr, So) | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 220 Practical Musicianship IV (S) (Fr, So) | 1 | ||||||||||
MUS 221 Music Theory III (F) (Fr, So) | 3 | ||||||||||
MUS 222 Music Theory IV (S) (Fr, So) | 3 | ||||||||||
MUS 296 Introduction to Music Technology (F/S) (Fr) | 2 | ||||||||||
MUS 352 Baroque, Classical, and Early Romantic Music Literature**/*** (F/S) (Jr) | 3 | ||||||||||
MUS 361 Introduction to Conducting (F) (Jr) | 2 | ||||||||||
MUS 441 Music in Worship^ (F/S) (Jr,Sr) | 3 | ||||||||||
MUS 455 Late Romantic and 20th-Century Music Literature**/^ (S) (Sr) | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Applied Music (each semester, 1 unit; must be in one area) (F/S) (all years) | 8^^ units | ||||||||||
| Ensemble Requirement | 4–8 units | ||||||||||
In each of eight semesters as a music major, a student must meet the designated performance requirements as listed per emphasis (see specific chart on emphasis pages). Transfer students must participate each semester until they graduate or accumulate eight semesters. Membership in multiple ensembles in a given semester counts as only one semester toward the ensemble requirement. | |||||||||||
| Emphasis Requirements | 10–12 units | |
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In addition, the student must choose at least one emphasis from the following below: performance, music education, and theory. The emphases require a minimum of 10–12 units from the listed courses. A minimum 2.5 GPA must be maintained in all upper-division music courses. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all of their upper-division emphasis courses or must repeat the course. | ||
*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets a General Studies elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-division Writing Intensive requirement.
^Not required for B.M. in Commercial Music
^^12 units (minimum 8 in one area) required for B.M. in Commercial Music
^^^Waived for B.M. in Commercial Music, Vocal Performance Track
