Music, Music Education Concentration, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show the courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements in 4 years. Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to determining the courses you take. We encourage you to discuss course options with an advisor.

The General Education and All-University Requirements in this MAP are in effect for students entering Cal Poly Humboldt with the catalog year of 2023-24. Refer to your degree audit for details on your major and GE catalog year.

Set yourself up for academic success in challenging classes. Add a 1-unit Supplemental Instruction (SI) session.

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options to see if there’s a match with a class you are taking.

Year 1

Semester 1 (15-16 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition and Rhetoric A Units: 3 OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition and Rhetoric Units: 3
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
GE Area E: Lifelong Learning AHSS 101 - The Stories We Tell Units: 3
Major / GE Area C: Arts MUS 104 - Introduction to Music Units: 3
Major / GE Area C: Arts Music Ensembles^[1]Units: 1
Major Studio Instruction^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 109V - Class Applied Instruction: Voice Units: 1

^[1] See Music, Music Education Concentration, B.A. for course list.

Semester 2 (15-17 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[2]
Optional: ENGL 110 - Academic Literacies Support and Seminar Units: 2
GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3 OR (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support Units: 3 AND MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 1 ) ^[3]
UD GE Area C, DCG Non-Domestic / Major MUS 302 - Music in World Culture Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 110 - Fundamentals of Music Units: 3 ^[4]
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction ^[1] Units: 1
Major & GE Area C: Arts Music Ensembles ^[1] Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 112 - Piano I Units: 1

^[2] If ENGL 104 was taken last fall, take another GE or Major Exploration Course in place of ENGL 103

^[3] Credit earned for math support courses do not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

^[4] Students Students with minimal music reading skills are encouraged to add the 1-unit support course: MUS 110A

Year 2

Semester 3 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
Units: 3
American Institutions / GE Area D: Social Science
U.S. and California Government
Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 113 - Piano II Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 214 - Theory I Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 216 - Ear Training I Units: 1
Major & GE Area C: Arts Ensembles^[1] Units 1
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction Units: 1
Major (Concentration) (MUS 370F - Woodwind Techniques I Units: 0.5 AND MUS 370T - String Techniques I Units: 0.5 ) OR (MUS 372B - Brass Techniques I Units: 0.5 AND MUS 372P - Percussion Techniques I Units: 0.5 )
Elective Units: 1

Semester 4 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
(Take a course with a lab activity) Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction ^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) (MUS 371F AND MUS 371T ) OR (MUS 372B AND MUS 372P ) Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 360 - Music Technology Units: 2
Major (Core) MUS 130 - Piano III Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 215 - Theory II Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 217 - Ear Training II Units: 1
Major (Core) Ensembles^[1] Units: 1

Year 3

Semester 5 (15-16 Units)

American Institutions
U.S. History
Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 314 - Theory III Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 316 - Ear Training III Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 330 - Piano IV Units: 1
Major (Core) Ensembles ^[1]Units: 1
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction ^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 334 - Fundamentals of Conducting Units: 2
Major (Concentration) (MUS 370F AND MUS 370T ) OR (MUS 373B AND MUS 373P ) Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 319 - Elementary Music Methods Units: 2 OR MUS 455 - Secondary Music Methods Units: 3

Semester 6 (14-15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 315 - Theory IV Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 317 - Ear Training IV Units: 1
Major (Core) Ensembles ^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 384 - Advanced Choral Conducting and Literature Units: 2 OR MUS 387 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Literature Units: 2
Major (Concentration) MUS 323 - Jazz Pedagogy Units: 2 OR MUS 338 - Vocal and Instrumental Scoring Units: 3
Major (Concentration) (MUS 370F AND MUS 370T ) OR (MUS 373B AND MUS 373P ) Units: 1

Year 4

Semester 7 (14-15 Units)

GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
/ DCG Domestic Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 348 - Music History: Antiquity to 1750 Units: 3
Major (Core) Ensembles ^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction ^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 319 - Elementary Music Methods Units: 2 OR MUS 455 - Secondary Music Methods Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

Semester 8 (15-16 Units)

Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 349 - Music History: 1750 to Present Units: 3
Major (Core) Ensembles ^[1]Units: 1
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction ^[1] Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 384 - Advanced Choral Conducting and Literature Units: 2 OR MUS 387 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Literature Units: 2
Major (Concentration) MUS 338 - Vocal and Instrumental Scoring Units: 3 OR MUS 323 - Jazz Pedagogy Units: 2