Music, Music Education (Pre-Credential) Concentration, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt follow many different paths to graduation. Your educational and career goals, as well as personal interests all contribute to planning the courses you take.

Major Academic Plans or MAPs show what courses you might take each semester in order to meet university and major program requirements and graduate with a degree in four years. Discussing course options with an advisor will best serve you in planning a customized schedule to meet your individual academic needs.

Additionally, you may build your personalized plan in DARS planning tools using a program MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Year 1

Semester 1 (15 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 E: Lifelong Learning AHSS 101 - The Stories We Tell Units: 3
Major / GE Area C: Arts MUS 104 - Exploring Classical Music: Music for Court and Stage Units: 3
Major / GE Area C: Arts Music EnsemblesUnits: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major Studio Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) MUS 108V - Beginning Voice Units: 1 OR MUS 109V - Class Applied Instruction: Voice Units: 1 OR MUS 221 - Studio Voice Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 218 - Keyboard Musicianship Units: 2
Major (Core) MUS 216 - Ear Training I Units: 1

Semester 2 (15 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[1]
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 ) ^[2]
Major (Core) MUS 219 - Foundations of Harmony Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 113 - Piano I Units: 1
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction (see Major Notes) Units: 1
Major & GE Area C: Arts Music Ensembles  (see Major Notes) Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 217 - Ear Training II Units: 1
Major (Concentration) MUS 108G - Beginning Acoustic Guitar Units: 1
Elective Units: 1

^[1] If ENGL 104 was taken last fall, take another GE or Major Exploration Course in place of ENGL 103

^[2] Credit earned for math support courses do not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Year 2

Semester 3 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area A: Oral Communications COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
Units: 3
Major (Core) Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Core) MUS 130 - Piano II Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 343 - Post-Tonal Theory Units: 3 OR MUS 344 - Jazz Harmony in Theory and Practice Units: 3 OR American Institutions U.S. History Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 316 - Ear Training III 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 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 330MUS 330 - Piano III Units: 1
Major (Core) MUS 341 - Harmonic Connections: Voice Leading Units: 3 OR MUS 344 - Jazz Harmony in Theory and Practice Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 317 - Ear Training IV Units: 1
Major (Core) Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) (MUS 371F - Woodwind Techniques II Units: 0.5 AND MUS 371T - String Techniques II Units: 0.5 ) OR (MUS 372B - Brass Techniques I Units: 0.5 AND MUS 372P - Percussion Techniques I Units: 0.5 )
Major (Concentration) MUS 360 - Music Technology Units: 2 OR MUS 323 - Jazz Pedagogy Units: 2 OR MUS 338 - Vocal and Instrumental Scoring Units: 3
Elective Units: 1-2

Audition for Music Education (Pre-Credential) Concentration

Year 3

Semester 5 (16-18 Units)

Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 343 - Post-Tonal Theory Units: 3 OR MUS 344 - Jazz Harmony in Theory and Practice Units: 3 OR American Institutions
U.S. History
Units: 3
Major (Core) Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Core) MUS 301 - Rock: An American Music Units: 3 (DCG: Domestic) OR MUS 302 - Music in World Culture Units: 3 (DCG: Non-Domestic) OR MUS 305 - Jazz: An American Art Form Units: 3 (DCG: Domestic) OR MUS 444 - History of Music in European Tradition Units: 4 ^[3]
Major (Concentration) MUS 334 - Fundamentals of Conducting Units: 2
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 )
Major (Concentration) MUS 319 - Elementary Music Methods Units: 2 OR MUS 455 - Secondary Music Methods Units: 3

^[3] Music Education (Pre-Credential) students must take MUS 444 as on of the three course options.

Semester 6 (16-18 Units)

GE Area F: Ethnic Studies Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 341 - Harmonic Connections: Voice Leading Units: 3 OR MUS 344 - Jazz Harmony in Theory and Practice Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 301 - Rock: An American Music Units: 3 (DCG: Domestic) OR MUS 302 - Music in World Culture Units: 3 (DCG: Non-Domestic) OR MUS 305 - Jazz: An American Art Form Units: 3 (DCG: Domestic) OR MUS 444 - History of Music in European Tradition Units: 4 ^[3]
Major (Core) Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
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 OR MUS 360 - Music Technology Units: 2
Major (Concentration) (MUS 371F - Woodwind Techniques II Units: 0.5 AND MUS 371T - String Techniques II Units: 0.5 ) OR (MUS 373B - Brass Techniques II Units: 0.5 AND MUS 373P - Percussion Techniques II Units: 0.5 )

Year 4

Semester 7 (14-17 Units)

Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 301 - Rock: An American Music Units: 3 (DCG: Domestic) OR MUS 302 - Music in World Culture Units: 3 (DCG: Non-Domestic) OR MUS 305 - Jazz: An American Art Form Units: 3 (DCG: Domestic) OR MUS 444 - History of Music in European Tradition Units: 4 ^[3]
Major (Core) Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) MUS 319 - Elementary Music Methods Units: 2 OR MUS 455 - Secondary Music Methods Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

Semester 8 (15-17 Units)

American Institutions U.S. and California Government Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences (Take a class with a Laboratory Activity) Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Major (Core) Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Applied Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
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

Major Notes

Ensembles: MUS 106B MUS 106E MUS 106F MUS 106H MUS 106J MUS 106K MUS 106N MUS 106O MUS 107B MUS 107C MUS 107F MUS 107G MUS 107H MUS 107I MUS 107J MUS 107P MUS 107Q MUS 107S MUS 107T MUS 107V

Applied Instruction: MUS 108B MUS 108C MUS 108F MUS 108G MUS 108K MUS 108P MUS 108T MUS 108V MUS 109G MUS 109K MUS 109V MUS 220 MUS 221 MUS 222 MUS 223 MUS 224 MUS 225 MUS 226 MUS 227 MUS 228 MUS 229 MUS 230 MUS 231 MUS 232 MUS 233 MUS 234 MUS 235 MUS 236 MUS 237

Upper Division Ensembles: MUS 406B MUS 406E MUS 406F MUS 406H MUS 406J MUS 406K MUS 406N MUS 406O MUS 407B MUS 407C MUS 407F MUS 407G MUS 407H MUS 407I MUS 407J MUS 407P MUS 407Q MUS 407S MUS 407T MUS 407V