Music, Music Teacher Preparation Concentration, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

At Cal Poly Humboldt, your path to graduation is shaped by your goals and interests. Major Academic Plans (MAPs) suggest courses each semester to help you meet degree requirements in four years. They’re flexible, especially for General Education & All-University Requirements , so use them as a guide-not a rule. First-year students join Place-Based Learning Communities (PBLCs), taking connected courses with peers. Some majors fulfill GE requirements through Approved General Education Modifications by Major . Use DARS planning tools to build your personalized plan, and meet with your advisor each semester to customize your schedule and stay on track. Visit the PBLC website for more information.

Year 1

Semester 1 (15 Units)

Major (Core, Music History and Repertoire) and Lower Division GE Area 3A: Arts MUS 104 - Exploring Classical Music: Music for Court and Stage Units: 3
Major (Core, Ear Training) MUS 216 - Ear Training I Units: 1
Major (Core, Piano) MUS 111 - Keyboard Musicianship Units: 2
Major (Core, Applied Instruction) Units: 1
Major (Core, Lower Division Ensemble) Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences and American Institutions: U.S. History Units: 3
GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies and Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 1

Semester 2 (16 Units)

Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation) MUS 108G - Beginning Acoustic Guitar Units: 1
Major (Core, Piano) MUS 113 - Piano I Units: 1
Major (Core, Ear Training) MUS 217 - Ear Training II Units: 1
Major (Core, Music Theory) MUS 219 - Foundations of Harmony Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Applied Instruction, Studio Instruction for Performance and Education) Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 1A: Written Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 1C: Speech Communication Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematics Units: 3

Year 2

Semester 3 (13 Units)

Major (Core, Piano) MUS 130 - Piano II Units: 1
Major (Core, Ear Training) MUS 316 - Ear Training III Units: 1
Major (Core, Applied Instruction) MUS 324 - Contemporary Composition Techniques Units: 2
Major (Core, Music Theory) MUS 343 - Post-Tonal Theory or MUS 344 - Jazz Harmony in Theory and Practice Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Music Teaching Preperation) MUS 108V - Beginning Voice or MUS 109V - Class Applied Instruction: Voice Units: 1
Major (Concentration, Music Teaching Preperation) MUS 370F - Woodwind Techniques I Units: 0.5 and MUS 370T - String Techniques I Units: 0.5
Major (Core, Lower Division Ensemble) Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 1B: Critical Thinking Units: 3

Semester 4 (16 Units)

Major (Core, Ear Training) MUS 317 - Ear Training IV Units: 1
Major (Core, Piano) MUS 330 - Piano III Units: 1
Major (Core, Music Theory) MUS 341 - Harmonic Connections: Voice Leading Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation) MUS 371F - Woodwind Techniques II Units: 0.5 and MUS 371T - String Techniques II Units: 0.5
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation) MUS 360 - Music Tech Essentials - Notation, MIDI, and DAWs Units: 2 or MUS 323 - Jazz Pedagogy or MUS 338 - Vocal and Instrumental Scoring
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation, Studio Instruction for Performance and Education) Units: 1
Major (Core, Lower Division Ensemble) Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Science Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (16 Units)

Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation) MUS 319 - Elementary Music Methods Units: 2 or MUS 455 - Secondary Music Methods
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation) MUS 334 - Fundamentals of Conducting Units: 2
Major (Core, Music Theory) MUS 342 - Form and Analysis Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation) MUS 372B - Brass Techniques I Units: 0.5 and MUS 372P - Percussion Techniques I Units: 0.5
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preperation, Studio Instruction for Performance and Education) Units: 1
Major (Core, Music History and Repertoire) Units: 3
Major (Core, Upper Division Ensemble) Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 3B: Humanities Units: 3

Semester 6 (14 Units)

Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation) MUS 360 - Music Tech Essentials - Notation, MIDI, and DAWs Units: 2
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation) MUS 373B - Brass Techniques II Units: 0.5 and MUS 373P - Percussion Techniques II Units: 0.5
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation) MUS 387 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Literature Units: 2
Major (Core, Music History and Repertoire) MUS 444 - History of Music in European Tradition Units: 4
Major (Core, Music History and Repertoire) Units: 3
Major (Core, Upper Division Ensemble) Units: 1
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Perparation, Studio Instruction) Units: 1

Year 4

Semester 7 (14 Units)

Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation) MUS 455 - Secondary Music Methods Units: 3
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation, Studio Instruction) Units: 1
Major (Core, Upper Division Ensemble) Units: 1
Major (Core) and Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) and Upper Division GE Area 3: Arts or Humanities Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area 2/5: Mathematics or Sciences and Diversity and Common Ground: Domestic or Diversity and Common Ground: Non-Domestic Units: 3
Elective or Minor Units: 3

Semester 8 (16 Units)

Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation) MUS 338 - Vocal and Instrumental Scoring or MUS 323 - Jazz Pedagogy Units: 2
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation) MUS 384 - Advanced Choral Conducting and Literature or MUS 387 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Literature Units: 2
Major (Core, Upper Division Ensemble) Units: 1
Major (Concentration, Music Teacher Preparation, Studio Instruction for Performance and Education) Units: 1
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social Sciences Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 5B: Biological Science (Includes a Laboratory Activity GE Area 5C) Units: 4
American Institutions: U.S. and California Government Units: 3

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