Music, Music Studies Concentration, B.A. MAP

Major Academic Plans

Major Academic Plans (or MAPS) show courses you might take each semester to meet your degree requirements. 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.

Build your personalized plan in DARS plans using the MAP as a resource. Meet with your advisor each semester to assist in planning and to review your progress.

Set yourself up for academic success in historically difficult classes. Add a 1-unit Supplemental Instruction (SI) session to one or more of your classes. SI sessions are linked with specific classes.

Explore the Supplemental Instruction

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

Year 1

Semester 1 (14-15 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 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
GE Area A: Critical Thinking
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
GE Area C: Arts / Major Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Studio Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition and Rhetoric B Units: 3 ^[1]
Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1
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]
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
Major (Core) MUS 112 - Piano I Units: 1
Major (Concentration) Studio instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
GE Area C: Arts / Major Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)

^[1] If ENGL 104 was taken last semester, take an elective, other GE or major 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 (14 Units)

GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3
American Institutions / GE Area D
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 Music Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Studio Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Elective Units: 1

Semester 4 (16 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
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 Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Major (Concentration) Studio Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Elective Units: 3

Year 3

Semester 5 (14 Units)

American Institutions
U.S. History
Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
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 or MUS 353 - Accompanying Units: 1
Major (Concentration) Studio Instruction Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Elective Units: 1

Semester 6 (15 Units)

Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
(Take a class with a lab activity) Units: 3
GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 315 - Theory IV Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 317 - Ear Training IV Units: 1
Major (Core) Music Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 1

Year 4

Semester 7 (16 Units)

Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 348 - Music History: Antiquity to 1750 Units: 3
Major (Core) Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3
Elective Units: 3

Semester 8 (14 Units)

Upper Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
Units: 3
Major (Core) MUS 349 - Music History: 1750 to Present Units: 3
Major (Core) Music Ensembles Units: 1 (See Major Notes)
Electives Units: 3
Electives Units: 3
Electives Units: 1

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 107I MUS 107J MUS 107P MUS 107Q MUS 107S MUS 107T MUS 107V

Studio 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 407I MUS 407J MUS 407P MUS 407Q MUS 407S MUS 407T MUS 407V