CSUN Degree Planning Guides - 4 Year Plan

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4-Year Plan: Music Education/ instrumental emphasis

Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication


This is a registration planning tool. If you follow the outline of courses for each semester, you will complete your degree program in four years. Students should consult with an academic advisor on a regular basis and note that these plans serve only as a guide to graduation.

To apply for admission at CSUN, go to www.csumentor.edu and select major code 121620B.

Key

Contact

Music Department
www.csun.edu/music
Cypress Hall 116
(818) 677-3181
email: music@csun.edu

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course

Units

GE Basic Skills: Written Communication

GE Basic Skills: Mathematics  

Music 101

Music 110A

Music 111/L

Lesson Requirement

Ensemble Requirement          

3

3

2

1

2

1

2

Total

14

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course

Units

GE Basic Skills: Oral Communication

GE Social Sciences         

Music 110B

Music 112/L

Music 191/L (also meets GE Lifelong Learning)

Lesson Requirement

Ensemble Requirement     

3

3

1

2

3

1

2

Total

15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course

Units

GE Basic Skills: Critical Thinking

Music 201

Music 210A

Music 211/L

Music 213

Music 219A

Lesson Requirement

Ensemble Requirement  

3

1

2

3

3

1

1

2

Total

16

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course

Units

GE Natural Science (with lab requirement)

Music 212/L

Music 233

Music 214

Music 202 (also counts in GE Arts and Humanities)

Lesson Requirement

Ensemble Requirement  

4

2

1

3

3

1

2

Total

16

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course

Units

GE Arts and Humanities

Music 266

Music 363/L

Music 334

Lesson Requirement

Upper Division Ensemble Requirement

Music 369

3

2

3

1

1

2

1

Total

13

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course

Units

GE Upper Division Natural Science with lab requirement (Physics 305/L recommended)

Music 335

Music 364/L

Music 338A

Lesson Requirement

Upper Division Ensemble Requirement

Upper Division Elective

4

 

1

3

1

1

2

3

Total

15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course

Units

Title 5 Requirement 

GE Upper Division Social Sciences (select course to meet IC part 2)

Music 307 (also meets GE Upper Division Comparative Cultures)

Music 336

Pedagogy Elective Requirement

Lesson Requirement

Upper Division Ensemble Requirement

3

3

3

1

2

1

2

Total

15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course

Units

Title 5 Requirement 

GE Comparative Cultures

Music 474/L

Music 337

Music 479

Music 495

Upper Division Elective

3

3

4

1

1

1

2

Total

15

OVERALL TOTAL UNITS

120