CSUN Degree Planning Guides - 4 Year Plan

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4-Year Plan: Music/ bachelor of Music - Composition Option

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 122811B.

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

Lesson Requirement

Ensemble Requirement     

Elective       

3

3

2

1

1

2

3

Total

15

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

GE Comparative Cultures

Music 210A

Music 211/L

Music 201

Music 213

Lesson Requirement

Ensemble Requirement    

3

3

1

2

3

3

1

2

Total

18

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course

Units

GE Natural Science (with lab requirement)

Music 202 (also counts in GE Arts and Humanities)

Music 210B

Music 212/L

Music 214

Lesson Requirement

Ensemble Requirement   

4

3

1

2

3

1

2

Total

16

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course

Units

GE Natural Science (with lab requirement)

Music 311/L

Music 314

Music 316

Music 321

Music 334

4

2

3

3

2

1

Total

15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course

Units

GE Arts and Humanities

Music 421

Music 312/L

Music 364/L

Music 315A

Music 416

Elective

3

2

2

3

2

2

3

Total

17

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course

Units

Title 5 Requirement 

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

Music 307 (also meets GE Upper Division Comparative Cultures)

Music 415

Music 335 or 336

Music 421

Music Upper Division Literature Elective

3

3

3

3

1

2

2

Total

17

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course

Units

Title 5 Requirement Upper Division

Music 463/L

Music 421

Music 495

Music Elective

Elective

3

2

2

1

2

3

Total

   13

OVERALL TOTAL UNITS

126