These pathways serve as tools, not prescribed programs of study. Before enrolling, you can use them to get a feel for what you can do in this program. After enrolling, you and your advisors can use them as a starting point for building your personalized outcomes-based ILP.

This pathway, intended as a reference, shows a productive route to graduation in four years.  Your actual pathway may not look exactly like the model due to several factors:

  • Any required remedial courses such as MATH 098 and WRT 095
  • Students who have not taken the prerequisite coursework in all Musicianship and Theory courses can take an assessment test to measure their musical skills, and, with a satisfactory grade on that test, have the requirement waived. 
  • Actual availability of courses during a given semester
  • Personal choices you make in your Individual Learning Plan-in consultation with your First Year Seminar professor, and lower-division and major advisors-including the decision to pursue more than the minimal learning requirements

Fall Freshman

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
Any Approved Course4Tech/Info 
Any Approved Course3First Year Seminar 
MPA 110: Keyboard I1
Any Approved Course4Mathcom 
Total12

Spring Freshman

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
Any 102 Level Language4Language 2 
HCOM 211S: Reading Writing Crit Thkg SL6
  •  
  • D
MPA 101: Musicianship & Theory I4
MPA 210: Keyboard II1
MPA 295: Special Topics1
Total16

Fall Sophomore

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
HCOM 213: Intro to Comm Ethics4
  •  
  • A3
Any 201 Level Language4Language 3 
MPA 102: Musicianship & Theory 24
Any MPA Ensemble1MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 295: Special Topics1
Total14

Spring Sophomore

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
Any 202 Level Language4Language 4 
GS 200 or SBS 212 or CST 2734
  • D8, US2, US3
  • D6, US1
Any Approved Course3Science Methods LectureB3
Any Approved Course1Science Methods LabB3
MPA 103: Musicianship & Theory III4
Any MPA Ensemble1
MPA 295: Special Topics1
Total18

Fall Junior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
MPA 300: Major ProSeminar2
Any Approved Course4GWAR 
MPA 334: Survey of Electronic Music2MLO 3 Comparative Analysis
MPA 337: MusHistory I 500-1750 ONLINE4MLO 1 Historical and Theoretical Analysis
MPA 310 or MPA 320 or MPA 420 or MPA 4051MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
Total14

Spring Junior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
Any Approved Course4Science ContentB1, B2
HCOM 403 or CHHS 350 or CST 3734MLO 4 Moral and Ethical Analysis
MPA 338: MusHistory II 1750-1900 ONLINE4MLO 1 Historical and Theoretical Analysis
MPA 401: Conducting2MLO 3 Comparative Analysis
MPA 315: Performance Study Intermediate1MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 310 or MPA 320 or MPA 420 or MPA 4051MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
Total17

Fall Senior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
Any Approved Course3Vibrancy TheoryE
Any Approved Course1Vibrancy ActivityE
MPA 306: Music & Computers4
MPA 335: Reflections on America4
  •  
  • C2
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
MPA 310 or MPA 320 or MPA 420 or MPA 4051MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 475: Senior Capstone2
Total16

Spring Senior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
MPA 317S: Community Involvement SL4
  •  
MPA 345: Improvisation2MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 365: Survey of Global Music4MLO 3 Comparative Analysis
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
MPA 475: Senior Capstone2
Total13

Total: 120 units