Freshman Music Recording Technology Pathway

Pathway View

This pathway is one example of how you might complete all the requirements for your degree in an order that makes sense given prerequisites. It is meant to give you a general sense of what your education will look like.

Your own unique situation and a number of other factors may mean your actual pathway is different. Perhaps you'll need an extra math or language class, or one of the courses we've listed isn't offered in a particular semester. Don't worry - there is flexibility built into the curriculum. You'll want to work closely with an advisor and use the academic advisement report to take all that into account and develop a pathway that's customized for you.
 
In the meantime, use this example as a starting point for choosing classes or discussing your plans with an advisor. Your advisor is your best resource when it comes to figuring out how to fit all the courses you need, in the right sequence, into your personal academic plan.

Courses by Requirement

Degree requirements are considered a guideline for graduation, and cannot replace the feedback of an academic advisor. Learn more about degree requirements at CSUMB.

Course units may only be counted once, when a course meets multiple requirements, the letter 'C' means that the completed course units were counted elsewhere.

First Year Seminar

RequirementCourseUnits
FYS: First Year Seminar FYS 169: US Hist & Dem Participation4
Total:4

General Education

RequirementCourseUnits
A1: Oral & Written CommunicationAny approved course4
A2: Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics ENVS 212S: Ethics, Equity & Env SL6
A3: Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics ENVS 212S: Ethics, Equity & Env SL6
B1: Physical ScienceAny approved course4
B2: Life ScienceAny approved course4
B4: MathAny approved course4
C1: Arts MPA 220: Gregorian Chants to Hip-Hop4
C2: HumanitiesAny approved course4
C3: World LanguageAny approved course8
D1: Social SciencesAny approved course4
D2: U.S. Histories & Democratic Part FYS 169: US Hist & Dem Participation4
D3: Lower Division Service Learning0
D4: Upper Division Service Learning MPA 317S: Community Involvement SL4
E: Health & Well BeingAny approved course4
Total:60

Major Learning Requirements

Click on each MLO to see which courses fulfill that requirement.

RequirementUnits
MLO 1 Historical and Theoretical Analysis 12
MLO 2 Community Issues Analysis4
MLO 3 Comparative Analysis4
MLO 4 Moral and Ethical Analysis4
MLO 5 Performance Skills3
MLO 6 Technological Skills4
Total:31

Major Core Courses

RequirementCourseUnits
Major Core Course MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
Major Core Course MPA 102: Musicianship & Theory 24
Major Core Course MPA 110: Keyboard I1
Major Core Course MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
Major Core Course MPA 475: Senior Capstone2
Major Core Course MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
Major Core Course MPA 475: Senior Capstone2
Major Core Course MPA 101: Musicianship & Theory I4
Major Core Course MPA 210: Keyboard II1
Major Core Course MPA 300: Major ProSeminar2
Major Core Course MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
Major Core Course MPA 103: Musicianship & Theory III4
Total:24

Major Concentration Courses

RequirementCourseUnits
Concentration course MPA 307: Audio Production4
Concentration course MPA 308: Mixing & Editing4
Concentration course MPA 408: Advanced Audio Production4
Concentration course MPA 306: Music & Computers4
Concentration course MPA 334: Survey of Electronic Music2
Total:18

Additional Courses

RequirementCourseUnits
Any MPA Ensemble1
Total:1