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.
 
PLEASE NOTE: All transfers are considered to have taken lower division requirements (such as Musicianship & Theory and Keyboard), however you will be required to take a Musicianship & Theory Diagnostic Placement Assessment to ensure success in the concentration, as there is an emphasis on music literacy and mastery of theory. If a student does not pass the assessment with a C- or above, they will need to enroll in our Musicianship and Theory sequence as per the assessments outcome. If a transfer student has not completed these requirements prior to CSUMB, the course work will be added to their learning plan.

Fall Junior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) Met
MPA 300: Major ProSeminar2Major Core
MPA 334: Survey of Electronic Music2MLO 3 Comparative Analysis
MPA 337: MusHistory I 500-1750 ONLINE4MLO 1 Historical and Theoretical Analysis
HCOM 403 or CHHS 350 or CST 3734MLO 4 Moral and Ethical Analysis
Any MPA Ensemble1MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1Major Core
Total14

Spring Junior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) Met
Any Approved Course4A4: GWAR
MPA 338: MusHistory II 1750-1900 ONLINE4MLO 1 Historical and Theoretical Analysis
MPA 365: Survey of Global Music4
MPA 330 or MPA 3402MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1Major Core
Total15

Fall Senior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) Met
MPA 306: Music & Computers4MLO 6 Technological Skills
MPA 335: Reflections on America4MLO 1 Historical and Theoretical Analysis
MPA 401: Conducting2Concentration
Any MPA Ensemble1MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1Major Core
MPA 475: Senior Capstone2Major Core
Total14

Spring Senior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) Met
MPA 317S: Community Involvement SL4
MPA 336: Jazz History4Concentration
MPA 330 or MPA 3404MLO 5 Performance Skills
MPA 345: Improvisation2Concentration
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1Major Core
MPA 475: Senior Capstone2Major Core
Total17

Total: 60 units

This is assuming a transfer student has entered CSUMB with 60 units