This pathway, intended as a reference, models graduation after earning 60 credits at CSUMB. It is unlikely that your actual pathway will look exactly like the model due to several factors:

  • The number of credits you transfer into CSUMB with, and how those credits articulate with CSUMB requirements
  • Whether or not you need to take additional courses to meet the CSUMB Language ULR as a Graduation Learning Outcome (This pathway assumes you have met the language requirement prior to your first semester at CSUMB. If not, you will need to add additional courses in consultation with your major advisors.)
  • 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 advisors

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

University Learning Requirements

RequirementCourseUnits
Creative/Artistic Expression MPA 306: Music & Computers4
Ethics HCOM 403S or CHHS 350 or CST 3734
Literature and Popular Culture MPA 335: Reflections on AmericaC
Total:8

Upper-division General Education

Graduation Learning Outcomes

RequirementCourseUnits
Culture & Equity MPA 335: Reflections on America4
GWAR MPA 312: Music in Film4
Tech/InfoAny approved course4
Upper Division Service Learning MPA 317S: Community Involvement SL4
Total:16

Major Learning Requirements

RequirementCourseUnits
MLO 1 Historical and Theoretical Analysis MPA 339: History of Song4
MLO 2 Community Issues Analysis MPA 317S: Community Involvement SLC
MLO 3 Comparative Analysis MPA 401: Conducting2
MLO 4 Moral and Ethical Analysis HCOM 403S or CHHS 350 or CST 373C
MLO 5 Performance Skills MPA 420: Advanced Voice Ensemble1
MLO 6 Technological Skills MPA 306: Music & ComputersC
Total:7

Major Core Courses

Major Concentration Courses

Additional Courses

RequirementCourseUnits
MPA 300: Major ProSeminar2
MPA 315: Performance Study Intermediate1
MPA 341: Sight Reading for Singers2
MPA 415: Performance Study Advanced1
MPA 440: Master Classes/Lecture Demos1
MPA 475: Senior Capstone2
Total:9

Total: 58 units

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