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2026-2027 General Catalog

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2026-2027 General Catalog

Music, Jazz Studies Concentration, BM, Sample Four-Year Plan

First Year: 32 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

MUS 106 - Fundamentals of Music Theory Unit(s): 3
MUS 109 - Intensive Keyboard Lab I Unit(s): 2
MUS 147 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
MUS 160A - Musicking 101 Unit(s): 4
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 1A: English Composition
Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (17 Units)

MUS 110 - Theory I: Diatonicism Unit(s): 3
MUS 120 - Musicianship I Unit(s): 2
MUS 147 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
MUS 160B - Musicking 101 Unit(s): 4
MUS 209 - Intensive Keyboard Lab II Unit(s): 2
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
Lower Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Credits / Units: 3
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1

Second Year: 30 Units

Fall Semester (14 Units)

MUS 147 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
MUS 189 - Jazz Improvisation I Unit(s): 2
MUS 220 - Musicianship II Unit(s): 2
MUS 292 - Jazz Piano I Unit(s): 1
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 1C: Oral Communication
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Sciences
OR

Lower Division GE Area 5B: Life Sciences
Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (16 Units)

MUS 147 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
MUS 289 - Jazz Improvisation II Unit(s): 3
MUS 320 - Musicianship III Unit(s): 2
MUS 392 - Jazz Piano II Unit(s): 1
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
Lower Division GE Area 5A: Physical Sciences
OR

Lower Division GE Area 5B: Life Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area 5C: Lab
Credits / Units: 1
Lower Division GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies
Credits / Units: 3
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1

Third Year: 31 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

MUS 251 - History of Western Music, Ancient World to 1750 Unit(s): 3
MUS 343 - Studies in Musical Genres Unit(s): 3
MUS 389 - Jazz Improvisation III Unit(s): 3
MUS 420 - Musicianship IV Unit(s): 2
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
MUS 447 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1
Additional Ensemble (Choral) Credits / Units: 1

Spring Semester (16 Units)

MUS 212 - Jazz Harmony and Arranging I Unit(s): 3
MUS 351 - History of Western Music, 1750-present Unit(s): 3
MUS 397 - Junior Recital Unit(s): 1
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
MUS 447 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
MUS 489 - Jazz Improvisation IV Unit(s): 3
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1
American Institutions: U.S. Constitution
Credits / Units: 3

Fourth Year: 26 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

MUS 312 - Jazz Harmony and Arranging II Unit(s): 3
MUS 350 - Survey of World Music Unit(s): 3
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
MUS 447 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
American Institutions: U.S. History
Credits / Units: 3
Upper Division GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

OR
Upper Division GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1

Spring Semester (11 Units)

MUS 412 - Jazz Composition Unit(s): 3
MUS 426 - Jazz Forum Unit(s): 1
MUS 447 - Applied Music Studies Unit(s): 1
MUS 490 - Senior Project Unit(s): 1-3
Upper Division GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Credits / Units: 3
Performing Ensemble Credits / Units: 1
Additional Ensemble (Instrumental) Credits / Units: 1

Total Units: 120