Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Additional Requirements
6 unitsApplied Instruction
- MUSIC 251A - Performance Studies: Keyboard
- MUSIC 251B - Performance Studies: Voice
- MUSIC 251C - Performance Studies: Woodwinds
- MUSIC 251D - Performance Studies: Brass
- MUSIC 251E - Performance Studies: Percussion
- MUSIC 251F - Performance Studies: Strings
- MUSIC 251G - Performance Studies: Classical Guitar
- MUSIC 251I - Performance Studies: Jazz Instruments
- MUSIC 251L - Performance Studies: Composition
- MUSIC 451A - Performance Studies: Keyboard
- MUSIC 451B - Performance Studies: Voice
- MUSIC 451C - Performance Studies: Woodwinds
- MUSIC 451D - Performance Studies: Brass
- MUSIC 451E - Performance Studies: Percussion
- MUSIC 451F - Performance Studies: Strings
- MUSIC 451G - Performance Studies: Classical Guitar
- MUSIC 451I - Performance Studies: Jazz Instruments
- MUSIC 451L - Performance Studies: Composition
Ensembles
- MUSIC 170 - University Chorus
- MUSIC 174 - Concert Band
- MUSIC 175 - Marching Band
- MUSIC 176 - Wind Symphony
- MUSIC 177 - Symphonic Band
- MUSIC 180 - Symphony Orchestra
- MUSIC 183 - Opera Workshop
- MUSIC 184 - Opera Theatre
- MUSIC 185 - SDSU Treble Choir
- MUSIC 186 - SDSU Chamber Choir
- MUSIC 189 - Jazz Ensemble
- MUSIC 370 - Woodwind Forum
- MUSIC 374 - Concert Band
- MUSIC 375 - Marching Band
- MUSIC 376 - Wind Symphony
- MUSIC 377 - Symphonic Band
- MUSIC 380 - Symphony Orchestra
- MUSIC 383 - Opera Workshop
- MUSIC 384 - Opera Theatre
- MUSIC 385 - SDSU Treble Choir
- MUSIC 386 - SDSU Chamber Choir
- MUSIC 389 - Jazz Ensemble
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Language Requirement
No course list published for this category.
Major
45 units- MUSIC 309 - Music History II: American Revolution to the Present
- MUSIC 346 - Practicum in Music Education III
- MUSIC 347 - Conducting
- MUSIC 349 - Conducting II
- MUSIC 405A - Orchestration
- MUSIC 405B - Counterpoint
- MUSIC 408B - Jazz History and Improvisation
- MUSIC 409W - Research and Writing for Musicians
- MUSIC 446 - Practicum in Music Education IV
- MUSIC 305A - Music Theory III
- MUSIC 305B - Music Theory IV
- MUSIC 308A - Music History I: Middle Ages through the Enlightenment
Music, Music Education Specialization, B.M. - Roadmap
No course list published for this category.
Performance Studies for Credit
No course list published for this category.
Preparation for the Major
36 units- MUSIC 105 - Introduction to Elements of Music
- MUSIC 106A - Aural Musicianship I
- MUSIC 106B - Aural Musicianship II
- MUSIC 108 - Introduction to Music Studies
- MUSIC 151 - Introduction to Music
- MUSIC 110A - Piano - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 110B - Piano - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 204 - Music Composition Technology
- MUSIC 205A - Music Theory I
- MUSIC 205B - Music Theory II
- MUSIC 206A - Aural Musicianship III
- MUSIC 206B - Aural Musicianship IV
- MUSIC 210A - Piano - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 210B - Piano - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 212 - Voice - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 214 - Strings - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 215 - Woodwinds - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 216 - Brass - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 217 - Percussion - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 218 - Guitar - Elementary Class Instruction
- MUSIC 246A - Practicum in Music Education I
- MUSIC 246B - Practicum in Music Education II
Upper Division Major Electives
3 unitsThis checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.