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.
Ensembles
- MUSIC 170 - University Chorus
- MUSIC 171 - Experimental Music Ensemble
- 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 371 - Experimental Music Ensemble
- 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
Internship
6 unitsLanguage Requirement
No course list published for this category.
Major
49 units- MUSIC 305A - Music Theory III
- MUSIC 305B - Music Theory IV
- MUSIC 308A - Music History I: Middle Ages through the Enlightenment
- MUSIC 309 - Music History II: American Revolution to the Present
- MUSIC 360 - Electro-Acoustic Music Composition II
- MUSIC 409W - Research and Writing for Musicians
- MUSIC 460 - Art of Recording
- MUSIC 462 - Introduction to Audio Programming
- MUSIC 496 - Experimental Topics
- MUSIC 518 - Community Performance Practicum
Music, Music Recording Technology and Audio Design Track, 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
39 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 160 - Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music
- MUSIC 162 - Introduction to Recording and Sound Reinforcement
- MUSIC 205A - Music Theory I
- MUSIC 205B - Music Theory II
- MUSIC 260 - Electro-Acoustic Music Composition I
- MUSIC 262 - Intermediate Recording and Sound Reinforcement
- MUSIC 290 - Body Modalities
- DANCE 290 - Body Modalities
- MUSIC 291 - Yoga and Mindfulness for the Musician
- CS 100 - Computer Science Principles
- CS 150 - Introductory Computer Programming
- CS 150L - Introductory Computer Programming Laboratory
- THEA 120 - Heritage of Storytelling
- THEA 240 - Theatre Design and Technology I
Sound Design and Visual Media
6 unitsUpper Division Music Electives
9 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.