Community College students should meet with a counselor as soon as possible to determine the equivalent courses offered at that institution. Students should complete as many as possible of the lower division requirements listed below, prior to transfer.
Lower Division Course Requirements |
Lower division transfer requirements: |
| MUSC 001A Music Systems IA |
| MUSC 001B Music Systems IB |
| MUSC 002A Music Systems IIA |
| MUSC 002B Music Systems IIB |
| MUSC 003A Music Systems IIIA |
| MUSC 009 Music Fundamentals |
| MUSC 012 Fundamentals of Music History |
| MUSC 013 Music Technology |
| MUSC 019 Music in World Cultures |
| MUSC 025A Piano Proficiency |
| MUSC 025B Piano Proficiency |
| MUSC 040A Jazz Improvisation - I |
| Note: The SJSU School of Music and Dance will grant articulation and placement equivalency for Musc 1A-B, 2A-B, 3A, and 25A-B upon passing an equivalency examination in these courses. We recommend that the transfer student complete as many comprehensive musicianship and theory courses as possible prior to transfer. |
Additional Requirements: |
| The following courses are required each semester of the lower division (the student will choose 4 semester units, or 6 quarter units, appropriate to their Major): |
| MUSC 029 Electro-Acoustics |
| MUSC 030 Piano |
| MUSC 031 Harpsichord |
| MUSC 032 Organ |
| MUSC 033 Voice |
| MUSC 034 Strings |
| MUSC 035 Woodwinds |
| MUSC 036 Brass |
| MUSC 036A Vocal-Instrumental Improvisation |
| MUSC 037 Percussion |
| MUSC 038A Composition/Arranging - Improvised Music |
Additional Courses in Music - Take 10 units from at least 2 of the following categories, to be selected in consultation with an advisor directed towards one of the capstone projects described below (at least 5 of these units will be upper division taken at SJSU) - Theory, Arranging and Composition; History and Literature; Conducting; Improvisation; Music Technology; Beginning Methods and Techniques; Applied Lessons; Chamber Music; or Ensembles (note only Theory, Arranging and Composition AND Beginning Methods and Techniques offers lower division requirements- courses listed below). |
| Theory, Arranging and Composition: |
| MUSC 003B Music Systems IIIB |
| MUSC 004A Music Systems IVA |
| MUSC 004B Music Systems IVB |
| Beginning Methods and Techniques: |
| MUSC 026A Voice Fundamentals |
| MUSC 041A Applied Lyric Diction |
| MUSC 041B Applied Lyric Diction |
| Placement audition required. Two units of applied study and two units of ensemble are required. NOTE: BM Music requires 8 units of applied study and 4 units of ensemble. |
All students must satisfy the following prerequisite (or equivalent) prior to registering for the WST and 100W courses at SJSU {Academic Senate policy S05-8}: |
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). |
| or |
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course |
| A course articulated to SJSU's English 1B is recommended, however any course approved for the IGETC second semester composition area would be accepted to meet this requirement (a grade of "C" or better is required). |
Lower Division General Education (39 semester or 58 quarter units) - some of the courses listed above may be approved for general education credit as well as major preparation at your institution. Please see your college counselor/advisor to review your general education in order to receive FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO TRANSFER to San José State University. You may be required to take additional lower division general education courses if you do not provide SJSU WITH A FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION upon transfer.
American Institutions Requirement (3-9 semester or 5-15 quarter units) - may be satisfied within the lower division general education requirements.
Physical Education Requirement (2 courses) - at least 2 different activities.
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