This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2023 Music, B.M./Composition/Commercial and Media Writing Option
- 2024 Music, B.M./Composition/Commercial and Media Writing Option
The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, Title 5 (United States History and Government), and lower division core requirements for this major. See General Education Rules for more information. Lower division major requirements can be found by looking at the 4-Year Degree Road Map for this major. Refer to ASSIST for transfer information and articulation of courses taken at California Community Colleges. Verified Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) STAR Act students should use the ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map for their major.
Once transfer coursework is evaluated, applicants and admitted students can use the Degree Progress Report/Planner to learn which requirements need to be completed.
To meet residency requirements, students must complete a minimum of 30 units at CSUN: 24 units must be upper division, 12 units in the major and 9 units in General Education.
The below Commercial and Media Writing Transfer Plan is based on student placing out of Musicianship 4 (MUS 211/L), Theory/Harmony 2 (MUS 214), Jazz Keyboard Musicianship 4 (MUS 210BJ), and have already taken the equivalent to Music History 1 and 2 (MUS 201/MUS 202). Fundamentals of Music Technology and Lab is also required (MUS 191/L).
Transfer Year 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MUS 311J/L | 1/1 |
| MUS 316 | 3 |
| MUS 321 | 2 |
| MUS 322 | 2 |
| MUS 391/L | 2/1 |
| GE Upper Division from Section C or Section D or Section F | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MUS 312J/L | 1/1 |
| MUS 315A | 2 |
| MUS 364/L | 2/1 |
| MUS 420A | 3 |
| MUS 422A | 1 |
| Electives | 4 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MUS 317A | 2 |
| MUS 397R/L (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) | 2/1 |
| MUS 419 | 3 |
| MUS 422A | 1 |
| MUS 494A | 1 |
| Elective | 5 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| MUS 307 (meets GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies) | 3 |
| MUS 420B | 3 |
| MUS 483ME/L | 1/1 |
| MUS 494AB | 3 |
| MUS 495 | 1 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.