Music

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 23Mapped preparation courses
• 18Scheduled Fall 2026
• 9With open seats reported
• 25Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: MUSI 35, MUSI 1D, MUSI 3C, MUSI 3B, MUSI 2. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. MUSI 34Jazz EnsembleOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
2. MUSI 12AClass Piano IFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
3. MUSI 12BClass Piano IIFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. MUSI 1AMusic Appreciation: Music in Western CulturesFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. MUSI 1DMusic Appreciation: Rock - From Roots to RapNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. MUSI 2Music FundamentalsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what CSU Channel Islands requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MUS 107

  University Chorus I

  • MUSI 20

    De Anza Chorale

  • or
    MUSI 21

    Vintage Singers

• MUS 110

  Contemporary Music Ensemble I

  • MUSI 34

    Jazz Ensemble

• MUS 111

  Mariachi Ensemble I

  • MUSI 35

    Mariachi Ensemble

• MUS 100

  Music Appreciation: From Bach to Blues, Beatles, and Beyond

  • MUSI 1A

    Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

• MUS 200

  History of Rock

  • MUSI 1D

    Music Appreciation: Rock - From Roots to Rap

• MUS 202

  Group Guitar Lessons

  • MUSI 14A + MUSI 14B

    Classical Guitar I · Classical Guitar II

  • or
    MUSI 14B + MUSI 14C

    Classical Guitar II · Classical Guitar III

  • or
    MUSI 14C + MUSI 14D

    Classical Guitar III · Classical Guitar IV

• MUS 203

  Group Voice Lessons

  • MUSI 13A + MUSI 13B

    Beginning Singing I · Beginning Singing II

  • or
    MUSI 13B + MUSI 13C

    Beginning Singing II · Beginning Singing III

• MUS 204

  Introduction to African Drumming

  No Course Articulated

• MUS 206

  Introduction to Steel Drumming

  No Comparable Course

• MUS 215

  Popular Songwriting

  No Comparable Course

• MUS 231

  The Beatles: Music, Fashion and Culture

  No Comparable Course

• MUS 109

  Private Lessons I

  • MUSI 25

    Applied Music

• MUS 263

  Music Theory and Analysis II

  • MUSI 3C + MUSI 3A + MUSI 3B

    Comprehensive Musicianship (Third Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (First Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (Second Quarter)

• MUS 103

  Piano Skills I

  • MUSI 12A

    Class Piano I

• MUS 104

  Piano Skills II

  • MUSI 12B

    Class Piano II

• MUS 161

  Music Fundamentals

  • MUSI 2

    Music Fundamentals

• MUS 162

  Music Theory and Analysis I

  • MUSI 3A + MUSI 3C + MUSI 3B

    Comprehensive Musicianship (First Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (Third Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (Second Quarter)

• MUS 265

  Music Theory and Analysis III

  • MUSI 4A + MUSI 4B + MUSI 4C

    Comprehensive Musicianship II (First Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship II (Second Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship II (Third Quarter)

• MUS 264

  Aural Skills and Musicianship II

  • MUSI 3B + MUSI 3C + MUSI 3A

    Comprehensive Musicianship (Second Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (Third Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (First Quarter)

• MUS 163

  Aural Skills and Musicianship I

  • MUSI 3A + MUSI 3C + MUSI 3B

    Comprehensive Musicianship (First Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (Third Quarter) · Comprehensive Musicianship (Second Quarter)

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other CSU Channel Islands majors from De Anza

• Computer ScienceDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Political ScienceDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• PsychologyDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• SpanishDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Global StudiesDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Communication, B.A. Environmental Communication EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Art, B.A. Art HistoryDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Professional EmphasisDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands

Common questions