Western Music Minor

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.

• 4Mapped preparation courses
• 3Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 4Current sections

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

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: MUS 3B. 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. MUS 3ATheory & Musicianship IWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 4 separate requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
2. MUS 1Introduction to MusicOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 6 seats reported this term.
3. MUS 10Music FundamentalsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
4. MUS 3BTheory & Musicianship IINot 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 UC Santa Cruz requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• MUSC 11A

  Introduction to Western Classical Music

  • MUS 1

    Introduction to Music

• MUSC 14Check on ASSIST

  Beginning Western Theory and Musicianship

  • MUS 10

    Music Fundamentals

• MUSC 30ACheck on ASSIST

  Theory, Literature, and Musicianship I

  • MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

• MUSC 31Check on ASSIST

  Ear Training

  • MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

• MUSC 30BCheck on ASSIST

  Theory, Literature, and Musicianship II

  • MUS 3B

    Theory & Musicianship II

• MUSC 31Check on ASSIST

  Ear Training

  • MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

• MUSC 31Check on ASSIST

  Ear Training

  • MUS 3A

    Theory & Musicianship I

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

De Anza 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 Foothill 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 UC Santa Cruz majors from Foothill

• AgroecologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Ancient Studies MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Anthropology MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Linguistics and MultilingualismFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied MathematicsFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
• Applied Mathematics MinorFoothill → UC Santa Cruz

Common questions