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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2026-2027 academic year.
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: Depending on Placement Testing***MUSI 123 - MUSICIANSHIP I or MUSI 140 - MUSICIANSHIP FOR MUSIC INDUSTRY* (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 1
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: Depending on Placement Testing***MUSI 123 - MUSICIANSHIP I or MUSI 140 - MUSICIANSHIP FOR MUSIC INDUSTRY* (HRS 4) OR MUSI 210 - MUSICIANSHIP II or MUSI 209 - AURAL SKILLS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 202 - THE BLACK EXPERIENCE THROUGH MUSIC (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 255 - MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 263 - BUSINESS OF MUSIC (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 2
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: DATA 101 - INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (HRS 4)
- Major: Music Industry Concentration Elective (1 of 2) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 3
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: MUSI 313 - MUSIC ONLINE WI (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 316 - MUSIC, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA (HRS 4)
- Music & Culture Course (300 Level) (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: MUSI 350 - MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 301 - ADVANCED BUSINESS OF MUSIC (HRS 4)
- Major: Music Industry Concentration Elective
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Major: MUSI 450 - CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN MUSIC WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Music & Culture Course (300 Level) (3rd or 4th year, fall or spring) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: MUSI 450 - CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN MUSIC WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Music & Culture Course (300 Level) some are WI (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
* Students may take 18 credits without additional tuition.
** Students can participate in an ensemble each semester.
*** Incoming music majors must take Musicianship placement test to determine appropriate placement. If a student scores 74 or below on this test, take MUSI 121-Music Fundamentals in first term and proceed with the Musicianship sequence thereafter.
**** Many 200-level Music and Culture courses count for the Gen Ed category of Culture and Creativity (CC); check the Catalog.
***** Many students in the Music Industry concentration also enroll in the Business Essentials Certificate program conducted by the Anisfield School of Business. The 16-credit, four-course program includes a few that are already electives in the Music Industry concentration. For more information, see the website: https://www.ramapo.edu/asb/essentials/.
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