Music (B.M.) transfer requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Cruz

These are the lower-division Music (B.M.) courses UC Santa Cruz expects you to finish before you transfer, taken from the 2025–26 ASSIST agreement, and matched to the Foothill College courses that satisfy each one.

Also searched as: UCSC.

Same preparation as Music. UC Santa Cruz expects an identical lower-division list for Music (B.M.) and Music, so the courses below count for either path. Decide the major later — the lower-division work is the same.
4UC Santa Cruz requirements
4have a Foothill College match
3offered this year

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Course-by-course articulation

UC Santa Cruz requirementFoothill College course that satisfies it
MUSC 14 Beginning Western Theory and MusicianshipMUS 10
MUSC 30A Theory, Literature, and Musicianship IMUS 3A
MUSC 31 Ear TrainingMUS 3A
MUSC 30B Theory, Literature, and Musicianship IIMUS 3B

Verify this list on ASSIST.org before you register: choose Foothill College as your sending institution, UC Santa Cruz as the receiving institution, and Music (B.M.) as the major. ASSIST is the only official source, and agreements change between catalog years.

Which of these you can actually take in 2025–26

Matched against the official Foothill College schedule for 2026 Fall and 2027 Winter. Seat status changes daily — the planner shows the live figures.

CourseTermCRNInstructorStatus
MUS 102026 Fall20055William CrattyClosed
MUS 102027 Winter32226William CrattyClosed
MUS 3A2026 Fall20051Ahmed ElgasseirClosed
MUS 3B2027 Winter30731Ahmed ElgasseirClosed
ASSIST is the official source for UC articulation, but it tells you which courses count, not when they run or who teaches them. The planner puts both together and warns you about time conflicts.
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Music (B.M.) from Foothill College to other campuses

Same major from De Anza College → UC Santa Cruz