Degrees

Students admitted to the College of Music can pursue any of the degrees below for which they qualify by audition. The College of Music also offers a Minor in Music.

The following degree sheets are for the current academic year (2024-25). To view previous years’ degree sheets, visit the archive.

Bachelor of Arts degree (BA)

• BA Music
• BA Music (with emphasis in Jazz)
• BA (with emphasis in Musicology + World Music)
• BA Music (with emphasis in Technology + Media)
• BA Music (with emphasis in Music Production)
• BA Music (with emphasis in Songwriting—coming soon, fall 2026)
• BA Music (in conjunction with Engineering degree)

Bachelor of Music degrees (BM)

Brass + percussion

• BM Brass Performance
• BM Brass Performance (with secondary emphasis in Jazz Studies)
• BM Percussion Performance
• BM Percussion Performance (with secondary emphasis in Jazz Studies)

Composition

• BM Composition

Jazz 

• BM Jazz Studies
• BM Jazz Studies (piano)

Piano + keyboard

• BM Harpsichord Performance
• BM Piano Performance

Musicology

• BM Musicology

Strings

• BM Classical Guitar Performance
• BM Harp Performance
• BM String Performance

Voice + opera + musical theatre 

• BM Voice Performance
• BM Musical Theatre

Woodwinds

• BM Woodwind Performance
• BM Woodwind Performance (with secondary emphasis in Jazz Studies)

Bachelor of Music Education degrees (BME)

• BME Choral General
• BME Choral
• BME Instrumental General
• BME Instrumental Band
• BME Instrumental Strings
• BME Instrumental Jazz

Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Music Education dual degrees (BM/BME)

• BM Brass/BME Instrumental Band
• BM Percussion/BME Instrumental Band
• BM Strings/BME Instrumental Strings
• BM Voice/BME Choral
• BM Woodwinds/BME Instrumental Band