Bachelor of Music

Residence Requirements

To qualify for a Lawrence University B.A., B.M.A., or B.Mus. degree, students are required to have a minimum of six terms in residence and 108 units earned in Lawrence courses. Nine terms in residence and 162 units are required for the five-year B.A. and B.Mus. double-degree program. Seniors must be in residence or in a cooperative degree program until the requirements for a major have been certified as complete.

Attending courses on the Appleton campus counts as being in residence. Participating in a Lawrence-sponsored or Lawrence-affiliated off-campus program also counts as being in residence, and units earned in these programs are counted as Lawrence courses, not as transfer credit. The optional December Term does not count toward the residence requirement.

Petitions for exceptions must be approved by the Faculty Subcommittee on Administration.

Bachelor of Music Degree

The Bachelor of Music is a professional degree. Courses in music represent approximately two-thirds of the curriculum, while one-third is devoted to First Year Studies and general education requirements.

Admission to the Bachelor of Music degree

An entrance audition is required of all applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Music degree. Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Musical Arts students who wish to become Bachelor of Music students must petition the Conservatory Advisory Committee (through the Associate Dean of the Conservatory.) Bachelor of Music students who wish to become Bachelor of Arts students must petition the University Faculty Subcommittee on Administration for acceptance into the Bachelor of Arts degree program. 

Requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree

1. Completion of a minimum of 216 units. The following music courses are used in the computation of the degree grade-point average but are excluded from the total of 216 units required for the degree: MURP 201, 202, 203, 301, 302 and MUTH 161, 162, 171, 172.
2. Of the 216 units required to complete the degree, a student must present:
   1. a minimum of 144 units in music
   2. a minimum of 60 units in courses other than music
   3. no more than 18 units in ESL courses
   4. no more than 12 units from academic internships
      The additional 12 units may be selected from any department.
3. Completion of 6 units of First-Year Studies, normally taken during the fall of the first year
4. Completion of the general education requirements:
   1. 6 units selected from courses designated as writing-intensive
   2. International diversity. One of the following:
      1. 6 units selected from courses designated as either emphasizing global and comparative perspectives on the world or focusing on areas outside Europe and the United States
      2. 12 units selected from courses numbered below 200 in a single language other than English. The language competency requirement may be satisfied in other ways described under Academic Procedures and Regulations.
      3. Participation for one term in a Lawrence or affiliated off-campus study program held outside the United States
         Note: While some music courses may satisfy general education requirements, a minimum of 60 units in courses other than music is required for the degree.
5. Completion of music core requirements:
   1. Music theory
      1. MUTH 151, 161, 171 or MUTH 201, 211, 221
      2. MUTH 152, 162, 172 or MUTH 202, 212, 222
      3. MUTH 251, 261, and 271
      4. MUTH 252, 262, and 272
      5. MUTH 301, 311, and 321
   2. Musicology
      1. MUCO 211 and 212
      2. 12 units selected from courses in musicology numbered 400 or above
   3. Keyboard skills: MURP 201, 202, 203 or MURP 301, 302
   4. Applied music individual instruction as specified under requirements for the major and areas of emphasis
   5. Ensemble study: a minimum of 12 units. Students are required to participate in an ensemble every term in which they are attending classes on the Appleton campus. Requirements for specific types of ensemble study (MUEN) are specified under requirements for majors and areas of emphasis.
6. Completion of a major in music—performance, music education, theory, composition, or student-designed—including all course and non-course requirements, such as recitals, qualifying examinations, etc.
7. An academic record that meets the following standards:
   1. A 2.000 grade-point average in all Lawrence courses
   2. A 2.000 grade-point average in the music major (all music courses and non-music courses required for the major) unless otherwise specified under the major requirements
8. Completion of required terms and units in residence as specified by the residence requirements.

Completion of a minor or interdisciplinary area is optional. If a minor is declared, a 2.000 grade-point average in the minor (all courses taken in the minor department or program and any other courses required for the minor) is required to complete the minor and have it recorded on the academic record.