04.08.02 Determination of class standing Transfer class standing is dependent on the applied/primary instrument placement, as determined by the department, as well as on music academic placement. The latter is determined by placement exams as well as by a review of all earned academic credit. The final decision about a student’s class standing is made…
04.08.01 Minimum residency requirement Students who transfer to the Eastman School of Music from another college or university are required to complete a minimum of four consecutive full-time semesters at Eastman to earn a Bachelor of Music degree.
04.08 Transfer students An individual is considered to be a transfer student at the Eastman School if they earned college level credit while matriculated (enrolled as a candidate for a degree) at an accredited university, college, or community college. Students who earn college-level credit while attending high school, or who earn college level credit that…
04.07 Minors and certificates (non-music) Eastman students may establish a minor or undertake certificate studies in a field other than music through many of the departments of the College of Arts and Sciences. A list of possible minors and certificates (www.rochester.edu/college/certificates.html) is available on the College’s website. Students interested in adding a minor or certificate…
04.06.01 FORTE program The FORTE program is a ninth semester of tuition-free enrollment for selected music education majors. This semester is devoted exclusively to completion of the student teaching experience. The FORTE program is available to students enrolled in the music education programs (instrumental, vocal or general) who are also enrolled in a second major;…
04.06 Double majors Students may enroll in any combination of majors with the approval of the appropriate departments and the Office of Academic Affairs. Students must meet all requirements for each major in order to complete their Bachelor of Music degree. Certain combinations of majors may require additional semesters of study, given sequencing and credit…
04.05 Set-Aside Credit towards Graduate Study Students nearing completion of their undergraduate coursework may decide to take courses at Eastman above and beyond their Bachelor of Music degree requirements, with the intent of applying these additional credits towards their stated master’s degree requirements. Students may request that up to six credits of such coursework (200-400…
04.04.04 Double majors Students who matriculated in the fall of 2005 and after, who are registered as double majors, and who complete both majors, may receive three credits (for one exam) or six credits (for two exams) for scores of four or five on AP exams in the humanities and sciences (except music theory; see…
04.04.03 Advanced placement (AP) Students with sufficient AP scores may be exempt from introductory-level courses and be able to place directly into higher-level classes. No credit will be granted for the exempted course unless the student is a double-major (see below). Those seeking such standing should consult with the appropriate chair, program director, or instructor.
04.04.02 Humanities/science electives To ensure that the Humanities department fulfills the School’s mission of complementing the college-level study of music with academic study in the liberal arts and sustained intellectual reflection, AP scores may earn a student advanced standing but, with the exception of double majors, no credit will be granted towards the Humanities and…