04.00.01 Residency requirements
It is expected that Bachelor of Music degree students, including those pursuing a double major, will complete their degrees through a minimum of eight semesters of full-time study during the regular academic year. A semester of full-time enrollment comprises courses totaling a minimum of 12 credits. Note that satisfactory academic progress in the Bachelor of Music curriculum generally requires an average of 15 credits per semester. Students who require additional semesters beyond the eight semesters to complete their degree do so with the understanding that:
- the added semesters may be part-time enrollment,
- neither applied music study nor participation in the School’s large ensembles will be available during the added semesters, and
- financial aid from the School will normally not be available to support these added semesters.
Dual degree students (those pursuing both a Bachelor of Music degree at Eastman and a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree at the University’s School of Arts & Sciences or Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences) are allowed up to ten full-time semesters.
All Eastman School of Music Bachelor of Music degrees must be completed within 6 years, or 12 semesters of coursework, and up to 2 years of inactive status registration from the date of matriculation. If a student has not completed their degree within the allotted number of semesters, it will be necessary to reapply for admission and re-audition for studio placement. The Academic Progress Committee will monitor this requirement as part of the Academic Progress Review at the conclusion of each semester. Exceptions to this policy will be considered by petition to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. (Update approved by the Academic Progress Committee, May 1, 2011)
