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BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215

Official telephone: (617) 266-1400
Fax number: (617) 247-6878

Website: www.berklee.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September, January, and May.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of 12 weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: professional music, music business, performance
Majors with the lowest enrollment: composition, contemporary writing and production, music education
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 81%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 398 men, 131 women, 529 total
Full-time faculty: 189 men, 49 women, 238 total
Part-time faculty: 209 men, 82 women, 291 total

Berklee College of Music
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.7

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, internships
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: 0
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Greece and Germany:
Other special or unique academic programs:
Los Angeles Internship Program.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Composition
  • Contemporary Writing/Production
  • Film Scoring
  • Jazz Composition
  • Music Business/Management
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Music Production/Engineering
  • Music Synthesis
  • Music Therapy
  • Professional Music
  • Songwriting

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
Other credit/placement programs:
Several curriculum transfer programs.

DIPLOMAS OFFERED
  • Music Management and Merchandising
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Music, General
  • Music, Other
 


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