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Bachelor of Arts in Music

USA

What will I learn?

The Bachelor of Arts in Music provides students with the opportunity to major in music while pursuing a broad liberal arts education. Depending upon the courses taken beyond those required for the major, students may prepare for a variety of careers, not just those associated with music. To enter this program, in addition to being admitted to WVU, students must meet audition requirements on one of the following: a band or orchestral instrument, guitar, piano, or voice. Unless otherwise specified, general College of Creative Arts and WVU regulations apply.

Students graduating with the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music will develop:

  1. the ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively, and to communicate with precision, cogency, and rhetorical force,
  2. an informed acquaintance with the mathematical and experimental methods of the physical and biological sciences; with the main forms of analysis and the historical and quantitative techniques needed for investigating the workings and developments of modern society,
  3. an ability to address culture and history from a variety of perspectives,
  4. an understanding of, and experience in thinking about, moral and ethical problems,
  5. the ability to respect, understand, and evaluate work in a variety of disciplines, and
  6. the capacity to explain and defend views effectively and rationally.

Which department am I in?

College of Creative Arts

Study options

Full Time (120 Hours)

Tuition fees
$25,968.00 (21,91,023) per year
USD $12,984 per semester

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

January 2025

Venue

College of Creative Arts

One Fine Arts Drive,

MORGANTOWN,

West Virginia,

26506, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must have at least a 2.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale for general admission. Students must have a minimum of five subject passes, of which two must be English and Mathematics. Students with IGCSE and O-Level Certificates from Cambridge International will also be considered for admission.

English Language Requirements: TOEFL Internet-Based = 79; IELTS = 6.5; Duolingo English Test = 105, Pearson Test of English Academic = 53. In some cases, SAT reading or ACT English test scores may be used to meet English Proficiency.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About West Virginia University

WVU graduates enjoy a remarkably high employment rate of 93 percent within two years of completing their program.

  • Recognized as a top R1 research university
  • Small class sizes and personalized learning
  • Top facilities, with seven specialized libraries
  • Scholarships and bursaries available