BA

Music: Commercial Music

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Key facts

  • Program
    Bachelor's
  • Duration
    4 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    26,918USD
  • Start date
    Aug, Jan

Program overview

What Colorado Mesa University says about their program:

The Bachelor of Arts in Music: Liberal Arts (Commercial Music) is a liberal arts degree focused on jazz and commercial music with a breadth of general studies in English, math, humanities, natural sciences, history, social and behavioral sciences and fine arts. Combined with courses in music business, music theory, contemporary music history and literature, commercial ensembles and applied studies, this curriculum provides a strong foundation as well as courses specifically tailored to jazz and commercial music.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • Completed a secondary school diploma
  • 2.0 GPA or above

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • Possess an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • Minimum overall GPA 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in major degree area

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • IELTS

    6.0

  • TOEFL iBT

    70

  • Pearson Academic

    50

  • Duolingo

    105

Graduate

  • TOEFL iBT

    80

  • **TOEFL PBT

    **550

English proficiency waivers

Undergraduate

  • Student is from a country where English is the primary language
  • SAT Critical Reading 470+

Graduate

  • Student is from a country where English is the primary language

The requirements may differ based on the graduate program to which you are applying.

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Passport identification page

Graduate

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Passport identification page
  • Official Bank Statements
  • Notarized Statement of Financial Support
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Fees and funding

Funding

Undergraduate

International Merit Scholarship

  • Amount

    valued at US$4,500 per semester or US$9,000 per academic year

  • Requirements

    For high-achieving international undergraduate students with a 3.0 U.S.-equivalent cumulative GPA (grade point average). There are several small scholarships available once a student is in their 2nd semester of study at CMU. F-1 students must be self-, family-, or home government-sponsored and should not rely solely on scholarships to fund their education

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    US$20,574 per year

  • Graduate tuition

    US$15,638 per year

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