Overview

The flexibility of the Music major at Carleton College in the junior and senior years also allows students to gain significant depth in a chosen area of interest, culminating in an individually tailored senior comps project.

Specifically, the major requires our students to:

Gain practical experience in performance, composition, theory, history, and ethnomusicology;

Develop familiarity with musical traditions, genres, canonical repertoire, major artists, styles, and instruments in the musical cultures covered in the curriculum;

Develop familiarity with major issues, central trends, modes of inquiry, and primary areas of controversy among scholars and performers, utilizing both primary source material as well as current scholarship;

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Degenerate Music

Music

Musicianship Lab

The Materials of Music

Classical Music: An Introduction

Composition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Northfield, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application: Common App, Coalition App, or QuestBridge App (we have no preference)

Transcript: should include: your classes and grades from the first three years of high school, your senior year schedule, grades from the first term of senior year (when available)

High School Counselor Recommendation (also known as “School Report”)

Two academic teacher recommendations

Test Scores (optional): SAT or ACT

Carleton is adopting a test-optional policy for first-year applicants applying for admission for entry in Fall 2022. This means results of the SAT or the ACT are not required, but you may still submit them.

Carleton does not require the writing section for either test

Students can self-report SAT and ACT scores in lieu of sending an official score report from the testing agency.

TOEFL, IELTS, or DuoLingo English Test for students whose primary language of instruction has not been English

SAT Subject Tests are optional

No application fee

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

71607 USD / year

≈ 71607 USD / year
Out-of-State

71607 USD / year

≈ 71607 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

71607 USD / year

≈ 71607 USD / year

Living costs

Northfield

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Specifically, the major requires our students to:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Northfield

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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