Peabody-Homewood Double Degree Program at Johns Hopkins University

Programme overview

The Peabody-Homewood Double Degree Program lets select academically and musically advanced students pursue a Bachelor of Music with a BA (Krieger) or BS (Whiting) simultaneously, designed as a five-year programme.

Faculty: Peabody Institute with Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or Whiting School of Engineering | Department: Double Degree Program | Duration: 5 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

Students maintain full-time enrollment each semester with private lessons (and large ensembles for instrumentalists) at Peabody and at least one Homewood class, up to 25 credits per semester, and complete at least 48 credits on the Homewood campus.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students are admitted independently to Peabody and one Homewood school and invited to join the programme; students who have begun their junior year are not eligible and midyear transfers are not accepted.

Entry is for the fall semester. First-year applicants apply through Early Decision I, Early Decision II or Regular Decision, using the Common Application or Coalition on Scoir.

Transfer students are accepted into the entering sophomore and junior classes for the fall semester only.

First-year deadlines for entry in 2027: Early Decision I November 1, 2026 (financial aid November 15, 2026; decision December 11, 2026; reply January 15, 2027); Early Decision II January 2, 2027 (decision February 12, 2027; reply February 26, 2027); Regular Decision January 2, 2027 (decision March 24, 2027; reply May 1, 2027). Financial aid deadline for Early Decision II and Regular Decision is January 15, 2027.

Transfer application deadline is March 1, 2027, financial aid deadline March 15, 2027, decision release May 14, 2027 and reply-by date June 1, 2027. Applicants apply through the Common Application for Transfer.

The first-year and transfer application fee is $70, or a fee waiver. Johns Hopkins requires standardized testing (SAT or ACT scores, self-reported or official) for first-year applicants.

Advanced Academic Programs charges a $90 non-refundable application fee per programme application for Summer 2027 and later terms.

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