BA Music at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

Our Music program offers a balanced curriculum of music performance, composition, theory and history that positions you for either career or entry into a graduate program. You have the opportunity to learn from our award-winning faculty and to perform in a variety of ensembles ranging from our University Orchestra and Wind Ensemble to Jazz Ensemble and the Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band. For aspiring composers and music historians, you'll enjoy taking classes in our electronic and computer music studios, and learning directly from accomplished composition, musicology, and ethnomusicology faculty.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Department of Music | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: Performance, History, Composition, Theory. Sample courses: Rock, Popular Music, and Society, Imaginative Worlds of Opera, Music Since 1900, Sound Structures.

Career pathways

Career options include Music Therapist, Musician, Private Music Teacher, Sound Technician, Music Producer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission applies to the major at college/university level (Stony Brook University undergraduate admission). In addition to the application to the University, a separate Music Major Application is required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall 2027 and Spring 2027. Transfer entry terms: Fall 2027 and Spring 2027.

First-year: Spring 2027 entry deadline November 1; Fall 2027 Early Action deadline November 1; Fall 2027 Regular Decision deadline January 15 (completion deadlines: all required materials must be received by the date). The application fee is $50. Apply through the Common App, SUNY App or Coalition application. SAT/ACT scores are optional (test optional); SAT code 2548, ACT code 2952.

Transfer: Spring 2027 deadline November 1; Fall 2027 deadline May 1. The application fee is $50 (waived for up to four college choices for SUNY or CUNY two-year college graduates). Apply through the Common App or SUNY App. SAT/ACT scores are optional. Fall decisions begin mid-February; Spring decisions begin mid-November.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/

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