BA Music at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music program at CCM culminates in a liberal arts degree that provides students with flexible pathways for the study of music as a cultural and artistic practice. After completing a core that focuses on listening, writing, and thinking about a wide array of music, students select classes in areas such as sound technologies, music and cultural history, ethnographic approaches, composition, analytical skills, and applied music-making.

Faculty: College-Conservatory of Music | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

Career pathways

CCM’s Bachelor of Arts in Music culminates in a liberal arts degree, which can be a gateway to careers in music and allied fields, including music promotions, arts administration, music therapy, journalism, ethnomusicology, musicology, music theory, composition, songwriting, commercial music production and library science.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to this major follows the university/college admission requirements: CCM’s admission requirements vary by program. Please visit the CCM Admissions website for additional information. All programs require both the appropriate University application, followed by a pre-screening submission via CCM's Acceptd website , which must be completed and uploaded by Dec. 1.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer semesters for first-year and transfer students; the College-Conservatory of Music generally accepts transfer applications for fall only, except BA Music and Electronic Media.

First-year: Early Action deadline November 1 (fall only); fall application deadline March 1 (rolling admission), spring November 1, summer March 1. Confirmation deadlines: May 1 (fall), December 1 (spring), April 1 (summer). The BSN has a priority deadline of November 1 and CCM applicants are encouraged to submit pre-screening materials by November 15.

Transfer: fall application deadline July 1, spring November 1, summer March 1. CCM programmes: December 1 application deadline for fall; DAAP programmes: March 1 application deadline for fall.

First-year applicants apply through the Common Application; ACT/SAT scores are optional for fall 2025 and fall 2026 entry.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uc.edu/apply.html

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