Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate majors in the Conservatory of Music lead to the Bachelor of Music (Mus.B.) degree. For aspiring music professionals, four years at Purchase College offers something rare in the conservatory world: a true musical community where competition is balanced by a commitment to mentoring.

Undergraduate Majors:

Performance–Instrumental:
- Strings (includes harp)
- Piano (includes organ and harpsichord)
- Brass
- Percussion
- Woodwinds
- Classical Guitar

Performance: Jazz Studies
Performance: Voice and Opera Studies

Composition
Studio Composition
Studio Production

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the Professional Studies curricula, all students entering the Bachelor of Music degree program at Purchase College who have not matriculated at any college prior to fall 2000 must fulfill SUNY General Education course requirements. At the present time, students pursuing the Bachelor of Music degree must complete courses in the following seven course categories:

Basic Communication: LWR 1110/College writing (taken in fall, freshman year)

Western Civilization: FRS 1001/Culture & Society in the West II (taken in spring, freshman year)

American History: GEA 2000/ American History, Society, and the Arts (fall, sophomore year).

Natural Sciences: An approved course in Natural Sciences (consult with your Advisor, see General Education Categories document, below).

Humanities: Survey of Music History II.

Social Science: An approved course in Social Sciences (consult with your Advisor, see General Education Categories document, below).

Other World Civilizations: Survey of Music History I and World Music and Jazz Traditions

GENERAL EDUCATION CATEGORIES 2008 (opens in a new window)

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SUNY General Education Requirements*
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