Undergraduate Division

General Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees  

Graduation with Distinction 

The Jacobs School of Music recognizes outstanding academic achievement by awarding bachelor’s degrees with three levels of distinction: distinction, high distinction, and highest distinction. At each graduation (May, June, August, and December), graduating seniors in each of the three bachelor’s degrees (Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, and Bachelor of Science) will be selected for distinction, subject to the following conditions: In each of the three degrees, those students whose grade point averages are 4.00 will receive highest distinction. In the Bachelor of Music degree, those students whose grade point averages are between 3.95 and 3.99 will receive high distinction, and those students whose grade point averages are between 3.90 and 3.94 will receive distinction. In the Bachelor of Music Education degree, those students whose grade point averages are between 3.85 and 3.99 will receive high distinction, and those students whose grade point averages are between 3.75 and 3.84 will receive distinction. In the Bachelor of Science degree, those students whose grade point averages are between 3.90 and 3.99 will receive high distinction, and those students whose grade point averages are between 3.85 and 3.89 will receive distinction.

Academic Bulletins

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Previous Bulletins

Students are ordinarily subject to the curricular requirements outlined in the Bulletin in effect at the start of their current degree. See below for links to previous Bulletins.