Undergraduate Division
Curricula for Bachelor's Degrees
The Jacobs School of Music offers three undergraduate bachelor’s degree programs: the Bachelor of Music degrees in performance, composition, historical performance, and jazz studies; the Bachelor of Science degrees in audio engineering and sound production, ballet, and music and an outside field; and the Bachelor of Music Education degrees in choral teaching, general music teaching, instrumental teaching—band, instrumental teaching—jazz, and instrumental teaching—strings. Detailed definitions for these music education tracks appear under listings for the individual curricula.
A minimum of 120 credit hours, excluding I400 and major ensemble, is required for all music undergraduate degrees. Total credit hours for some degrees may be higher because of specific requirements.
Individual degree maps can be found at https://one.iu.edu/ (search for "Degree Maps").
General Education Requirements
All undergraduate students at IU Bloomington must complete the IU Bloomington campus-wide general education common ground requirements. To view these requirements visit IU Bloomington General Education Requirements (https://bulletins.iu.edu/iub/general-education/2023-2024/index.shtml).
Degree exceptions are noted in the listings for the individual curricula.
Students who plan to transfer from Indiana University Bloomington to another IU campus or Indiana state institution of higher education may find it advantageous to complete the Indiana College Core (ICC) prior to transferring. For details about the ICC, see the IU Bloomington General Education website (https://gened.indiana.edu/transfer-students/indiana-college-core.html). Students should consult their academic advisor for more information.