Undergraduate Division
General Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees
Honors Program
The Jacobs School of Music makes an effort to offer outstanding students opportunities appropriate to their abilities and interests. In addition to special courses, seminars, ensembles, and honors discussion sections, the Jacobs School of Music offers a formal program leading to the BM, BME, or BS degree with honors. Students who have completed 86 credit hours, including at least 30 from Indiana University Bloomington, with a grade point average of 3.5; who have completed or are currently enrolled in T232 Musical Skills III, T252 or T262 Music Theory and Literature IV, and M401 History and Literature of Music I or M402 History and Literature of Music II; and who have successfully completed their upper-division examination, should apply for admission to the program the following year.
To graduate with honors, students must:
- complete all degree requirements with a minimum grade point average of 3.5; and
- complete N399 Honors Seminar in Music and N499 Honors Project in Music with a grade of B or higher.