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, graduating seniors in each of the three bachelor’s degrees are identified for distinction, based on their cumulative grade point averages:

  • In each of the three separate degrees, highest distinction for averages of 4.00
  • In the BM degree, high distinction for averages between 3.95-3.99 and distinction for averages between 3.90-3.94
  • In the BME degree, high distinction for averages between 3.85-3.99 and distinction for averages between 3.75-3.84
  • In the BS degree, high distinction for averages between 3.90-3.99 and distinction for averages between 3.85-3.89

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.