Challey School of Music
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Degree
| Bachelor of Music in Performance | is available for students demonstrating outstanding ability and potential in musical performance. Tracks are offered in instrumental, keyboard, and voice performance. Students earning the Bachelor of Music degree generally pursue advanced performance degrees in graduate school or immediately enter the field as performers or music professionals in other areas. |
| Bachelor of Music – Instrumental Performance | |
| Bachelor of Music – Vocal Performance | |
| Bachelor of Music – Piano | |
| Bachelor of Music in Music Education | Includes certification requirements for students to teach music in North Dakota’s public schools. Students may opt for certification in grades K-12 or 7-12. Though the degree contains comprehensive preparation, students generally elect a principal area in either instrumental or voice/choral. |
| Bachelor of Music – Instrumental Music Education | |
| Bachelor of Music – Vocal Music Education | |
| Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees | in music are general liberal studies degrees. The curriculum is flexible, and allows focus in areas of the students choice. The degrees are identical, except that the BA requires a two-year foreign language proficiency; and the BS requires an NDSU approved minor in an area other than music. |
| Bachelor of Art | |
| Bachelor of Science | |
| Graduate | |
| Instrumental Performance | |
| Piano Performance | |
| Vocal Performance | |
| Collaborative Piano Performance | |
| Choral Conducting | |
| Instrumental conducting | |
| Music Theory Peadogogy | |
| Music Education | |
| Doctoral Studies | The D.M.A. is the terminal professional practical degree in music, designed for performers and conductors wishing to acquire the highest performance abilities. Graduates will have attained the academic qualifications generally accepted for teaching at the college level. |
| Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance | |
| Doctor of Musical Arts in Instrumental Performance | |
| Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance | |
| Doctor of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano | |
| Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting |