BACHELOR OF MUSIC (B.M.)

1. Students must earn a minimum of 124 credits. Of these, a minimum of 62 must be earned within Rider University, exclusive of credits transferred or earned by examination.
2. Students must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00, except for Music Education majors who must by state requirement earn a minimum cumulative average of 2.75.
3. Students must complete all degree requirements within seven years of initial enrollment. A student who has not satisfied requirements by this time may be required to repeat courses and/or to meet further requirements.
4. Students must participate in and earn credit for one of the large choirs during every semester of enrollment, up to a maximum of eight semesters, except for Music Education majors and for Bachelor of Arts in Music candidates who undertake a full-time, credit-bearing internship, for whom the maximum is seven semesters.
5. Students must meet attendance and performance requirements in studio performance classes and labs as set by each applied department and/or major field department.
6. Students must meet all musicianship, reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency requirements as determined by the college. Those whose scores on placement tests indicate that they are not prepared to undertake college-level work are required to complete remedial courses in order to bring their skills up to the minimum standards expected.
7. All students must present a senior primary applied recital after qualifying according to departmental standards.  Some major fields also require a junior recital. Students must enroll for primary applied study during the term when any recital is to be presented unless specifically excused from this requirement by the primary applied department.
8. Students must pass a general progress jury at the end of one year of secondary applied study and a proficiency test to complete secondary applied study.
9. Amaximum of three credits earned through non-required ensemble participation may be presented in satisfaction of credits in the “Free electives” category.
10. Performance majors must earn minimum “B” grades each semester in the primary applied music field in order to make satisfactory progress; other students must earn minimum “C” grades each semester in the primary applied music field. If a lower grade is earned, a student must repeat the semester.