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[PRELIMINARY] Course Catalog 2023-2024
Double Degree Program Degree Requirements
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Learn more about the Double Degree Program in general.
View a one-page summary of the Double Degree Program degree requirements. (forthcoming)
Students are responsible for compliance with the institutional graduation requirements stated in the Oberlin College and Conservatory Course Catalog in effect when they first matriculate at Oberlin unless action by an appropriate faculty body specifically directs otherwise.
Double-degree students are awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatory of Music. Upon completion of the program, both degrees are included on the transcript.
Normally both degrees are completed in the same semester. A double-degree student may elect to graduate from each division in different semesters; however, to do so, the requirements for the first degree as a single degree must be met.
See the Bachelor of Arts single-degree requirements.
See the Bachelor of Music single-degree requirements.
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Summary of Degree Requirements
- 214 Credits
- One Major in Each Degree Program
- Three Full Winter Term Projects
- General Course Requirements
- Two Full Courses in Each College Division
- Two Additional Full Courses Outside Maximal Division
- Three Full Courses with the Cultural Diversity Attribute
- Two Full Courses with the Quantitative and Formal Reasoning Attribute
- Two Full Courses with the Writing Intensive or Writing Advanced Attribute
- Minimum GPA of 2.00
- Seven Semesters in Residence at Oberlin
Detailed Degree Requirements
Minimum Credit Requirement
- Of the required minimum 214 total credits:
- A minimum of 88 credits (22 full courses or the equivalent) must be completed through courses offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Of these, up to eight credits (two full courses) may be fulfilled by co-curricular courses.
- At least 40 of these credits (10 full courses) must be earned by the end of the fifth semester.
- A minimum of 110 credits must be completed through courses offered by the Conservatory of Music.
See a full list of courses offered by the College of Arts and Sciences.
See a full list of courses offered by the Conservatory of Music.
Note: A few combinations of college and conservatory majors, together with the institutional graduation requirements, add up to more than 214 credits. Early planning and consultation with advisors in each division is important in order to complete the program in five years. It should be noted that in a few cases completion of all requirements in five academic years may not be possible.
Major Study Requirement
A double-degree student may not pursue a Bachelor of Arts major in musical studies, nor a minor in music.
Bachelor of Arts Major Study Requirement
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The purpose of this requirement is to provide depth to a student’s education.
- Students must, before completion of 16 full courses or the equivalent, elect an area or field in which to do major study.
- Those who have not declared a major after completing 16 full courses or the equivalent will be allowed to enroll only with the permission of the Academic Advising Resource Center.
- After initially declaring a major, a student may subsequently elect a different major and drop the previously declared major with the consent of the heads of the departments or programs involved. Students may pursue a major in more than one department or program, and-if allowed by the department or program-may pursue more than one major within that department or program.
See more about areas of study within the BA degree. (link to that section in about the BA)
Bachelor of Music Major Study Requirement
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The purpose of this requirement is….
- Students are required to pursue full-time one or more majors in every semester of enrollment. As such, students accepted to the Bachelor of Music degree program matriculate at Oberlin with a major already declared.
- Any student interested in changing majors or in adding a second major must initiate that request through the Office of the Associate Deans of the Conservatory. A student must audition before a committee in the department of the new major before changing performance majors or before adding a second performance major. Auditions are arranged by the Conservatory Admissions Office. An interview with the appropriate Conservatory division director is required for changes involving majors other than performance.
- If students are denied continuation in a major by action of the Academic Standing Committee, they may appeal to the Committee for permission to enroll for the following semester without a major for the purpose of finding a new major; regardless of the circumstances, more than one semester of enrollment without a major is not permitted.
See more about areas of study within the BM degree. (link to that section in about the BM)
Winter Term Requirement
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The purpose of this requirement is to provide students a semi-structured opportunity to pursue interests outside of regular course offerings through immersive learning experiences.
- Winter Term takes place in January of each academic year. In certain extreme cases, permission may be granted for a student to complete a Winter Term project outside of the scheduled Winter Term. Such exceptions are granted by petition to the Registrar’s Office.
- Winter Term projects can be completed on- or off-campus, independently or in groups, and carry either one half or one full Winter Term credit.
See more about Winter Term.
General Course Requirements
- The following requirements must be satisfied with courses successfully completed at Oberlin College.
- For the purposes of these requirements, London Program courses will be considered courses completed at Oberlin College, since they are taught by Oberlin College faculty.
- Exceptions may be made for transfer students (students who matriculate at another institution and then transfer to Oberlin College) as noted below.
- Individual courses may be counted simultaneously toward more than one general course requirement providing they carry the appropriate attributes.
- Courses that are considered one-on-one arrangements, such as private readings, individual research, and honors courses, do not carry degree attributes (CD, QFR, WINT, WADV)
Curriculum Exploration Requirement
Oberlin’s curriculum exploration requirement supports breadth by introducing students to a range of scholarly approaches in different subject areas within the three divisions of the College: the arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences and mathematics.
There are two parts to this requirement:
- Students are required to complete two full academic courses or the equivalent in each of the three divisions of the college: Arts and Humanities (ARHU), Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSMA), and Social Sciences (SSCI), with courses in two different departments or programs within each division, as determined by the course prefix.
- One full academic course or the equivalent must be completed in each division by the end of six semesters.
- One full course (four credits) with the DDHU attribute may count towards the ARHU requirement, but will not count towards the 88-credit college course requirement.
See courses with the DDHU attribute.
- Transfer students may count towards this requirement up to one full academic course or the equivalent in each division, from the courses they transfer to Oberlin College. Transfer students must complete at least one full academic course or the equivalent in each division at Oberlin College. The courses (Oberlin and/or transferred from another institution) counted towards this requirement must be in two different departments or programs within each division, as determined by the course prefix.
- Students are also required to complete two additional full academic courses (or the equivalent) offered by the college outside their maximal division (the division in which the greatest number of courses is completed).
Cultural Diversity Requirement
This requirement encourages students to understand cultural diversity in complex ways and in multiple contexts by taking courses that attend to questions of difference, imbalances in political and social power, diversity in cultures and the interactions among and between cultures, and methodological approaches to the study of diversity. In awarding Cultural Diversity (CD) credit for international study away programs and some U.S. study away programs, this requirement recognizes that study away is a profound pedagogical encounter with diversity that complements the engagement of diversity in courses across the Oberlin curriculum.
The Committee on Diversity Studies administers this requirement.
- The required three full courses with the CD attribute must be completed in at least two different departments or programs, as indicated by the course prefix.
- These courses must be completed at Oberlin College.
- Students who study away in a full-semester, credit-bearing international program will receive CD credit equal to one course.
- Students who study away in a full-semester, credit-bearing U.S. program that directly addresses diversity may petition the Committee on Diversity Studies to receive CD credit equal to one course.
See a list of courses with the CD attribute.
Quantitative and Formal Reasoning Requirement
This requirement is designed to empower students to be able to use quantitative and formal reasoning in their academic and professional work, as well as in their personal lives. Courses carrying the Quantitative and Formal Reasoning (QFR) attribute aim to help students develop the ability to use tools, algorithms, or strategies to solve problems, make decisions, or evaluate evidence, and to equip students with the ability to formally evaluate models or sets of evidence. QFR courses emphasize developing and evaluating assumptions, organizing and structuring data, and conducting analyses to make sound judgments and conclusions. QFR courses often focus on quantitative data, but the hallmark of QFR is the application of formal logic and explicit rules for decision-making.
The Committee on Quantitative and Formal Reasoning administers this requirement.
- At least one of the required two QFR courses must be completed by the end of the sixth semester.
- These courses must be completed at Oberlin College.
- Courses completed during study away may not usually fulfill this requirement.
- Transfer students may petition to count one transferred course with a comparable focus on quantitative and formal reasoning toward this requirement.
See a list of courses with the QFR attribute.
Writing Requirement
The writing requirement is designed to help double-degree students develop the ability to do the following:
- communicate effectively in writing,
- understand writing as a process,
- engage in writing as a form of critical thinking,
- demonstrate rhetorical flexibility by addressing various audiences and purposes in their writing, and
- demonstrate awareness of the conventions and forms of writing in particular disciplines.
Double-degree students are encouraged to work closely with their conservatory teachers to hone their music-specific writing skills as they progress through their degree requirements, with particular encouragement to engage in writing artistic statements, program notes, and grant proposals.
The Committee on Writing administers this requirement.
- It is strongly recommended that both of the required WINT/WADV courses be completed by the end of the fourth semester of study.
- A third course with the WADV attribute is highly advised.
- These courses must be completed at Oberlin College.
- Courses completed during study away may not usually fulfill this requirement.
- Transfer students may petition to count one transferred course with a comparable focus on writing toward this requirement.
See a list of courses with the WINT attribute.
See a list of courses with the WADV attribute.
Minimum GPA Requirement
Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0.
Residence Requirement
Students must spend at least six semesters in residence at Oberlin or enrolled in Oberlin programs. Work completed during an approved academic leave of absence counts towards the residence requirement. Ordinarily, the last semester must be spent in residence at Oberlin.
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