Houston,
TX,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Music in Houston United States | Rice University
Rice University
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Houston United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
57,210
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The Shepherd School of Music provides undergraduate students with both specialized professional instruction and a comprehensive liberal arts education. Students can pursue either a BA in Music or a BMus in performance, composition, music history, or music theory. An accelerated five-year honors program allows qualified students to earn both BMus and MMus degrees concurrently. BA in Music graduates will achieve the following competencies: Perform at an intermediate technical and musical level. Develop basic music theory knowledge and recognize its connection to musical performance. Gain foundational knowledge of music history across different eras.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Two Teacher Evaluations (teacher recommendations), with at least one related to the intended field of study. For home-schooled applicants, at least one of these evaluations must be completed by someone not related to the applicant.
TOEFL If your first language and language of instruction is English OR you have had two years of full-time instruction in English at a high school or college, you do not need to submit the TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo. Otherwise, you are required to take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Duolingo. The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL internet-based test is 100 or a 75 on the paper-delivered test. The minimum acceptable score on the IELTS is 7. The minimum acceptable score on Duolingo is 120. Rice's TOEFL code is 6609.
First-year international applicants are foreign nationals who will complete high school by the end of the current academic year. Foreign nationals are students living outside the U.S. or living in the U.S. who hold, or intend to hold, a valid F-1, J-1, H-1, H-4 etc. visa/status, as well as those pending Permanent Residency status. Rice's international student designation is based on residency or citizenship status rather than where a student lives and studies.
Students who have elected to take time off from schooling between graduating from high school and enrolling in college are considered first-year applicants.
Completion of a high school diploma (or an equivalent) prior to enrollment is required for all new incoming students.
TOEFL If your first language and language of instruction is English OR you have had two years of full-time instruction in English at a high school or college, you do not need to submit the TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo. Otherwise, you are required to take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Duolingo. The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL internet-based test is 100 or a 75 on the paper-delivered test. The minimum acceptable score on the IELTS is 7. The minimum acceptable score on Duolingo is 120. Rice's TOEFL code is 6609.
First-year international applicants are foreign nationals who will complete high school by the end of the current academic year. Foreign nationals are students living outside the U.S. or living in the U.S. who hold, or intend to hold, a valid F-1, J-1, H-1, H-4 etc. visa/status, as well as those pending Permanent Residency status. Rice's international student designation is based on residency or citizenship status rather than where a student lives and studies.
Students who have elected to take time off from schooling between graduating from high school and enrolling in college are considered first-year applicants.
Completion of a high school diploma (or an equivalent) prior to enrollment is required for all new incoming students.
Tuition
USD
57,210