Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor of Music (B.M.)
University of Wisconsin–Madison · Mead Witter School of Music · Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicB.M.
- Subject
- CompositionMusic Education
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Bachelor of Music with a composition degree and a music education degree, within the College of Letters & Science.
- Department
- Mead Witter School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
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- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicB.M.
- Award family
- BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “the School of Music offers a Bachelor of Music degree in Composition.”Source |
| Music Education | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “Bachelor of Music in Music Education Degree Requirements”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition depends on route or instrument
- Audition details
- Format: Live or recorded
- Prescreening: None of the instrument areas, with the exception of Jazz, require pre-screening materials.
- Audition application deadline: Audition days 2026-27: November 21, 2026 (application deadline October 31, 2026); January 30, 2027 (deadline December 31, 2026); February 27, 2027 (deadline January 15, 2027)
- Accompaniment: Voice: applicants requesting a live audition may use the on-campus accompanist; send scans of the sheet music one week before the audition date.
- Portfolio contents: Composition applicants submit a composition portfolio instead of an audition
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Deadlines
- School of Music application accepted September 2 until January 15 (2026-27 cycle); audition days November 21, 2026 (apply by October 31, 2026), January 30, 2027 (apply by December 31, 2026), February 27, 2027 (apply by January 15, 2027) · Spring 2027 / Fall 2027
- Audition day with application deadline October 31, 2026 · Spring 2027 / Fall 2027
- Audition day with application deadline December 31, 2026 · Spring 2027 / Fall 2027
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)