Bachelor of Music Transfer Requirements
UPEI Department of Music will accept the successfully completed Music Performance diploma for an award of transfer credits (up to 60 semester hours of credit) toward degree requirements of the Bachelor of Music.
Incoming students who have successfully completed the Music Performance diploma will be required to complete courses totalling at least 60 semester hours of credit at UPEI, as specified in the Academic Calendar governing the student entry year.
Admission to the Bachelor of Music at UPEI is conditional on the successful completion of a performance audition adjudicated by the applicant’s potential studio instructor and/or the Chair of Music at UPEI. In addition, to be awarded the identified transfer credit, the applicant will be required to have achieved a minimum 70% average (equivalent to 2.7 CGPA on a 4.3 scale) in their completed Music Performance diploma program.
Transfer Credit Structure
| Holland College Courses | Credit hours | UPEI B.Mus. equivalencies | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Music Courses | |||
| MUSC-1000 Music Theory Introduction MUSC-1020 Keyboard Harmony: Introduction | 3 1 | MUS-1130 Theory I | 3 |
| MUSC-1030 Harmony Introduction MUSC-1055 Keyboard Harmony: Intermediate | 3 1 | MUS-1140 Theory II | 3 |
| MUSC-2000 Harmony: Intermediate | 3 | MUS-2130 Theory III | 3 |
| MUSC-2070 Harmony: Advanced | 3 | MUS-2140 Theory IV | 3 |
| MUSC-1005 Ear Training I | 3 | MUS-1150 Aural Skills I | 3 |
| MUSC-1035 Ear Training II | 3 | MUS-1170 Aural Skills II | 3 |
| MUSC-2105 Ear Training III | 3 | MUS-2150 Aural Skills III | 3 |
| Applied Music | |||
| MUSC-1025 Private Lesson I | 2 | MUS-1x11 Applied Instrument | 3 |
| MUSC-1060 Private Lesson 2 | 2 | MUS-1x12 Applied Instrument | 3 |
| MUSC-2030 Private Lesson 3 | 2 | MUS-2x11 Applied Instrument | 3 |
| MUSC-2065 Private Lesson 4 | 2 | MUS-2x12 Applied Instrument | 3 |
| Ensembles | |||
| MUSC-1015 Ensemble: Rock and Country | 2 | MUS-1770 Recognized Ensemble I | 0 |
| MUSC-1050 Ensemble: R&B and Pop | 2 | MUS-1780 Recognized Ensemble II | 0 |
| MUSC-2020 Ensemble: Celtic and Acadian Music | 2 | MUS-2770 Recognized Ensemble III | 0 |
| MUSC-2055 Ensemble: Jazz and Latin | 2 | MUS-2780 Recognized Ensemble IV | 0 |
| MUSC-2025 Ensemble: Improvisation Introduction | 2 | MUS-3770 Recognized Ensemble V | 0 |
| MUSC-2060 Ensemble: Improvisation Intermediate | 2 | MUS-3780 Recognized Ensemble VI | 0 |
| Music Electives | |||
| MUSC-1010 Music Styles: Rock and Country | 3 | MUS-ELEC1 Music Elective 1000 Level | 3 |
| MUSC-1045 Music Styles: R&B and Pop | 3 | MUS-ELEC1 Music Elective 1000 Level | 3 |
| MUSC-2015 Music Styles: Celtic and World Music | 3 | MUS-ELEC2 Music Elective 2000 Level | 3 |
| MUSC-2050 Music Styles: Jazz and Latin | 3 | MUS-ELEC2 Music Elective 2000 Level | 3 |
| MUSC-1040 Music Licensing Film TV Video Games | 3 | MUS-ELEC1 Music Elective 1000 Level | 3 |
| MUSC-2005 Arranging: Introduction | 3 | MUS-ELEC2 Music Elective 2000 Level | 3 |
| Additional Electives – maximum 9 credits from the following list | |||
| MUSC-1065 Music Technology: Introduction | 3 | MUS-ELEC1 Music Elective 1000 Level | 3 |
| MUSC-2200 The Business of Music | 3 | MUS-3215 Business of Music | 3 |
| MKTG-2065 Marketing and Promotion | 3 | MUS-ELEC2 Music Elective 2000 Level | 3 |
| Other diploma approved electives | Awarded as General Elective Credit | ||
| Total: | 60 | ||
Course Progression, Bachelor of Music
This appendix lists the 60 credits that most students coming to UPEI under the terms of this agreement will normally take at UPEI. (Exceptions may be granted in consultation with the Chair).
Important note: A minimum of 72 credits of the B.Mus. degree must be taken at the 2000-4000 level.
Core Music Courses (total = 24)
All students
- MUS-1230 - Intro. to Music and Culture - 3
- MUS-1240 - Perspectives Music, Culture I - 3
- MUS-2230 - Perspectives Music, Culture II - 3
- MUS-2170 - Aural Skills IV - 3
- MUS-3x11 - Applied Instrument V - 3
- MUS-3x12 - Applied Instrument VI - 3
- MUS-4x11 - Applied Instrument VII - 3
- MUS-4x12 - Applied Instrument VIII - 3
Music (or Music Education*) Electives
- Instrumentalists - 6 credits*
- Voice Majors - 2 credits*
*see Appendix C if interested in the Bachelor of Music Education program.
Non-Music Electives (total = 30)
All students
- IKE-1040 - Indigenous Teachings - 3
- one of:
- ENG-1010 - Academic Writing - 3
- UPEI-1010 - Writing Studies - 3
- UPEI-1020 - Inquiry Studies - 3
- UPEI-1030 - University Studies - 3
- one Writing Intensive Course - 3
- seven additional non-Music electives - 21
Ensembles
Instrumentalists
- Three full-year ensembles (as appropriate for applied instrument)
Voice Majors
- 2 years Concert Choir & 2 years Chamber Singers - 1
- MUS-1350 Diction I - 1
- MUS-1360 Diction II - 1
- MUS-2270 Diction III - 1
- MUS-2280 Diction IV - 1
Course Progression, Bachelor of Music Education
The Bachelor of Music Education degree is a viable pathway for graduates of the Holland College Music Performance diploma program. A letter of application must be submitted to the Chair of the Department of Music, and students must have an overall average of 70% and a music average of 75% in the second year of study (i.e., MUSC-2000-level courses), and must maintain those minima in order to continue in the BMusEd program.
This appendix lists the credits required for this degree in addition to the courses listed in Course Progression, Bachelor of Music.
Core Music Education Courses (total = 18)
All students
- MUS-3530 - Elementary Music Education Methods I - 2
- MUS-3540 - Elementary Music Education Methods II - 2
- MUS-4530 - Secondary Music Education Methods I - 2
- MUS-4540 - Secondary Music Education Methods II - 2
- MUS-4550 - Conducting I - 2
- MUS-4560 - Conducting II - 2
- MUS-4620 - Teaching Internship I - 3
- MUS-4640 - Teaching Internship II - 3
- Music Education Electives (total = 15)
- Students require a total of 30 Music Electives for the B.Mus.Ed. program, 15 of which must be Music Education Electives.
- While Holland College diploma graduates will have received as many as 27 transfer credits of Music Electives, none of these are considered Music Education Electives; therefore, 15 credits of Music Education Electives must be taken.
- The 6 credits (2 for voice majors) of Music Electives listed in Appendix B can be included in this total if Music Education Electives are taken.
- See the B.Mus.Ed. program page for a list of Music Education courses.
- Education (ED) Electives (total = 15)
- See the program page for a list of options.
