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Elective Courses for Students in the Schulich School of Music
Free/Music Electives
Free/Music Electives
Unless otherwise specified, any music course that is not a required course in the student's program can be counted as a Free and/or Music Elective in the B.Mus. program subject to prerequisites and room in the course. Ensemble credits accumulated above the minimum may be applied as Free and/or Music Elective credits with limitations depending on the program.
Non-Music Electives
Non-Music Electives
In most B.Mus. programs, students are required to complete a minimum of nine (9) elective credits from non-music courses, i.e., courses offered by faculties other than the Schulich School of Music. Students should verify the elective requirement for their admitted program from the Schulich School of Music website as each program differs.
Exemptions
Students are exempt from six (6) non-Music elective credits if they hold one Diploma of College Studies (DCS; Diplôme d'études collégiales [DEC]) in Quebec, or twelve (12) non-Music elective credits if they hold two DCS/DEC, e.g., one in Music and another in Social Sciences.
Language Courses
The Schulich School of Music allows up to a maximum of 12 credits of English Second Language (ESL) courses, including academic writing courses for non-anglophones, to students whose primary language is not English and have studied fewer than five years in an English-language secondary institution.
Placement tests are required for all ESL courses. For more information on placement tests, see www.mcgill.ca/mwc. Soon after the tests are evaluated, you will be issued a departmental approval for course registration.
