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 Degree
Programs
Program Requirements: General Statement
Accreditation
DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Curtis Institute of Music offers the
following programs: the Diploma, the Bachelor of Music, and the Master
of Music in Opera. It also offers a program leading to a Professional
Studies Certificate in Opera.
Curtis provides complete and diversified musical training.
In addition to private instruction with distinguished artist-teachers,
students participate in classes including diction coaching for singers,
chamber music sessions for instrumentalists, and master classes by
renowned visiting artists. Curtis students also have many opportunities
to perform, both as soloists and as members of ensembles.
The Institute's founder, Mary Louise Curtis Bok,
intended that "Students shall learn to think and express their
thoughts against a background of quiet culture, with the stimulus
of personal contact with artist teachers who represent the highest
and finest in their art." In order to create the environment
Mrs. Bok envisioned, the Curtis curriculum combines one-on-one training
with master artists along with courses in liberal arts, musical
studies, and career studies.
Students who have completed Curtis's liberal
arts requirements may enroll at no cost at the University of Pennsylvania
for additional courses not available at Curtis, under the Reciprocal
Agreement between the two schools.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Statement
All students, other than those enrolled in the Master of Music
and Professional Studies Certificate programs, must be enrolled
in the Diploma or Bachelor of Music programs. Any change from one
program to another by post-secondary-school students or diploma
students must be made no later than the end of the second year at
Curtis. Diploma students wishing to apply for entrance to the Bachelor's
degree program must complete the Program Transfer Form and submit
it to the Registrar's Office.
The Diploma program for post-secondary-school
students is for two to four years. The Bachelor of Music program
takes three to five years. The Professional Studies Certificate
and Master of Music programs may be completed in two to three years.
ACCREDITATION
The Curtis Institute of Music is operated under a charter granted
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is included in the list
of "Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania Approved by the
State Council of Education for the Granting of Degrees." The
Curtis Institute of Music is a fully accredited member of the National
Association of Schools of Music. In 1993, The Curtis Institute of
Music was granted accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education
of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; it was
reaccredited in 1998 and 2003.
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