Honours BMus and Randolph College for the Performing Arts, Performing Arts Diploma Program
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- Honours BMus (Performance Specialization) in Voice with Randolph College for the Performing Arts, Performing Arts Diploma Program
- Honours BMus (Self-Directed Studies) with Randolph College for the Performing Arts, Performing Arts Diploma Program
Laurier–RCPA Performing Arts Diploma Program Structure
Laurier has a partnership agreement through which Laurier students can complete the Honours BMus in Voice Performance at Laurier and the Performing Arts College Diploma at Randolph College (15.0 credits at Laurier and 5.0 credits at RCPA). WLU students attend years 1–3 at Laurier, earning admission to the Voice Performance Specialization in Year 3, and complete their degree by attending RCPA for 6 intensive terms of study (3-year college diploma completed intensively over 2 calendar years.)
In order to be eligible to complete their studies at RCPA, students admitted to WLU for years 1–3 will complete 3.5 credits of 100-level Music courses, 10.0 credits of Music courses at the 200, 300, or 400-level, and 1.5 credits non-Music elective(any level), with a minimum music GPA of 7.0.
MUST Courses (2.5 credits Musical Skills and Techniques):
MUST100° or MUST101°;
MUST102°;
MUST103 or MUST10;
MUST201;
MUST202;
MUST301;
MUST302;
MUST381 or MUST382
MUAC/MUCE courses (4.5 credits Academic Studies or Education/Community Music):
MUAC101;
MUAC102;
1.5 credits, wholly from either:
Classical Stream - MUAC211, MUAC251, MUAC252
OR
Contemporary/Commercial Stream - MUAC221, MUAC271, MUAC272
0.5 credit from: MUAC212, MUAC222, MUCE201, MUCE203, MUCE221;
1.0 additional credit of MUAC courses at the 200-level or above
MUPS Courses (3.0 credits Applied Study):
MUPS1xxD, MUPS2xxD, MUPS3xxD
MUEN Courses (1.5 credits Ensemble):
MUENx11-x39 series courses
Additional Recital course (0.5 credit):
MUEN395
Music Electives (1.5 credits):
Music courses taken addition to those satisfying requirements above
Non-Music electives (1.5 credits):
Courses taken outside the Faculty of Music
WLU students must earn admission to RCPA according to the normal selection process of RCPA, which consists of a live audition with separate components in each sub-discipline of acting, singing, and dancing. WLU students who earn a GPA of at least 5.00 in the Music Theory courses shall earn exemption from THE.101, THE.102, and THE.103 at RCPA.
RCPA Performing Arts Diploma—Laurier Program Structure
Laurier has a partnership agreement through which RCPA graduates, having earned at least a 75% average overall, can complete the Honours BMus in Self-Directed Studies in an additional 2 years of study at Laurier. RCPA graduates earn admission to the BMus program through the normal selection procedures for the Common-Year music programs.
To earn a BMus degree in Self-Directed Studies, RCPA graduates shall complete at least 10.0 credits while at Laurier, of which:
- At least 6.5 MU credits at the 200, 300, or 400-level.
- At least 0.5 credits of applied study at the 200, 300, or 400-level (x90A or x96 courses);
- At least 1.0 credit 200, 300, or 400-level from each of the “Culture and Society” and “Style and Structure” categories of courses (defined in the course calendar and linked below);
- At least 3.0 credits and no more than 5.0 credits at the 200, 300, or 400-level from any single category “Culture and Society,” “Performance and Production” and “Style and Structure."
- At least 3.0 MU credits at the 300-level.
- At least 1.0 MU credit at the 400-level.
- No more than a 0.5-credit from the MU442–444 series of courses.
- Additional Music or Non-Music electives to total 10.0 credits.
