BA/BS in Music at Burman University in Lacombe, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Music programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,880 per year (CAD 17,310 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Music
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 17,310 / year
International tuition: CAD 20,880 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Burman University's Music program offers several degree paths within its Department of Music. A four-year Bachelor of Music in Performance builds advanced performance skills for students aiming at professional performance, self-employment as a musician, or graduate study. A Bachelor of Arts in Music runs as a four-year track intended as a foundation for graduate school or a music career, or as a three-year track suited to further certificates or diplomas rather than graduate study. Two combined tracks sit within the BA in Music: a Biomedical track pairing the music major with preparation for postgraduate biomedical programs such as medicine or dentistry, and a Pre-Music Therapy track aimed at graduate music-therapy training or careers working with vulnerable populations. Applied instruction spans classical guitar, harpsichord, organ, percussion, piano, strings, voice, woodwinds, and brass. The program suits students who want to combine serious music training with performance, further graduate study, or a complementary professional or therapeutic career path.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:60.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Music's own entrance and audition page states the base admission condition as English 30-1 plus four other grade 12 courses, three of which must be academic, matching Burman University's general undergraduate standard of an overall average of 60% with no individual grade below 55%. Music majors and Bachelor of Education music specialists must additionally complete a performance audition (live or by video), a written Music Theory Evaluation covering key signatures, scales, triads, intervals, meter and clefs, a Music Applicant Information Form, and piano-level documentation for non-piano primary instruments; audition repertoire and a sight-reading excerpt vary by instrument. Music minors instead complete a brief interview on their musical background and goals, with no audition required. Submission deadlines are June 1 or August 1 for September admission and December 1 for January admission. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Burman's IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 83 (560 paper-based), CAEL 70, PTE Academic 58, or Duolingo English Test 110 standard.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Burman University does not publish a fixed application-closing date for domestic applicants; admission is described as non-competitive and there is no deadline to accept an offer, so in practice domestic admission runs on a rolling basis. The one concrete date found applies to international applicants: for Fall intake, students other than those from the USA must have documents submitted and financial clearance arranged by 8 May, though this figure was published for the Fall 2026 intake and Burman has not yet posted an equivalent date for Fall 2027. No named application service is used; applicants apply directly to Burman (Albertans via ApplyAlberta, others via Burman's own form). No programme-specific deadlines were found for Education, Music, or other majors beyond this general international documents deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
