BA/BS in Music at Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Music programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
Music at Mount Allison University trains well-rounded musicians across performance, theory, music history, and music education, combined with broader liberal arts study. The Bachelor of Music includes four years of weekly private lessons on a chosen instrument or voice, while a newer Bachelor of Music Education combines music and education coursework with teaching internships; a Bachelor of Arts in Music (including a joint major with Computer Science) balances music study with other subjects but does not include private lessons, and a minor is open to any degree. Coursework covers composition, conducting, collaborative piano, chamber music, jazz, opera, and world music, with performance opportunities in voice, piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, guitar, organ, and harpsichord. Instruction is centred on the Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory in Sackville, which includes a concert hall hosting dozens of concerts and recitals each year, practice studios, and a specialized music library. Students take part in ensembles such as the Symphonic Band, Chamber Orchestra, and Jazz Ensemble. BMus applicants complete a supplemental application and audition; BA applicants take a music entrance assessment. The program suits aspiring performers, teachers, conductors, and arts administrators, as well as students from other programs seeking music electives.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Music's programme page sets no academic prerequisites of its own and defers to Mount Allison's general admission requirements. There, decisions weigh the whole applicant — academic record, leadership, level of commitment, and potential for personal growth — with the specific courses and grades required varying by the applicant's province or country and prior education. Applicants whose language of instruction was not English must meet Mount Allison's English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 20 in each of Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing (PTE Academic 60 with no score below 51, CAEL CE 70 with no part below 60, Cambridge English B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 with no band below 169, and Duolingo English Test 110 are also accepted). Three years of Canadian secondary schooling, or 30+ credit hours at an English-medium post-secondary institution, can also satisfy it; applicants short only on language may receive conditional admission through the university's English Summer Pathway Program. The Bachelor of Music route requires a supplemental application and an audition in addition to the general university application; the Bachelor of Arts route in Music needs no audition but requires completion of the Music Entrance Assessment before classes begin.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Deadline to submit the Bachelor of Music (BMus) application package is 1 February 2027 for the 2027-28 (Fall 2027) intake.
