BA/BS in Music (General) is a bachelor's degree in Music programme offered by Université de Moncton in Moncton, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,761 per year (CAD 8,601 per year for local students).
The Bachelor of Music (General) is a four-year, 180-credit program at the Moncton campus, split evenly between 90 credits of foundational coursework and 90 credits of discipline-specific music courses. The program develops musicians who master an instrument or voice, build ear training, study music history, and gain a foundational grounding in music technology. Starting in the second year, students choose one of four specialization streams: musicology, composition, choral or instrumental conducting, or instrumental and vocal pedagogy. All candidates must pass entrance examinations in elementary music theory, performance, and keyboard knowledge to be admitted to first year, in addition to meeting standard admission requirements — a secondary school diploma with a French course and four additional eligible courses at specified minimum grades, and an overall average across the five admission courses. The program suits musicians seeking broad training across performance, theory, and history before specializing in one of the four available streams, whether aiming toward performance, composition, conducting, or teaching careers.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a secondary school diploma plus five courses used for admission evaluation: French (FRAN 10411 or equivalent) and four additional eligible courses. Minimum grades: 65% in FRAN 10411, 60% in each of the other four courses, and a 70% overall average across all five. Beyond academic admission, candidates must pass three entrance examinations administered by the Department of Music: elementary music theory, performance/interpretation on their primary instrument, and keyboard knowledge. Candidates who do not meet the exam standards but show natural ability on their instrument may instead be admitted to the Certificat d'études préparatoires en musique de type A. Applicants submit official transcripts with the online form and a $60 application fee.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Canadian and permanent-resident applicants apply directly to Université de Moncton by recurring annual deadlines that carry no published calendar year: 31 August for autumn-term entry and 5 January for winter-term entry, with the Baccalauréat en science infirmière (Nursing) and Baccalauréat en design intérieur due 1 February, and the 16-month Baccalauréat en éducation due 1 February at the Moncton campus or 30 June at Shippagan/Edmundston. International applicants must apply by 31 May for autumn entry and 30 September for winter entry, with the 16-month Baccalauréat en éducation due 1 February at Moncton or 31 May at Shippagan/Edmundston. Applications received after these dates are automatically deferred to the following session, and Université de Moncton may close applications earlier if volume is high, so admission is firm rather than rolling. The admissions page's only calendar-year reference is to the Automne 2026 term already under way (registration closes 4 September 2026, classes begin 9 September 2026), which places the source's current context in the 2026-27 academic year; the next occurrences of the recurring deadlines above therefore fall in Hiver 2027 and Automne 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
