Undergraduate Transfer

Accelerated Credit

For undergraduate students, accelerated work in high school is only accepted on the basis of an examination that is documented with scores mailed directly to the Conservatory Registrar. Superior scores of either a 4 or a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations or a 50 on the CLEP, administered by the College Board, or a 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate Exam may be accepted.

Transfer Credit

Credits for courses taken at another accredited college or university may only be accepted on receipt of a transcript demonstrating a grade of “C” or better.

The requirements for each area of study are detailed as follows:

Music Theory

The Department of Music Theory does not accept transfer credits at the undergraduate level. Advanced placement in music theory is only possible on the basis of the Advanced Placement Undergraduate Exam in Music Theory (AP-UGrad) during Orientation, which includes part-writing, analysis, and counterpoint. Samples of this examination are available from the Admissions Office or at www.peabody.jhu.edu/theory.

Music History

The Musicology Department considers transfer credits on a case-by-case basis. Undergraduates may not apply more than two courses from other institutions towards their Peabody undergraduate degrees, and they must receive at least a “B” in any courses transferred. Advanced Placement courses in musicology or music history cannot be counted toward the undergraduate musicology curriculum.

Humanities

For Humanities, advanced placement and transfer determinations are made by the Humanities Department chair in consultation with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The Humanities department will only accept nine credits of AP, IB, or CLEP work for the Humanities curriculum. However, the Associate Dean may approve additional credits as general electives.

Transfer credits from an accredited college or university that fulfill humanities distribution requirements are also accepted. Students should confer with the Humanities Department chair to review the articulation of credits from other schools and how it affects their curriculum.

Because the State of Maryland requires specific coursework for teacher certification, the Music Education faculty directly oversees the Humanities curriculum for students in the Music Education program. Music Education students should contact the Chair of Music Education about transferring AP or IB credits and consult with the chair before enrolling in liberal arts courses at other institutions.

General Electives

Additional AP, IB, or CLEP credits as well as credits taken at other accredited colleges may be transferred as general electives, pending approval of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.