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BAT Commercial Music

ProgramOfficial Program Page

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Admissions

No PrescreenNo AuditionNo InterviewNo PortfolioUniversity App Required

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Training

The 124-credit BAT is an advanced completion pathway requiring an AAS in Contemporary Music Business or an approved equivalent; its 80-hour major combines prior technical-occupational study with upper-division ACM work

Advanced courses cover music business and entrepreneurship, contemporary contracts, digital media, music supervision, copyright, and key events in the music industry

The technical specialty develops artist management, concert and tour management, music marketing, record-label operations, publishing, new media, and business management for artists

Professional Development

The curriculum includes an ACM internship, while program-wide opportunities have placed students with Sony Music, Warner Records, Bella Union Records, Walrus Audio, The Criterion, Jones Assembly, and Box Talent Agency

Facilities

Students work at ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus, which includes a 200-capacity Live Room, a business development center, four recording studios, and direct access to Oklahoma City's music scene

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.50

Admit rate

78%

school-wide

Grad rate

37%

Enrollment

10.2K

Earnings

$48K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$10,600

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,175

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$33,466

Before aid

Average net price

$18,309

After aid

Cost · uco.edu College Scorecard

Program info updated Sep 9, 2:38 PM

Program Highlights

Training

Advanced courses cover music business and entrepreneurship, contemporary contracts, digital media, music supervision, copyright, and key events in the music industry

The technical specialty develops artist management, concert and tour management, music marketing, record-label operations, publishing, new media, and business management for artists

Professional Development

Facilities

Students work at ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus, which includes a 200-capacity Live Room, a business development center, four recording studios, and direct access to Oklahoma City's music scene

Program Highlights

Training

Advanced courses cover music business and entrepreneurship, contemporary contracts, digital media, music supervision, copyright, and key events in the music industry

The technical specialty develops artist management, concert and tour management, music marketing, record-label operations, publishing, new media, and business management for artists

Professional Development

Facilities

Students work at ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus, which includes a 200-capacity Live Room, a business development center, four recording studios, and direct access to Oklahoma City's music scene

Key Info

Enrollment Term

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Deadline

Regular DecisionRolling

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Submittable

Deadline

Supplemental Materials DeadlineAug 1, 2027

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Submission Requirements

Questionnaire (Required)

Answer all three prompts using either one recorded video of 3 minutes or less or one written response of 250 words or less

QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPT: Describe your personal history with music and what music means to you

QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPT: Identify a current issue facing music consumers and explain your creative approach to solving it

QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPT: Explain why you want to join the Music Business area at ACM@UCO

Submit · acmuco.submittable.com

Verified for Fall 2027 entry

Good to Know

Application Logistics

Apply to UCO and choose Commercial Music, Bachelors as the planned course of study

Submit the Music Business-area supplemental response through ACM@UCO's Submittable portal

Supplemental materials may be delivered in person or by mail when necessary

Important Notes

ACM@UCO may continue accepting materials after its published deadlines until the semester begins, but seats in all classes are not guaranteed

Transfer Pathway

The BAT in Commercial Music requires an AAS in Contemporary Music Business or an approved equivalent. Its degree plan applies 30 technical-occupational hours and 10 music-support hours from that prior study toward the 124-credit bachelor's pathway.

Preview Program · catalog.uco.edu

What's The Process

Audition Process

The required supplemental response is the program's only published artistic review phase

No separate live performance audition or interview is published

Scholarship Info

Scholarship Opportunities

ACM@UCO students are eligible for university and College of Fine Arts and Design scholarships

Selected ACM Student Leadership Team members receive a $2,500 award split across the fall and spring semesters

School info

Snapshot

Avg GPA (W)

3.50

Admit rate

78%

school-wide

Grad rate

37%

Enrollment

10.2K

Earnings

$48K

10yr after

Costs & aid

In-state tuition

$10,600

Before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$23,175

Before aid

Cost of attendance

$33,466

Before aid

Average net price

$18,309

After aid

Cost · uco.edu College Scorecard

Training

Advanced courses cover music business and entrepreneurship, contemporary contracts, digital media, music supervision, copyright, and key events in the music industry

The technical specialty develops artist management, concert and tour management, music marketing, record-label operations, publishing, new media, and business management for artists

Professional Development

Facilities

Students work at ACM@UCO's Bricktown campus, which includes a 200-capacity Live Room, a business development center, four recording studios, and direct access to Oklahoma City's music scene

Updated Sep 9, 2:38 PM