Program Recognition
•Bullet: BM Music Theory is an undergraduate music degree pathway in the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
•Bullet: SMTD publishes this exact degree or applied-area option in its current undergraduate catalog and admission requirements.
Training
•Bullet: The curriculum combines university study with conservatory-level studio, musicianship, ensemble, and performance work.
•Bullet: The Bachelor of Music in Music Theory does not accept applications from first-year or final-year students. All applicants must be transfer students from U-M or from other institutions with a minimum of one full year of music theory coursework with grades no lower than “B”. U-M applicants must complete Music Theory courses 139, 140, 149, and 150 before applying. All applicants should have a background in performance or composition and in a keyboard instrument.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Live Online Interview Requirements
•Bullet: Applicants who advance are evaluated by SMTD faculty through the format and repertoire rules published for Music Theory.
Degree Flexibility
•Bullet: Students apply through the Common Application and complete an SMTD Artistic Profile for the selected degree and area.
•Bullet: The December 1 Artistic Profile deadline applies to first-year undergraduate SMTD applicants for Fall 2027.
