Undergraduate Certificate in Orchestral Conducting

The Certificate in Orchestral Conducting is accessible to students seeking the BME, BM or BA-Music. 

Certificates are optional and offer undergraduate students the opportunity to choose from a select group of courses focused on helping develop a particular skill or area of expertise. Twelve hours minimum are required. A minimum of nine advanced hours are required. Students must have a grade point average minimum of 2.00 ("C") on all courses in the certificate taken at Baylor. Certificates appear on a student's transcript and a hard copy is given to the student signed by the Dean or President. 

Requirements for the Certificate in Orchestral Conducting:

Twelve semester hours (including nine advanced hours)

• MUS 2260 Elementary Conducting (2 hours)
• MUS 3260 Instrumental Conducting (2 hours)
• MUS 4260 Instrumental Conducting (2 hours)
• MUS 4321 Symphonic Literature (3 hours)
• MUS 4325 Opera Literature or 2nd Symphonic Literature (3 hours)