3. Advisement & Registration
The Advanced Placement (AP) examinations are offered once a year in May by participating high schools that offer college-level courses based on AP course descriptions. Check with your high school for registration deadlines and fees. Reports of AP examination results are mailed by The College Board in mid-July to institutions listed as recipients by students.
School of Music students are encouraged to refer to the Baylor Student Testing Services website at the following link for information regarding required test scores and/or credit transfer policies:
Information regarding advisement and the process of scheduling advising appointments with advisors will be posted in Canvas prior to the beginning of the advisement period.
All students will have an individual appointment with their faculty advisor each semester before registering for courses for the subsequent semester.
Students who wish to change a degree, major, or an area of concentration within the School of Music must have approval from the faculty of the current degree/concentration, as well as approval from the faculty of the degree/concentration to which they are transferring to.
Students can request a change in major through by BearWeb by following these steps:
BearWeb > Student Academic Services > Student Records > Change of Major Request
What happens after you make the request?
An email will be sent to the person responsible for the academic area that you selected. You will receive a response within 48 hours (regular workdays) from the academic area of the major, degree, or minor requested, giving final instructions for processing the change.
Students have the option to add or drop a course prior or during the semester. Adding or dropping a course may be done in BearWeb or by scheduling a meeting with the Undergraduate Academic Programs Manager.
Dropping a Course
Students are encouraged to visit the “Before You Drop a Course” page on the Baylor Advising website:
Before You Drop a Course | Major Exploration & Success Advising | Baylor University
If a student drops a course before the end of the twelfth class day of the semester, the course will be removed from the student’s transcript. After the twelfth class day (and through the fiftieth) class day, a notation of “W” will appear with any dropped class on the student’s transcript.
Failure of the student to drop a class officially will result in the grade of an “F.” A course is not considered officially dropped until the student either drops the course through BearWeb or initiates the drop by submitting a request to the Undergraduate Academic Programs Manager. The student must attend class regularly until that time. After the twelfth class day, an advisor approval is necessary before a student may drop a course.
A grade of “I” is given for any course in which the course work is not completed, or the final exam is missed due to illness or other just cause. A student who is unable to participate in their jury or final exam is responsible for scheduling a time with their professor at the earliest opportunity possible. The “I” grade must be removed by the end of the following term (including summer terms) or it will be replaced by an “F” and reflect accordingly on a student’s transcript.
A student may petition for an extension of time for the removal of an incomplete (“I”) by submitting an “Extension of Time for Incomplete Grade” form, but will require a reason deemed appropriate and approval by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Some music courses are not offered every semester; therefore, it is imperative that students plan ahead in scheduling these courses and progressing through appropriate course sequences toward degree completion.
All students pursuing a degree in music or a minor in music are required to complete a designated number of semesters of MUS 1001 – Recital Attendance. (Music Majors – 6 semesters, Music Minors – 2 semesters). Attendance is recorded electronically with entry and exit QR code scans with student monitors. Students must attend a minimum of 7 approved recitals/concerts to receive a passing grade in the course. The syllabus for MUS 1001 may be found in the School of Music Undergraduate Handbook and in Canvas. A schedule of events that count for recital credit can be found on the School of Music webpage under the “Calendar of Events”.
After the completion of the fall semester of their junior year (three terms before graduation), students should file for graduation in BearWeb to be added to the Office of the Registrar’s rolling list for graduation preparation. Upon addition to this list, students will receive communication from the School of Music Undergraduate Academic Programs Manager to set up a Graduation Conference to review their degree audit, plan the final semesters of enrollment at Baylor, and make any preliminary preparations for graduation that may be required. Communications regarding graduation will continue post-graduation conferencing, but the goal is to ensure that each student is on track to graduate on time.
To apply for graduation:
BearWeb Home > Student Academic Services > Student Records > Apply to Graduate