The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts
Program Requirement Checklists
Below are links to PDFs summarizing graduation requirements for each program, sorted by catalog year. Use the one for the year in which you entered your current program.
Entrance Year 2011-2012
| Program | BFA | MFA |
|---|---|---|
| African Music and Dance | MFA | |
| Balinese and Javanese Music and Dance | MFA | |
| Brass | BFA | MFA |
| Collaborative Keyboard | MFA | |
| Composition | BFA | MFA |
| Composition - ESP | MFA | |
| Guitar | BFA | MFA |
| Harp | BFA | MFA |
| Jazz Studies | BFA | MFA |
| Musical Arts Program (MAP) | BFA | |
| Music Technology | BFA | MFA |
| North Indian Music | MFA | |
| Percussion | BFA | MFA |
| Performer/Composer | BFA | MFA |
| Performer/Composer - African-American Improvisational Music |
MFA | |
| Piano | BFA | MFA |
| Strings | BFA | MFA |
| Voice | BFA | MFA |
| Winds | BFA | MFA |
| World Music | BFA | |
| World Percussion | MFA |
Entrance Year 2010-2011
| Program | BFA | MFA |
|---|---|---|
| African Music and Dance | MFA | |
| Balinese and Javanese Music and Dance | MFA | |
| Brass | BFA | MFA |
| Collaborative Keyboard | MFA | |
| Composition | BFA | MFA |
| Composition - ESP | MFA | |
| Guitar | BFA | MFA |
| Harp | BFA | MFA |
| Jazz Studies | BFA | MFA |
| Musical Arts Program (MAP) | BFA | |
| Music Technology | BFA | |
| North Indian Music | MFA | |
| Percussion | BFA | MFA |
| Performer/Composer | BFA | MFA |
| Performer/Composer - African-American Improvisational Music |
MFA | |
| Piano | BFA | MFA |
| Strings | BFA | MFA |
| Voice | BFA | MFA |
| Winds | BFA | MFA |
| World Music | BFA | |
| World Percussion | MFA |

















