Course Planning and Registration

Courses and credits will vary based on major/concentration; however, a conservatory first-semester schedule might consist of the following:

• 6 credits - PVST Principal Private Study
• 4 credits - MUTH Music Theory 
• 2 credits - MUTH Aural Skills
• 4 credits - MUSY 101 Music History & Lit or Liberal Arts Elective
• 2 credits - APST Class Piano
• 2 credits - APST Large Ensemble and/or Small Ensemble
• 2-4 credits - Specific Course Required per Major (see grid) or elective

=> 20-24 total credits

Students that test out of aural skills or class piano should replace the course and credits with other electives. Testing, Placement, & Pre-Registration details.

Courses and credits will vary based on major/concentration; however, a double degree first-semester schedule might consist of the following:

• 6 credits - PVST Principal Private Study
• 4 credits - MUTH Music Theory 
• 2 credits - MUTH Aural Skills
• 2 credits - APST Class Piano
• 2 credits - APST Large Ensemble and/or Small Ensemble
• 2 credits - Specific Course Required per Major (see grid) 
• 4 credits - FYSP First Year Seminar
• 1 credit - LEAD Intro to Oberlin
• 4 Credits - Liberal Arts Elective
  - or 4 credits - MUSY 101 Music History & Lit if schedule allows.

=> 25-27 total credits

Please Note: Double Degree students may take a max of 26 credits, except in their first semester when a LEAD course allows them to take 27 total credits.

Students that test out of aural skills and class piano may replace the course and credits with other electives. Testing, Placement, & Pre-Registration details.

All entering conservatory undergraduate students for whom English was not the high school language of instruction will be placed in an ESOL course based on scores submitted as part of their application to Oberlin Conservatory.

Courses and credits will vary based on major/concentration, however an international student placed in ESOL first-semester schedule might consist of the following:

• International - ESOL:
• 6 credits - PVST Principal Private Study
• 2 credits - APST Large Ensemble and/or Small Ensemble
• 4 credits - ESOL Level I-IV English Speakers of Other Language
• 4 credits - ESOL Speak, Listen, & Culture
• 4 credits - ESOL Music & Academic Vocabulary
• 2 credits - Specific Course Required per Major (see grid) 

=> 20-22 total credits

Students that test out of aural skills and/or class piano should replace the course and credits with other electives. Testing, Placement, & Pre-Registration details.

 

Do you want to know what classes you should take each semester?

Class and course schedules/requirements are called "grids". These grids, which contain suggested and required courses for every semester/year for each conservatory major are available on the Conservatory Music section of the catalog under the >>View Conservatory Grids link.

Using their Oberlin email, students can click on their grid in the catalog (usually updated each August) for a direct link to their suggested fall registration and 4/5-year course requirements. At the top, please make sure to select the appropriate Course Catalog year that you first enrolled in Oberlin. This is referred to as your "Matriculation Year," and your major requirements and Degree Works is set-up according to this year.

During Orientation and throughout your study at Oberlin College, you will be asked for a "T-number," also referred to as "Student ID Number."

New students will receive their T-Number prior to Orientation. This number is required for you to be able to log in to OberView/Banner Self-Serve to register for courses. Students having problems with their log-in credentials should send an email to registrar@oberlin.edu .

Students will use OberView to register for classes.

You will need your T-Number and RAP (Registration Alternate Pin) number in order to register each semester. (Your T-Number will stay the same - Only the RAP, distributed by your advisor(s), will change each semester)

For questions about transfer of credit email toc@oberlin.edu.

It is worth noting that not all transfer credit is automatically counted toward a student's major. to learn more about how transferred credit can apply to your major, once it appears in your Oberlin record, email toc@oberlin.edu.

New Bachelor of Music students who have transfer credits in theory and aural skills are still required to take the requested placement tests prior to or during Orientation.

The final exam schedule is determined by the Office of the Registrar and is posted on the registrar’s website at the beginning of each semester.

Travel schedules are not considered a legitimate reason to change exam times. Because final exam schedules are not posted until the start of each semester, we suggest using the last exam day of exam week as your reference when making travel arrangements.

Exam weeks are posted on Oberlin’s academic calendar .