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The Double Degree Program
Oberlin’s Double Degree Program combines a thorough liberal arts education with exceptional preprofessional music training. In five years or fewer, double-degree students complete work for the Bachelor of Music degree from the Conservatory of Music and the Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. About 40 students enter this program each year.
The Double Degree Program is an option for students who want to expand their possibilities for life beyond Oberlin. Many graduates go on to careers that run the gamut from professional musicians to business professionals. The advantage is that they are well prepared for whatever profession they choose.
Cellist Drew Dansby to Perform Jazz-Influenced Cello Concerto
In a "first" for the Oberlin Concerto Competition, the soloist—performing David Baker’s 1987 Concerto for Cello and Jazz Band—will be accompanied by a jazz ensemble.
Double Degree Student Matt Bickett Explores Bach's Cantatas with Series of Performances
October 28, 2017
Oberlin student Matt Bickett is putting Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas into context with his Oberlin Cantata Project.
Ace of Clubs
July 27, 2017
A circuitous route through Oberlin led directly to a dream job for Gabe Pollack ’11, who today manages a popular jazz club in the Cleveland area.
Around the World with a Watson Fellowship
May 23, 2017
May 2017 graduates Kirk Pearson (on right) will explore invented instruments, while Paulus Van Horne will study the effects of noise in megacities.
Sounds of TIMARA...Today
April 3, 2017
Double-degree student Judy Jackson '18 blends her love of computers and computer music.
Four Days in Portugal
December 9, 2016
Oberlin flute students join their mentor at an international music conference.
Sounds of the Sea
November 23, 2016
Double-degree violinist Sophie Davis ’17 explores the connections between music and the environment.
Business and Pleasure and Ballerinas
May 16, 2016
Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18, an international student from Thailand, seeks balance among her many interests.
Four Hands, Two Voices, One Family
May 3, 2016
Multitalented pianists Chelsea and Chloe DeSouza accompany each other just about everywhere.
Max Bessesen '16 Receives Beebe Fellowship
April 29, 2016
A double-degree student and member of the Echoes jazz quartet, Bessesen will study Carnatic music in India.
Fast Forward to Commencement Day
February 11, 2016
Pianist Daniel Hautzinger ’16 will finish two degrees in the time it takes most students to complete one.
Oberlin Student Mitchell Herrmann Named a Marshall Scholar
November 30, 2015
Prestigious honor will support two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom following completion of a double degree.
Coding and Composing
March 13, 2015
Eli Stine ’14 unites his two passions, music and computer science, as a Jefferson Fellow in the Composition and Computer Technologies Ph.D. program at the University of Virginia.
