Academic Excellence

Honors at Graduation

Students achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.70-3.79 graduate with honors, 3.80-3.89 with high honors and 3.90-4.00 with highest honors. These students are recognized at commencement.

Scholarships and Awards

A number of scholarships and awards are designed specifically for students in the College of Music. Undergraduate music majors are eligible for scholarships or renewal of their scholarships as long as they make satisfactory degree progress by (a) demonstrating adequate performance in weekly applied lessons, ensemble and scholarship auditions, applied proficiencies/juries, and recitals/previews, (b) maintaining at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average in those classes that count toward the music degree and (c) successfully completing at least two-thirds of the credit hours attempted while a music major at CU-Boulder. 

Graduate students must enroll as full-time students, maintaining a 3.00 GPA, and make adequate progress toward their degrees. The college offers approximately 100 graduate assistantships as well as graduate fellowships and a variety of endowed scholarships for graduate students.