No cuts are allowed in applied lessons. The completion of 27 hours of graduate credit at Belmont University constitutes the residency requirement for the Master of Music Degree. There is a six-hour limit for transfer credit applicable to the Master of Music Degree. All requests for transfer credit must be submitted to the School of Music Graduate Council for approval with the recommendation of the student's Major Mentor. The program is designed to be completed in two years, with a six-year limit on completion of program requirements.
Students taking graduate applied study for one hour credit receive a half-hour lesson each week.
Conducting as Applied Study Conducting may be taken as a part of the required applied study for students in the Master of Music in Church Music and the Master of Music in Music Education. If a student pursuing the Lecture Recital track chooses to give the Lecture Recital in conducting, four of the six required applied hours must be taken in conducting. The remaining two hours of applied study will be taken in another performing area. A student whose grade-point average falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. The student must regain a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average within the next two semesters or be suspended from the program.