Major Grids
The three sections which each major grid is split into
Major Specific, Core Music, and Liberal Arts/Sciences
This is the total amount of credits necessary for a student to graduate
120
The total amount of credits a student can sign up for per semester
16
All students must take this many semesters worth of private instruction
4
Where you send a student who needs assistance with something that is outside of your jurisdiction
One Stop
What the numbers in the boxes on the right side of the grid refer to
How many credits the class is worth
These are the only majors that have "tracks" for students to follow
Songwriting, Professional Music, and Music Business and Managment
Summer and Fall registration begins on this day
Monday, April 8th
Music application and theory are split into these two classes upon passing the course
Harmony 2 and Arranging 1
The instrument that the ever-so-beloved Mingus the Jazz Cat's real-life inspiration played
Upright Bass
This characteristic changes with each entering class and determines which specific grids that class will be referencing during their time at Berklee
Catalog Year
This popular course for production-based majors has recently had the strict timeline restriction lifted and students can now take it after their second semester
Acoustics
The last day to withdraw from a course
Wednesday, April 10th
The core music portion of the major grid is split into these two sections
Performance and Non-Performance
The names of the residential buildings on campus
12 Hemenway, 98 Hemenway, 150 Massachusetts Ave, 160 Massachusetts Ave, 270 Commonwealth Ave
During registration, students will look to major grids to find this defining feature to locate specific classes on my.berklee
Course number
These majors require students to take Arranging 2
Contemporary Writing and Production and Jazz Composition
Berklee students cannot start classes without completing this task on my.berklee before each semester starts
Check-in
This core music class is worth the most credits (not including MAT)
The Art of Counterpoint 1
Berklee is named after this man
General Electives
These are the only majors that require 9 semesters to graduate
Music Education and Music Therapy
Students may choose to submit this to request an exemption for policy or deadlines concerning registration due to unusual circumstances
Petition to the office of the registrar
According to the major grid, students should complete their core music requirements by this semester
5th Semester
5:1