Certificates are optional and offer undergraduate students the opportunity to choose from a select group of courses focused on helping develop a particular skill or area of expertise. Twelve hours minimum are required. A minimum of nine advanced hours are required. Students must have a grade point average minimum of 2.00 ("C") on all courses in the certificate taken at Baylor. Certificates appear on a student's transcript and a hard copy is given to the student signed by the Dean or President.

The Certificate in Orchestral Conducting is accessible to students seeking the BME, BM or BA-Music.

Requirements for a Certificate in Orchestral Conducting 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Conducting Courses
MUS 2260	Elementary Conducting (Music Education Elementary)	2
MUS 3260	Instrumental Conducting	2
MUS 4260	Orchestral Conducting	2
Literature Courses		6
Select from the following: 1
MUS 4321	Symphonic Literature (repeatable for credit)
MUS 4325	Opera Literature
A minimum grade of C in all courses used for the certificate
Total Hours		12

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Students may fulfill the 6 hr. Literature Courses requirement by taking MUS 4321 twice or by taking both MUS 4321  and MUS 4325.