Berklee Credit Transfer Policy

The Berkleemusic online extension school, is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Students who want to transfer Berkleemusic Extension School credits to another college or university should check with their home institutions. Extension school credits are accepted at the discretion of the receiving institution.

Many Berkleemusic courses are transferable into Berklee College of Music for credit.

The following rules apply:

• Students wishing to transfer Berkleemusic courses must first apply and be accepted to Berklee College of Music through the Admissions Office.
• Credits may only be applied to a matriculated student's general elective requirement for Berklee degree and diploma programs.
• Students can transfer up to two Berkleemusic courses in total. The transfer equivalent will be two credits per course. The list of eligible courses is below.
• A grade of "C" or better in each course is required for transfer approval.
• The Berkleemusic courses must have been taken for-credit or be part of a certificate program.

Click here to read Berklee College of Music's credit transfer policy.

Click here to read Berklee College of Music's information for transfer students.

Transferable courses:

Contemporary Writing & Production Courses

• Hip-Hop Writing and Production
• Style Writing for Performers and Arrangers
• Writing Music with Finale

Ear Training Courses

• Harmonic Ear Training

Film Scoring Courses

• Film Scoring 101

Music Business and Management Courses

• Inside the Record Industry
• Legal Aspects of the Music Industry
• Music Business 101
• Music Industry Entrepreneurship
• Music Publishing 101
• The Future of Music and the Music Business

Music Production & Engineering Courses

• Critical Listening
• Recording and Producing in the Home studio
• Remixing with Pro Tools and Reason
• Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools
• Desktop Music Production for Mac
• Desktop Music Production for PC
• Producing Music with Pro Tools
• Pro Tools 101
• Midi Sequencing Intermediate
• Producing Music with Ableton Live
• Producing Music with Digital Performer
• Producing Music with Reason

Music Synthesis Courses

• Sampling and Audio Production
• Sound Design for the Electronic Musician

Songwriting Courses

• Lyric Writing: Tools and Strategies
• Lyric Writing: Writing from the Title
• Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music
• Songwriting Workshop: Harmony
• Songwriting Workshop: Melody

Taking courses with Berkleemusic does not constitute or affect acceptance into Berklee College of Music in Boston. To learn more about applying for an undergraduate degree from Berklee College of Music, please contact the Admissions Department at admissions@berklee.edu or by calling 800-BERKLEE or 617-747-2221.

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