All Conservatory undergraduates pursue a five-year program leading to two degrees: the bachelor of music degree and the bachelor of arts degree in a field other than music. The innovative curriculum of The Bard College Conservatory of Music is guided by the principle that musicians should be broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences in order to achieve their greatest potential.
Bard Conservatory also offers a Master of Music in Instrumental Studies through the Graduate Instrumental Arts Program and a two-year non-degree granting certificate through the Advanced Performance Studies.
All applicants to Bard Conservatory are considered for both need and merit-based financial aid.