Transferring Credits to Fulfill Liberal Arts Requirements

Berklee does not accept English courses taken at international institutions where English is not the official language. Students may transfer courses that are equivalent to LENG-111 and LENG-223 if the student meets the prerequisite for LENG-111, specifically LENG-106 (ESL-3) or native speaker.

Berklee liberal arts requirements	Berklee Online	AP^{^[1]} test score of 3 (unless otherwise indicated)	CLEP score of 50	Guidelines
LENG-111 Introduction to College Writing (three credits)	OLART-111: Introduction to College Writing	English Language and Composition (score of 4)	College Composition	Most first-year composition or English composition courses will be accepted. Technical or business writing courses do not qualify.

Berklee
liberal arts requirements

Berklee Online

AP^{^[1]} test
score of 3
(unless otherwise indicated)

CLEP
score of 50

Guidelines

LENG-111

Introduction to College Writing

(three credits)

OLART-111: Introduction to College Writing

English Language and Composition

(score of 4)

College Composition

Most first-year composition or English composition courses will be accepted. Technical or business writing courses do not qualify.

Berklee liberal arts requirements	Berklee Online	AP test score of 3 (unless otherwise indicated)	CLEP score of 50	Guidelines
LENG-223 Literature (three credits)	OLART-201: Creative Writing: Literature Studies for Musicians	English Literature and Composition (score of 4)	American Literature Analyzing and Interpreting Literature English Literature	The course must provide an introduction to different genres of literature.
Berklee does not accept English courses taken at international institutions where English is not the official language. Students may transfer courses that are equivalent to LENG-111 and LENG-223 if the student meets the prerequisite for LENG-111, specifically LENG-106 (ESL-3) or native speaker. If a student does not have transfer credit for LENG-111, AP or CLEP credit will be given for LENG-111 instead of LENG-223.
LVIS: Visual Studies (three credits)	OLART-231: Art History	Art History	Not currently available	Studio art and art appreciation courses cannot be used to fulfill this requirement.
LMSC: Math or Science (three credits)	OLMSC-215: Acoustics	Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Environmental Science Physics 1: Algebra-Based and Physics 2: Algebra-Based^{^[2]} Physics B Physics C: Mechanics Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Statistics	Biology Calculus Chemistry Natural Sciences Pre-Calculus	Eligible math/science classes: - Astronomy - Biology - Calculus - Chemistry - Environmental Science - Geology - Physics
Students majoring in music therapy are required to take Anatomy and Physiology. Students majoring in music business/management are required to take Statistics. Students majoring in contemporary writing and production, electronic production and design, and music production and engineering are required to take Acoustics. Students majoring in contemporary writing and production cannot use Berklee Online’s Acoustics course for this requirement.

Berklee liberal arts requirements	Berklee Online	AP test score of 3 (unless otherwise indicated)	CLEP score of 50	Guidelines
LSOC: Social Science (three credits)	OLSOC-226: New Media Economics	Economics: Macro Economics: Micro Government and Politics: Comparative Government and Politics: United States Human Geography Psychology	American Government Human Growth and Development Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics Introductory Psychology Introductory Sociology	Eligible courses: Anthropology Economics Geography Political Science Psychology Sociology
Students majoring in music education and music therapy are required to take General Psychology. Students majoring in music business/management are required to take Economics.
LHIS: History (three credits)	Not currently available	European History U.S. History World History	European History History of the United States I or II Social Sciences and History Western Civilization I or II	This category encompasses traditional history courses, such as American History, History of Asia, and World History. Courses on art, dance, music or theater history do not qualify.
MHIS-20x: History of Music in the European Tradition (two credits)	Not currently available	Not currently available	Not currently available	Courses must cover the Middle Ages to the present and focus on the social and historical context in which the music was created.
Composition and music education majors have different music history requirements. Only one MHIS course that does not have a prerequisite of musical knowledge will be accepted towards the MHIS requirements and music appreciation courses are not accepted as MHIS courses

Berklee liberal arts requirements	Berklee Online	AP test score of 3 (unless otherwise indicated)	CLEP score of 50	Guidelines
MHIS-22x: Music of the African Diaspora in the U.S. (two credits)	Not currently available	Not currently available	Not currently available	Courses must cover precolonial Africa to present-day United States and focus on the social and historical context in which the music was created.
MHIS-3xx: Music History Elective (two credits)	OLART-220: History of Film Music	Not currently available	Not currently available	Possibilities include History of Rock and History of Jazz. Courses must focus on the social and historical context in which the music was created.

Berklee
liberal arts requirements

Berklee Online

AP test
score of 3
(unless otherwise indicated)

CLEP
score of 50

Guidelines

MHIS-22x:

Music of the African Diaspora in the U.S.

(two credits)

Not currently available

Courses must cover precolonial Africa to present-day United States and focus on the social and historical context in which the music was created.

MHIS-3xx:

Music History Elective

(two credits)

OLART-220: History of Film Music

Not currently available

Possibilities include History of Rock and History of Jazz. Courses must focus on the social and historical context in which the music was created.

Berklee liberal arts requirements	Berklee Online	AP test score of 3 (unless otherwise indicated)	CLEP score of 50	Guidelines
Liberal arts electives: two are required (six credits total)	OLART-215: Creative Writing: Poetry OLART-216: Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice - OLMSC-130: Math for Musicians OLSOC-150: The Language of Film and TV OLSOC-307: Music Cognition	Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish Language and Culture Latin Spanish Literature and Culture^{^[3]}	Humanities French, German, or Spanish Language (Levels 1 and 2)³ Introduction to Educational Psychology College Algebra College Mathematics	Any three-credit liberal arts course (including Berklee Online, AP, or CLEP credit), with the exception of Music History, not already used to satisfy a requirement can satisfy a liberal arts elective. In addition to the liberal arts already listed, the following can be used to satisfy a liberal arts elective requirement: Math courses (algebra or calculus) Creative Writing Foreign Languages Literature Philosophy

Berklee
liberal arts requirements

Berklee Online

AP test
score of 3
(unless otherwise indicated)

CLEP
score of 50

Guidelines

Liberal arts electives: two are required

(six credits total)

OLART-215: Creative Writing: Poetry
OLART-216: Creative Writing: Finding Your Voice - OLMSC-130: Math for Musicians
OLSOC-150: The Language of Film and TV
OLSOC-307: Music Cognition

Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish Language and Culture
Latin
Spanish Literature and Culture^{^[3]}

Humanities
French, German, or Spanish Language (Levels 1 and 2)³
Introduction to Educational Psychology
College Algebra
College Mathematics

Any three-credit liberal arts course (including Berklee Online, AP, or CLEP credit), with the exception of Music History, not already used to satisfy a requirement can satisfy a liberal arts elective. In addition to the liberal arts already listed, the following can be used to satisfy a liberal arts elective requirement:

Math courses (algebra or calculus)
Creative Writing
Foreign Languages
Literature
Philosophy

The following liberal arts requirements at Berklee are not eligible for transfer from an outside institution, but are available through Berklee Online.

Berklee liberal arts requirements	Berklee Online equivalent course
LHUM-400: Professional Development Seminar (two credits)	OLART-400: Professional Development Seminar
LMAS: Music and Society (three credits)	OLSOC-210: Music, Self, and Society

A full list of Berklee Online courses and their Berklee equivalents is available at berklee.edu/registrar/online-course-equivalencies.

^{^[1]} One passing score on an AP or CLEP test can only equal one transferred course at Berklee. This includes passing scores for foreign language CLEP tests.

^{^[2]} Both Physics 1: Algebra-Based and Physics 2: Algebra-Based are required for three transfer credits.

^{^[3]} Berklee does not accept foreign language courses or AP or CLEP exams when they are in one of the student’s primary languages or primary languages of instruction.