Registration Tips & Tricks
Finding Liberal Arts Electives
By using the Section Search tool in Self-Service, you can find courses that fall under each of the distribution requirement categories: arts & humanities, social science, and math/science. To find these courses you use your search option in your cart or under the registration tab to search for the following terms:
L-CM 739 - Arts & Humanities
L-CM 749 - Social Science
L-CM 759 - Math/Science
Finding Conservatory Elective Offerings (Dance, Music, Theater)
You may search for the following elective groups by keying in the corresponding code into the Course Code field of the Self-Service Section Search tool.
*Note: the elective offerings are subject to change, and specific courses/groups of courses may not be available.
Dance
Available to Non-Majors = D-CM 7
Movement Electives for Dance Majors = D-ST 7
- Look for courses with the following number scheme: D-ST 7x5xx
Topics in Dance Academics = D-LT 799
Music
General Music Electives
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit(s) |
| M-EN 0399 | Improvisation Workshop | 1 |
| M-EN 73910 | Advanced Improvisation Workshop | 1 |
| M-EN 73911 | Open Forms, Indeterminacy, and Improvisation | 1 |
| M-LT 77914 | Choral Repertoire Survey: Works that Catalyzed Change | 1 |
| M-PR 70912 | Alexander Technique for Musicians | 1 |
| M-PR 70914 | Advanced Alexander Technique for Musicians | 1 |
| M-PR 70915 | Introductory Career Skills for Musicians | 1 |
| M-PR 70916 | Advanced Career Skills for Musicians | 1 |
| M-SK 0991 | Conducting 1 | 1 |
| M-SK 73912 | Introduction to Composition for Non-Majors | 2 |
**This list is subject to change.
Theory & Musicology/Applied Theory Electives:
- Theory & Musicology Electives = M-LT 711
- Applied Theory Electives = M-SK 719
Graduate Seminars:
- Graduate Seminars in Theory & Analysis = M-LT 712
- Graduate Seminars in Music History = M-LT 713
Electives for Voice/Opera Majors = M-LT 779 and M-ST 779
Theater
Acting Electives = T-ST 719
Available to Non-Majors
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit(s) |
| T-EN 73110 | Musical Theater for Non-Majors | 1 |
| T-SK 79914 | Introduction to Stage Management | 3 |
| T-ST 71010 | Acting for Non-Majors | 1 |
| T-ST 72110 | Voice & Speech for Non-Majors | 1 |
**This list is subject to change.
Contemporary Theater Electives = T-ST 714
Musical Theater Electives = T-EN 739
Piano for Songwriting = T-SK 74910
Practical Applications = T-PR 7
Tap Pedagogy (also electably by dance majors) = T-PD 75910
Topics in Theater Academics = T-LT 799
Voice & Speech Electives = T-ST 729
Finding Dual-Listed Berklee College of Music Courses
To search for courses offered by Berklee College of Music available for registration in Self-Service:
- Log in to your Self-Service account;
- Click ‘Search’
- Click ‘Section Search’
- Then key in any of the following codes into the ‘Course Code’ field:
- Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship = C-CM
- Dance = D-CM
- Music = M-CM
- Theater = T-CM
Browsing Other Courses Offered by Berklee College of Music
Additionally, you can find even more course offerings from Berklee College of Music available on my.berklee.edu. Note that those found here and not listed in Self-Service will require registration permission from the course’s respective Department Chair. Log in with your OnePass credentials, click ‘Academics,’ then click ‘Course Catalog’. In order to register, fill out the “Cross-Listed Course Registration Approval Form”.