FAQs

There are several bulletin boards around the building. Notices and announcements of immediate importance are posted on these boards. Recital posters may be posted on general bulletin boards and on lockers, please do not post them on painted walls, doors, or glass.

Yes. The Center for Music’s computer lab and computer classroom use Macintosh computers exclusively. Additionally, most faculty, staff, and administrative offices use Macintosh computers. While compatibility may be advantageous for students, it is not necessary for students to adopt a Macintosh platform in order to complete required assignments and other activities here in the school. Students in the Composition degree program however are advised to consult their faculty members regarding compatibility with the composition workroom computers. Lab and classroom computers in the School are fully equipped with software for word processing, spreadsheets, database, and music notation (Finale and Sibelius).

Each semester, students are selected for the dean’s list in recognition of superior scholastic performance. Students qualify by attaining a minimum GPA of 3.70. They must complete a minimum of 15 credits of which 12 must be gradable (No S/D/F or Pass/Fail grades). There are two exceptions to this:

• First semester first year music students, for which 11 gradable credits are acceptable.
• Music Education, and Music Education/Performance students enrolled in student teaching for which 12 gradable credits are acceptable.

​An original grade of D, F, or I (incomplete) in a course automatically disqualifies the student from the dean’s list, regardless of the overall GPA attained for that semester.

Your Ithaca College email account is a primary means for communicating with others in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance as well as the College. Please check it regularly or have messages forwarded to your other personal email address.

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance insures all of its own instruments, including those used by students for required ensembles and secondary study. Students' private instruments, however, are not insured by the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. It is recommended that families examine purchase of additional riders on their homeowner policies to insure private instruments and other equipment brought from home.

The policy can be foundin the catalog.

No required course in any music degree program may be taken pass/fail, except for Recital Attendance, Recording Workshop, and Performance Repertory & Pedagogy.

Opportunities exist for students to study privately in areas beyond those required for their degree programs when studio space is available. Normally, students in their first semester of study at the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance are not allowed to take private lessons on more than one instrument through official means in the school. Other unofficial means of receiving private study in other areas are available from members of the community and other students.