Tuition Fees, Practical Instruction Fees, and Lesson Quotas
The typical annual tuition fee for a Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) or Licentiate in Music (L.Mus.) student can be found on the Student Accounts website.
B.Mus. and L.Mus. students who are registered in practical instruction (MUIN courses) have Music Private Lesson Fee added to the regular per-credit tuition fee rate. The current fee rate for the Music Private Lesson Fee is found in Schulich School of Music fees. When a student is registered for practical instruction, such as MUIN 180 (3 credits), they will be billed the per-credit tuition fee rate for 3 credits plus the Music Private Lesson Fee for one semester of private lessons, which equates to 13 weeks of 1-hour private instruction with the instrumental or vocal teacher.
Each music program has a practical instruction quota for different student categories. See Table 1: Practical Instruction Quota for detail. Students may request an additional year of practical instruction in addition to the required practical instruction in their program. This additional year of practical instruction can be taken as elective lessons (MUIN 110, MUIN 111) and may be used to fulfill the elective requirements in a B.Mus. program. Elective lessons are optional and are billed the same way as required practical instruction in a program. More information on elective lessons is found on Schulich School of Music Electives website.
Students may request a second year of elective lessons (MUIN 210, MUIN 211) beyond the program’s practical instruction quota by permission of the Department of Performance. Practical instruction taken above the program’s practical instruction quota will be subject to a post-quota Music Supplemental Private Lesson Fee in addition to the regular fees associated with practical instruction.
| Maximum Number of Years of Practical Instruction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Student category (based on Academic Entrance Qualifications) | All B.Mus. Performance programs, including Jazz Performance | B.Mus. Composition/Education/Faculty/Faculty Jazz/History/Theory programs | All L.Mus. programs |
| High school graduates (Gr.12) [Canadian, except Quebec; United States; overseas];U0 student at time of admission | 4 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 2 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
| CEGEP graduates [holders of DEC or DCS in Music or a non-Music specialization]; U1 student at time of admission | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 1 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
| Transfer students [from other colleges, universities, music conservatories, or another McGill faculty], degree holders, or admitted as U1 students who have completed a French or International Baccalaureat (IB); U1 student at time of admission | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 1 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
| Mature Students [without above academic qualifications but who are 21 years old as of September 1 at term of admission]; U1 student at time of admission | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 1 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) | 3 years required practical instruction + 1 year elective lessons (optional) |
Voice Coaching (MUIN 300, MUIN 301) is available at the per-credit rate for a maximum of two terms for full-time B.Mus. Voice Performance and L.Mus. Voice students only. The Music Private Lesson Fee is waived for these two MUIN courses.
Students taking practical instruction (MUIN 270, MUIN 271, MUIN 273, MUIN 274, MUIN 276, MUIN 302, MUIN 303, MUIN 304, MUIN 305) in the Minor in Early Music Performance and the Minor in Jazz Performance will be charged the per-credit tuition plus the Music Private Lesson Fee.
Students cannot register for practical instruction on Minerva. They must submit a practical instruction request every year to request private lessons to be added to their records. Visit the Practical Instruction website for application details.
