音乐学士学位以各种表演学科为重点，是一个专业学位，通过试听向高素质的表演学生开放。音乐学士学位是专业学位，大部分工作包括表演，理论，音乐家和历史研究方面的规定课程，以及应用音乐的深入研究，要求他们精通乐器，声音或指挥。该研究计划更侧重于绩效实现，与BA相比，GE要求更少。申请入读音乐学士学位的申请人必须通过入学选拔。通常，这些试镜会在1月入读UCSB之前进行，有些例外是在空间允许的情况下对继续学习的学生进行例外。
The Department of Music curriculum includes undergraduate courses which lead to completion of either of two degrees: (1) the bachelor of arts in music, or (2) the bachelor of music, a professional degree in performance or composition. The undergraduate major programs are designed to serve as background for professional careers in music, as preparation for graduate studies, or as an area of concentration for a liberal arts education. The graduate program includes courses leading to the master of arts degree and the doctor of philosophy degree in composition, ethnomusicology, musicology, and theory. The master of music degree and the doctor of musical arts degree in musical performance are designed to provide graduate and professional training in the intellectual, practical, and professional skills increasingly demanded of performers in this century.