The Bachelor of Arts in Music is an academic music program which is designed for a student who plans to become a composer, conductor, college music teacher, theorist, musicologist, arranger, music librarian, or critic. This program provides a solid, structured musical education and a firm foundation for more advanced career studies. The program is a traditional, classically-based program, but may be useful for those pursuing careers in music business, arts management, and music publishing. Taking the Music Qualifying Exam is required for this program. Students in the Bachelor of Arts General Music Program may choose a track in which to concentrate. Those students may choose either General Music, Music History, Music Theory, or Composition.