During your first three years, you will take studio instruction each semester at NEC, but you will focus on your academic coursework at Harvard. In your fourth year of study, you will complete your degree requirements at Harvard and begin to fulfill NEC’s Master of Music (M.M.) degree requirements, which you will finish in your fifth year of study.

The program is open to high school students who apply to both institutions through the normal admissions process. You must apply to both Harvard and NEC, indicating on both applications your interest in the Harvard-NEC dual degree option. If you are admitted to both institutions, you will then receive an additional decision for admission to the dual degree program.

Performance applicants will be expected to audition at NEC during the regular auditions period in February/March.

Composition applicants will be expected to interview at NEC during February/March if invited after review of scores and recordings.

Harvard first-year students may also apply for admission to the program.

Find out more at the Department of Music at Harvard (617-495-2791) or the Office of Admissions at New England Conservatory (617-585-1101).

During your first three years, you will focus on your academic coursework at Harvard and take private lessons and other preparatory courses at Berklee. Additionally students are required to participate in ensembles at either institution. Each semester, you must pass the appropriate instrumental proficiency assessment at Berklee. At the end of the third year, you will also complete an audition and interview to confirm your readiness to begin the master of music (M.M.) or master of arts (M.A.) program at Berklee.

In your fourth year of study, you will complete your degree requirements at Harvard, and then complete all of your master’s requirements during your fifth year of study. The fifth year includes a short (six- or seven-week) summer semester.

The program is open to high school students who apply to both institutions through the normal admissions process. Berklee offers master’s degrees in scoring for film, television, and video games; music production, technology, and innovation; global entertainment and music business; and contemporary performance. View Berklee's graduate degree programs here.

You must apply to both Harvard and Berklee, indicating on both applications your interest in the Harvard-Berklee dual degree option. If you are admitted to both institutions, you will then receive an additional decision for the dual degree program.

Harvard first-year students may also apply for admission to the program.

Find out more at the Department of Music at Harvard University (617-495-2791) or contact the Office of Admissions at Berklee College of Music at 800-237-5533 or admissions@berklee.com.