The Clive Davis Institute offers the degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts. Candidates for the B.F.A. must fulfill the following requirements, for a total of 128 credits:
- A minimum of 58 credits in Recorded Music core courses
- A minimum of 44 credits in liberal arts courses
- A minimum of 26 additional elective credits
FIRST YEAR - FALL
| 0 | Creativity in Context | Colloquium |
| 4 | How the Contemporary Music Business Works | Business & Technology |
| 2 | Digital Audio Workstations: ProTools | Production |
| 2 | Engineering the Record I | Production |
| 2 | Musicianship: Music Theory & Construction | Musicianship & Performance |
| 4 | Writing the Essay: Art & the World | Liberal Arts |
| 2-4 | Liberal Arts or Elective Course(s) | Liberal Arts or Electives |
| 16-18 | = Total Credits |
FIRST YEAR - SPRING
| 0 | Professional Development: Working with an Industry Mentor I | Business & Technology |
| 4 | Creative Music Entrepreneurs in Historical Context | Writing, History, & Emergent Media |
| 2 | Digital Audio Workstations: Logic | Production |
| 2 | Engineering the Record II | Production |
| 2 | Critical Listening for the Recording Studio | Musicianship & Performance |
| 4 | Writing the Essay: The World Through Art | Liberal Arts |
| 2-4 | Liberal Arts or Elective Course(s) | Liberal Arts or Electives |
| 16-18 | = Total Credits |
SECOND YEAR - FALL
| 4 | How Music Marketing Works: Building Your Audience, Clients, and Customer Base | Business & Technology |
| 4 | Producing the Record: Side A | Production |
| 2 | Digital Audio Workstations: Ableton Live | Production |
| 4 | Writing the Hit Song | Musicianship & Performance |
| 2-4 | Liberal Arts or Elective Course(s) | Liberal Arts or Electives |
| 16-18 | = Total Credits |
SECOND YEAR - SPRING
| 0 | Professional Development: Working with an Industry Mentor II | Business & Technology |
| 4 | Producing the Record: Side B | Production |
| 4 | Artists & Audiences in Historical Context | Writing, History, & Emergent Media |
| 4 | Liberal Arts Course | Liberal Arts |
| 4-6 | Liberal Arts or Elective Course(s) | Liberal Arts or Electives |
| 16-18 | = Total Credits |
THIRD YEAR - Mandatory Study Abroad FALL (showing priority study abroad program in Berlin)
| 2 | Conversations in the Global Music Business: From Cryptocurrency to Big Data to Surviving the Future | Business & Technology |
| 2 | Classic Albums: The Berlin/Germany Edition | Writing, History, & Emergent Media |
| 4 | German Language Course | Liberal Arts |
| 6-8 | Recorded Music Electives (in Performance, Production, and/or Technology) and/or Liberal Arts course(s) | Elective(s) and/or Liberal Arts |
| 14-16 | = Total Credits |
THIRD YEAR - SPRING
| 2 | Mastering the Emergent Media Landscape: Professionalizing Your Writing & Storytelling Skills | Writing, History, & Emergent Media |
| 4 | Developing A Business Plan For Your Music Venture | Business & Technology |
| 2 | Worldmaking & Ethics: Transforming the Music Business through Activism & Social Justice Leadership | Business & Technology |
| 4 | Liberal Arts Course | Liberal Arts |
| 4-6 | Liberal Arts or Elective Course(s) | Liberal Arts or Electives |
| 16-18 | = Total Credits |
FOURTH YEAR - FALL
| 2 | Developing a Business Pitch For Your Music Venture | Business & Technology |
| 2 | Internship / Service Learning | Business & Technology / Internship |
| 4 | Liberal Arts Course | Liberal Arts |
| 4 | Liberal Arts Couse | Liberal Arts |
| 4-6 | Elective Course(s) | Electives |
| 16-18 | = Total Credits |
FOURTH YEAR - SPRING
| 0 | Professional Development: Working with an Industry Mentor IV | Business & Technology |
| 4 | Liberal Arts Course | Liberal Arts |
| 4 | Liberal Arts Course | Liberal Arts |
| 6-10 | Elective Course(s) | Electives |
| 14-18 | = Total Credits |