以Berklee CWP(Contemporary Writing and Production 學士文憑為例,必修120學分才能畢業,課程分為大塊,A.每種主修個別專業領域經些課程,共30學分: B.核心能力課程,共為43學分,這是所有學生都必須修課,而且會擋住你的精修課程,表示你必須先修和聲學或其他基礎課成,才能宣示你的主修(如:錄音工程),才能修業到自己專業精修課程。
Entering Student Proficiency Assessment (ESPA)
The proficiency assessment enables Berklee to determine whether advanced levels of arranging, harmony, and ear training are right for you and to place you in classes with students of similar musical knowledge. All first-semester students will take an entering student proficiency assessment. It is important to remember that you cannot “pass or fail” the assessment and that no grade will be assigned to it.