International College of Music—Malaysia

Students transferring from ICOM to Berklee must earn a grade of “C” (3.00/4.00 GPA) or better in each course specified in the Berklee Global Partner (BGP) credit transfer agreement (see "Courses and Credits" below) to receive credit. 

In this case, the student will enter Berklee as a transfer student. In the first semester of study, they will be required to take the Entering Student Placement Assessment (ESPA) for course placement in core music courses. They may transfer in any applicable liberal arts and sciences courses admissible under the transfer credit policy in place at the time of the student's matriculation to Berklee.

Admissions: ICOM students who wish to transfer to Berklee are required to go through Berklee's official undergraduate admissions process(Opens in a new window). Students accepted to Berklee will receive transfer credit for courses taken at ICOM in accordance with an agreement between the two schools. Transferring students must send Berklee an official transcript showing all courses specified as completed with a satisfactory grade of "C" or better before credit transfer at Berklee can take place.

ICOM students planning to transfer to Berklee under this agreement must do so within four years after completing their program of study at ICOM.

Students seeking to transfer credit to Berklee must first take the steps outlined in the Pre-Approval Process to determine whether the desired course(s) qualify for transfer.

• Students may transfer up to 24 credits of liberal arts courses toward their liberal arts requirements at Berklee.
  • Only 15 of those 24 credits can be completed and transferred in after a student has started their studies at Berklee.
  • Those 15 credits can be applied to a student’s academic requirements as follows: 9 credits can be applied to liberal arts requirements, and 6 credits can be applied to general elective requirements. 
• Students in the Bachelor of Music or Arts degree programs must earn a minimum of 39 credits in liberal arts and may use 6 additional liberal arts credits (two courses) as general elective credit.
• Students in the Professional Diploma program must earn a minimum of 6 credits in liberal arts and may use up to 12 liberal arts credits (four courses) as general elective credits.

See detailed information about transfers of liberal arts courses(Opens in a new window) and general elective courses(Opens in a new window).

• Ensembles: 
  •  ICOM transfer students will receive up to 3 transfer credits in ensembles after completing one or two credits per course taken at ICOM based on credit equivalency with an average grade of “C” or better.
  • All students are required to enroll in an ensemble in their first semester at Berklee.
     
• Principal Instrument:
  • Principal instrument courses (private lessons) taken at a BGP school are nontransferable.
  • Berklee’s policy states that all students, including transfer students, must participate in and pass a minimum of four semesters of principal instrument instruction at Berklee, regardless of their level of proficiency. 
  • All transfer students are required to take a Berklee instrumental/vocal proficiency placement examination upon arrival at Berklee to ensure appropriate placement in principal instrument courses.

Berklee College of Music students must meet the following requirements to qualify for graduation:

• Residency: All students, including candidates transferring from another school, are normally required to complete a minimum of four semesters of full-time attendance and earn a minimum of 60 credits (48 credits for diploma students) at Berklee College of Music in order to graduate. Credit by exam (CBX), advanced placement credit, CLEP credit, and transfer credit do not count as residency requirement credits, even if earned while at Berklee College of Music. This requirement will be applied regardless of the number of credits transferred.
• Attain at least a 2.70 cumulative GPA in all major courses and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.
• Complete the principal instrument proficiency level, as specified by the major.
• Complete a required final project in the chosen area of concentration, as described and approved by the department chair (as applicable).
• For music education majors, complete all observation and student teaching requirements.
• For music therapy majors, complete all coursework and a six-month, full-time, post-coursework internship.
• Fulfill all financial obligations to the college.

Learn more about the requirements to graduate(Opens in a new window).

We encourage you to review the Berklee Global Academic Partner Berklee Track Guidebook(Opens in a new window), which provides comprehensive information about the credit transfer process.

Required Transfer Credits: 31 

*Berklee core music courses required by some Berklee degree programs

Additional Potential Transfer Credits: 20 
Note: Contact the academic advisor at this institution to ask about the courses below.

Potential Transfer Credit Summary
Required Transfer Credits: 31 
Additional Potential Transfer Credits: 20
Ensemble Credits: 3
Potential Transfer Credit Total: 54