musicianmom

CIM and Case Western Reserve are two separate institutions. At the undergrad level, CIM grants a BM. Case awards its music students a BA in Music or B. S. in Music Ed.

There is a great deal of cooperation between the two schools. CIM is adjacent to the Case campus. CIM students take their liberal arts requirements at Case, enrolling through CIM as CIM students. Case music students take theory at CIM, although the sequence is not the same as the sequence that CIM students take. Music history is taught by Case professors with both CIM and Case students in the same class. Case students study their instruments with CIM professors. The performing ensembles are separate.

We know many students at CIM. A few have completed the CIM/Case double degree which is a 5 year program leading to degrees from both insitutions. I am told that unless a student is enrolled in the double degree, there is little interaction between CIM and Case students.

As a CIM student, the ability to choose from all the Case course offerings for the liberal arts requirements gives many more options for completing liberal arts requirements than some of the other stand alone conservatories that offer only their own sequence of humanities courses.