<p>Exactly connections! I’ve been trying to think of how to say that -
“I think one of the differences is that the BA programs are a less structured schedule across the four years (you have more choices in classes) whereas the conservatory is structured for you, and the conservatory is focused nearly entirely on theatre-related work.”
I would say this is a major difference this discussion has been trying to pin down.
Some schools maybe very close in credits to a conservatory but it is where the credits come from that makes the difference. I would guess too that students in a conservatory have schedules that all look very similar and students in a BA or a not quite conservatory BFA have some differing classes based on their choices.</p>