The attendance pattern for this course is normally full time. Part time study may be permitted upon successful application.

Candidates in this combined degree program will be under the general supervision of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Music Studies. They will then be under the supervision of the Faculty of Medicine (Sydney Medical School).

The Deans of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Faculty of Medicine shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned with the combined course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions.

Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Sydney is either on the basis of completion of secondary study via the NSW Higher School Certificate, leading to the award of an Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking (ATAR) or equivalent. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking.

In addition, admission to this course requires the applicant:

to participate in a semi structured interview at the Faculty of Medicine; and

to complete a music skills test or jazz aptitude test and depending on the applicant's proposed Principal Study:

(i)  Principal Study in Composition, submit at least three compositions in different performance media which should represent their present level of achievement as composers and attend an interview;

(ii)  Principal Study in Musicology, present an example of recent written work and attend an interview;

(iii)  Principal Study in Performance, undertake a practical audition in the nominated instrument or in voice.

The results of this process will form part of the ranking of applicants.

The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Music Studies are set out in the Table of units of study for Undergraduate Degrees from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

The units of study that may be undertaken for the Bachelor of Medicine and the Bachelor of Surgery are set out in the table of units for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine.

To qualify for the award of both degrees, a candidate must successfully complete 336 credit points, comprising:

144 credit points as required for the award of the Bachelor of Music Studies and reach the minimum levels of achievement as set out in the table below; and

192 credit points specified in the resolutions for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine; and

one zero credit point Medicine unit of study in the first three years of the program.

Principal Studies available for the Bachelor of Music Studies are listed under the course resolution for the Bachelor of Music Studies.

Candidates must complete all requirements for the Bachelor of Music Studies, including the designated Science units of study, in minimum time and must maintain a minimum average mark of 65 in all units of study in the Bachelor of Music Studies, this being the minimum achievement required for admission to candidature for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Failure to maintain required progression and minimum result requirements will result in candidates being transferred from the combined degree program to the Bachelor of Music Studies with full credit for the units of study completed.

Honours is available to meritorious candidates, in either or both the Bachelor of Music Studies or Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Honours in the Bachelor of Music Studies requires completion of one additional full time year of study. Candidates who enrol in the honours year at the completion of the Bachelor of Music Studies will suspend enrolment in the combined degree and transfer to the Bachelor of Music Studies (Honours) candidature and enrol in fourth year units of study, before returning to complete the combined award. Honours can also be attempted at the completion of the combined pass program.

Admission and award requirements for honours in the Bachelor of Music Studies are listed in the resolution for the Bachelor of Music Studies degree.

Honours in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery requires successful completion of an alternative set of units completed within the normal timeframe of the pass degree. Admission and award requirements for honours are listed in the Course Resolution relating to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

The Bachelor of Music Studies is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Third Class according to the conditions specified in the resolutions of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery is awarded as either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes ranging from First Class to Second Class (Division 2) according to the conditions specified in the course resolutions relating to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Candidates for the award of either Honours degree who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the relevant pass degree.

Cross-institutional study is not available in this course.

A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete the Bachelor of Music Studies in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree. Completion of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in the future will require a new application for admission to candidature for that course and completion in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2011 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.