With regular performance opportunities, internationally touring ensembles, and a strong scholarship program, the Southwestern Adventist University Department of Music is committed to providing students with the tools needed to become successful. Find out what you can do with a music degree by contacting the Department.
What sets us apart
- Small class sizes with dedicated professors
- Field experience from freshman year to graduation
We focus on preparation for the classroom, performance, composition, and other relevant settings so students can pursue a career as a/an:
- Elementary teacher
- Musical composer
- Musical instructor
- Musical performer
- Secondary teacher
- Studio performer
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How SWAU Ranks
SWAU music graduates show great passion for their area, which opens doors for successful careers in flourishing organizations.
70+
Performance opportunities on and off campus each year
98%
Of students start their careers or get graduate school offers within one year of graduating
100+
Of students of all majors engage in professional music performances each year
Events
Sep
17
5:00 PM -
Résumé Prep Workshop
Sep
17
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Sep
18
12:00 PM -
Slad Meeting
Sep
18
8:00 PM -
Self-Care/Stress Relief Workshop
Sep
19
9:00 PM -
Afterglow
Sep
20
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Sep
20
4:45 PM -
Refugio (The Refuge)
Sep
22
6:00 PM -
Scholarship Gala
Sep
23
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Sep
27
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Sep
27
3:00 PM -
SWAY-Jam Session
Sep
27
3:00 PM -
Uplift Card Ministry
Sep
28
6:30 PM -
Table Talk
Sep
30
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Sep
30
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Oct
1
All Day -
Ignite Service Day
Oct
1
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Oct
2
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Oct
3
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Oct
4
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Oct
4
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Oct
4
7:00 PM -
May Family Birthday Event
Oct
5
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Oct
6
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Oct
7
All Day -
Wentzel Family
Oct
8
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Oct
9
6:00 PM -
SWAU STEM Arts Showcase
Oct
11
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Oct
11
7:00 PM -
Nursing Dedication
Oct
11
7:00 PM -
Private Reservation - James The
Oct
12
6:30 PM -
Table Talk
Oct
14
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Oct
15
8:00 AM -
Mid-Semester
Oct
15
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Oct
16
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
17
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
18
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
18
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Oct
19
All Day -
Fall Holiday
Oct
21
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Oct
22
8:00 AM -
SWAU Career Fair
Oct
22
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Oct
23
5:00 PM -
University Days
Oct
24
8:00 AM -
Deadline for SU Incompletes
Oct
24
8:00 AM -
University Days
Oct
25
10:00 AM -
University Days
Oct
25
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Oct
25
3:00 PM -
Uplift Card Ministry
Oct
26
6:30 PM -
Table Talk
Oct
28
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Oct
30
8:00 PM -
Self-Care/Stress Relief Workshop
Oct
31
8:00 AM -
Last Day to Withdraw
Oct
31
5:00 PM -
Cancelled - Vespers
Oct
31
7:30 PM -
Departmental Vespers
Nov
1
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Nov
2
All Day -
SWAU Thanks & Giving Run 2025
Nov
3
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
3
8:00 AM -
Spring Registration Begins
Nov
4
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
4
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Nov
5
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
5
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Nov
6
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
7
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
8
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Nov
9
3:00 PM -
University Experience
Nov
9
6:30 PM -
Table Talk
Nov
10
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
10
8:00 AM -
University Experience
Nov
11
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
11
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Nov
12
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
12
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Nov
13
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
14
All Day -
Advising Weeks Begins
Nov
15
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Nov
16
6:30 PM -
Table Talk
Nov
18
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Nov
19
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Nov
22
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Nov
22
3:00 PM -
Uplift Card Ministry
Nov
24
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
25
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
25
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Nov
26
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
27
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
28
All Day -
Thanksgiving Break
Nov
29
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Dec
1
7:30 AM -
Instruction Begins
Dec
2
5:00 PM -
Women’s Bible Study
Dec
3
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Dec
6
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Dec
7
6:30 PM -
Table Talk
Dec
10
7:30 PM -
Wednesday Knight Worship
Dec
13
3:00 PM -
Hopps Museum
Dec
15
7:30 AM -
Examinations
Dec
16
7:30 AM -
Examinations
Dec
17
7:30 AM -
Examinations
Dec
17
7:00 PM -
Nurses' Pinning
Dec
17
7:30 PM -
Christmas Vacation Begins
Dec
18
7:00 PM -
December Commencement
Dec
21
6:00 PM -
Community Band Concert
Jan
11
9:00 AM -
Floorball Tournament
Jan
11
10:00 AM -
Last Day to Register
Jan
12
7:30 AM -
Instruction Begins
Jan
16