▁by ▁a ▁sem ester ▁calendar ▁and ▁first - year ▁students ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁courses ▁in ▁health , ▁communication , ▁religion , ▁and ▁culture . ▁An ▁hon ors ▁program ▁is ▁offered ▁for ▁motiv ated ▁students . ▁ ▁Con cord ia ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Open ▁Do ors ] ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁twenty ▁b ac cala ure ate ▁institutions ▁that ▁send ▁students ▁abroad . ▁The ▁college ▁offers ▁four ▁global ▁education ▁programs ▁and ▁offers ▁instruction ▁in ▁nine ▁languages . ▁Moreover , ▁students ▁are ▁permitted ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁two ▁neighbor ing ▁univers ities , ▁Minnesota ▁State ▁University ▁Mo or head ▁and ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁University , ▁for ▁course ▁credit ▁to ▁their ▁degrees . ▁ ▁Student ▁life ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁maintain s ▁five ▁cho irs , ▁three ▁bands , ▁two ▁orch est ras , ▁three ▁jazz ▁ens emb les , ▁two ▁per cussion ▁ens emb les , ▁and ▁two ▁hand bell ▁cho irs . ▁Histor ically , ▁music ▁education ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁college ' s ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁formation , ▁when ▁piano ▁and ▁organ ▁less ons ▁were ▁taught ▁by ▁one ▁instruct or . ▁The ▁college ▁has ▁since ▁expanded ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁music ▁department ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁fac ulty , ▁which ▁offers ▁five ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁degrees ▁and ▁two ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degrees . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Con cord ia ▁Ch oir ▁is ▁a ▁ 7 8 - member ▁mixed ▁cho ir ▁that ▁travel s ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁has ▁performed ▁at ▁major ▁performance ▁ven ues , ▁including ▁Car neg