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School of Music Graduate Handbook

Table of Contents

1. Admissions

   1. Application Requirements for Degree-seeking Students
   2. Audition Requirements
   3. Acceptance
   4. Diagnostic Exams
   5. Non-Degree Graduate Students
   6. Renewed Enrollment

2. Degree Curricula

   1. Composition
   2. Conducting, Choral Track
   3. Conducting, Instrumental Track
   4. Master of Music Degree with a Double Major (PDF)
   5. Music Education, non-thesis option
   6. Music Education, thesis option
   7. Music History
   8. Music Theory
   9. Performance
   10. Piano Pedagogy, non-thesis option
   11. Piano Pedagogy, thesis option

3. Graduate Courses

   1. Course Offerings (PDF)
   2. Course Rotation (PDF)

4. Academic Advising and Course Registration

   1. Graduate Music Advisors
   2. On-line Registration

5. Thesis Guidelines

   1. Music Education, Music History, Music Theory, and Piano Pedagogy degrees
      1. Thesis Proposal Form (PDF for above listed degrees only)
   2. Composition degree
   3. Required title page (All MM theses)

6. Final Recital Guidelines (Conducting and Performance degrees)

   1. Graded Recital Form (PDF)
   2. Student/Faculty Event Form (PDF)
   3. Facility Set-up and Recording Request Form (PDF)

7. Final Oral Comprehensive Exam

8. Tuition and Fees

9. Assistantships and Waivers

   1. Description
   2. Application form (PDF)

10. Graduation and Commencement

11. Academic Policies

    1. Transfer Credit
    2. Grading System
    3. Grade Reports
    4. Time Limits on Degrees
    5. Transcript Requests

12. Miscellaneous Information

    1. Student ID and Parking Permits
    2. Library Policies
    3. Computer Account
    4. Health and Counseling Services
    5. Housing Options