The mission of the Graduate Program is to provide qualified students with additional training and experience in research and performance as well as professional development opportunities.

Graduate degrees prepare students for professional work in performing, conducting, composing and arranging, teaching, administration and research.

Graduates of our program hold positions in professional ensembles across the country and around the world, perform as soloists worldwide, and hold teaching, administrative and arts positions in public and private institutions of all kinds.

We take pride in our dedicated and accomplished graduate faculty, the flexibility of our courses of graduate study, and the environment that encourages collaboration and fosters a vibrant intellectual community.

• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 as computed on the last 60 credits of your degree. Doctoral applicants should expect a completed Master's degree before matriculation.
• Bachelor of Music degree completed before matriculation. (Applicants with undergraduate majors other than music may be considered under special circumstances).
• Performing, composing, research skills ability sufficient to pass an audition/scholarly review and ensure success in graduate study.
• Three letters of recommendation.
• GRE scores if applicable (from general exam only - code for ETS is 1846) Needed only for Music Theory, Music History, Ethnomusicology and a PhD in Music Education. (GRE Music not required.)
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: a minimum TOEFL score of 92 (iTOEFL or 237 for Computer-based) for full admission, scores of 80-92 (iTOEFL) will require taking a placement test and at least one semester of English as a Second Language. (code for ETS is 1846) The minimum score needed is:
  * 580 on a paper based exam
  * 237 on a computer based exam (CBT)
  * 92 on the internet based exam (iBT)
  * 7 on the IELTS exam
  * or 82 on the MELAB exam.
  The School of Music may petition for the admission of students with lower scores. International students who successfully completed a bachelor's degree at a United States institution are not required to submit a TOEFL score.