Every applicant for admission to the graduate music program must submit:

• An application form
• The application fee
• Official transcripts of all previous college and university work
• Three current letters of recommendation
• An essay of 300-500 words on your professional goals
• A professional résumé

In addition, applicants to the School of Music graduate program must fulfill the following requirements prior to enrollment:

• A baccalaureate degree or its equivalent in music or music education
• An audition, (by invitation only; see below) Music Education applicants submit additional materials in lieu of an audition.
• For studies in Music Education or Conducting, on year or its equivalent of full-time teaching or conducting experience.

Applicants in COMPOSITION must also submit:

• Scores of three representative works from three different performance media showing originality and technical competence
• Recordings (CD, cassette, and / or VHS video tape) of three representative workds (to correspond with scores above, if possible)
• Complete list of works with first performances arranged chronologically

Applicants in CONDUCTING must also submit:

• A videotape which contains at least 15 minutes of conducting, at least one-half of which should be of a performance
• A complete repertoire list of works performed

Applicants in JAZZ STUDIES must also submit:

• A representative repertoire list of works performed
• A recent recording that contains at least fifteen minutes of a live performance including a demonstration of your improvisational abilities

Applicants in MUSIC EDUCATION must also submit:

• A videotape which contains a 10-15 minute teaching sequence from a classroom or rehearsal setting
• A written, critical analysis of the teaching episode on the videotape
• An essay of 1000 words on a current topic in music education
• Evidence of a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent in music education

Applicants in PERFORMANCE must also submit: