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Special Requirements for Master's Degree

Diagnostic Exams
During the week preceding the semester in which a graduate student enrolls he/she will take music theory and music history diagnostic exams. Appropriate remedial course work may be required as a result of the exams. In addition, graduate students with majors in vocal performance, collaborative piano, and church music with vocal performance emphasis will be tested over their knowledge of Italian, German, and French lyric diction. If the student is deficient in any of these languages he/she will be expected to enroll in an appropriate diction course.

Degree Completion
The normal time for completion of the requirements for the degree ranges from two semesters and a summer to four semesters. A minimum of two semesters in residence or three consecutive summer sessions in residence and thirty (30) semester hours are required. No correspondence work may be counted for graduate credit.

Ensembles
Enrollment in an ensemble, as assigned by the conducting faculty, is required throughout the term of residence. Students in piano performance and piano pedagogy may fulfill the ensemble requirement through accompanying as assigned by the Coordinator of Accompanying. Students in Music Education are exempted from ensemble participation, unless required by scholarship agreement.

Candidacy
Students will be admitted to candidacy upon successful completion of Music 5320 and nine (9) hours in their major field, the courses to be approved by the major professor and the director of graduate studies in music.

Upon admission to candidacy, students may register for thesis or the second graduate recital.

Oral Exams
All candidates for a master's degree must pass a comprehensive oral examination.

Unconditional Graduate Standing and Probation
Every graduate student must maintain a 3.0 average in graduate work. Failure to maintain this average in any semester will result in the student being placed on probation for the next semester. The average must be raised to 3.0 by the end of the probationary semester or the student will be dismissed from the graduate program.