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Graduate music admissionsApplication Requirements | Degrees and Majors | Deadlines Audition Requirements | Audition/Interview Dates | FAQs APPLICATION REQUIREMENTSGraduate school application materials should be mailed to:
1) Application - Click here to Apply Online
2) $50 application fee
3) Transcript – Applicants must submit one certified copy of official academic records from every college and university previously attended, including Temple University. All applicants must present credentials that are the equivalent of the Bachelor of Music degree at Temple University, which is based on a curriculum of 125 to 136 hours. Doctoral candidates must hold the Master of Music degree (or the equivalent) in the field of specialization from an accredited institution. Applicants who are accepted for admission with deficiencies will find the deficiencies noted in the letter of admission. Deficiencies must be removed prior to completion of the degree.
4) Letters of recommendation (2) – Letters of recommendation should be written by evaluators providing insight into your abilities and talents, as well as comment on your aptitude for graduate study. (Students holding a bachelor's degree from the Boyer College of Music within the previous twelve months are exempt from this requirement.)
5) Statement of professional plans and goals – This one-page statement should include your special interests within the discipline and expectations for the program. 6) Auditions/Interviews Auditions are required for:
Applicants in Composition, Music Education, Music History, and Music Theory are not required to audition. Additional program requirements are listed below.
In cases where distance prevents a personal audition, a taped audition may be considered. A CD or audio cassette may be sent to Mr. James Short at the address shown below. Guidelines: Present a good, clear recording of your best playing. Indicate on the recording container the instrument or voice as well as your name and address. Interviews are required for:
7) GRE/MAT - Doctoral applicants in Music Education and Composition must submit scores from either the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). GRE/MAT scores are not required for Master's and Professional Studies applicants, nor for DMA applicants in Performance. 8) TOEFL Scores - All Boyer doctoral applicants must submit minimum scores of 600 on the paper-based version or 250 on the computer-based version of the TOEFL examination in order to be considered for admission. NOTE: Any student admitted with a TOEFL score below 600 on the paper-based or 250 on the computer-based examination must pass an English skills course or successfully pass the SPEAK test during the first semester of enrollment at Temple University. 9) Additional Departmental Requirements Composition: Applicants must submit evidence of compositional activity. Any compositions submitted will be returned to the applicant. If an applicant has enrolled in the Seminar in Composition prior to his or her application for formal admission to the program in Composition, the work accomplished there may serve to meet this entrance requirement, if satisfactory.
Music History and Music Theory: Applicants must submit an undergraduate-level paper demonstrating the applicant's ability to analyze music and/or report research.
Music Therapy: Applicants are required to have a personal interview. Interviews may be arranged after the student has submitted an application for admission by contacting the Coordinator of Music Therapy. For those living too distant to appear in person, an audition tape and telephone interview may be acceptable. Admission by taped audition is contingent pending a subsequent live audition by the Music Therapy.
Professional Studies Certificate: Please visit Admission and other Academic Requirements
Doctoral candidates should consult the section of the Graduate Bulletin online pertaining to the specific degree program of interest for any special departmental admission requirements. Due to the large number of applications for admission and the competitive nature of its music programs, the College admits only a portion of its applicants. In addition to general admissions credentials required of Temple University graduate applicants, Boyer College of Music specialized admission criteria (i.e., auditions, portfolios, interviews, recommendations, departmental term papers, and standardized examinations) are heavily weighted in Boyer College of Music admission decisions. Graduate applicants may be rejected for admission for failing to obtain the required level of proficiency in any one area of the specialized admission criteria regardless of meeting Temple University general admission criteria. In addition to the level of success demonstrated in the above-mentioned criteria, a final admission factor is the College's Optimum Enrollment Policy. This Policy may preclude the admission of any student who meets the minimum requirements.
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