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Graduate Music Admissions
Application Requirements | Degrees and Majors | Deadlines Audition Requirements | Audition/Interview Dates | FAQs
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Graduate school application materials should be mailed to:
1) Application - Click here to Apply Online NOTE: Professional Studies Applicants should email Kristi Morgridge for a paper application.
2) Application fee $60 for online application/$75 for paper application
3) Transcript – Applicants must submit one sealed 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 applicants 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.) This form is NOT REQUIRED, but can be used: Letter of Recommendation Form
5) Statement of professional plans and goals – This one-page statement should include your special interests within the discipline and expectations for the program. (This can be entered within your online application.)
6) Auditions/Interviews Auditions are required for:
Applicants in Composition, Music Education, Music Therapy, Music History, and Music Theory should see additional program requirements listed below.
RECORDED AUDITIONS: In cases where distance prevents a personal audition, a recorded audition (DVD preferred) may be considered. 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) Resume - An artistic resume is required of all applicants. Resumes can be mailed or sent via email to music@temple.edu. 9) TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all applicants whose native language is not English. Applicants with an undergraduate degree from an American university are exempt from taking the TOEFL.
Please see http://www.temple.edu/grad/admissions/international.htm for more information. 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. 10) Additional Departmental Requirements MM Performance, MM Pedagogy, MM Accompanying: Email music@temple.edu to schedule your audition. DMA Performance: Applicants are required to submit a pre-screening recording; DVDs are preferred. All recordings must include repertoire similar to the requirements listed for the Audition Requirements. Recordings must be recent performances. In addition, a research paper must be submitted with the pre-screening recording by December 1. Doctoral applicants should consult the section of the Graduate Bulletin online pertaining to the specific degree program of interest for any special departmental admission requirements. MM Composition: Applicants must submit evidence of compositional activity. 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. DMA Composition: Applicants must submit composition portfolio, GRE scores, and a research paper by December 1. Doctoral applicants should consult the section of the Graduate Bulletin online pertaining to the specific degree program of interest for any special departmental admission requirements.
MM Music History and MM Music Theory: Applicants must submit an undergraduate-level paper demonstrating the applicant's ability to analyze music and/or report research.
MM Music Education: Submit certification, Academic & Musical Profile; contact the department to schedule an interview. Please click here for a full list of admissions requirements. PhD Music Education: Submit all MM Music Education requirements, AND: submit a scholarly paper, GRE scores, 3 years of full-time teaching experience (minimum). Please click here for a full list of admissions requirements. Doctoral applicants should consult the section of the Graduate Bulletin online pertaining to the specific degree program of interest for any special departmental admission requirements. MMT Music Therapy: Applicants must submit a recorded audition; following this, the department will contact the applicant to schedule a personal interview. For those living too distant to appear in person, an audition recording and telephone interview may be acceptable. Admission by recorded audition is contingent pending a subsequent live audition by the Music Therapy Department. PhD Music Therapy: Applicants must complete an audition and interview; all applicants must submit a scholarly paper and Music Therapy certification. Also, all applicants must have five years of full-time clinical experience. Doctoral applicants should consult the section of the Graduate Bulletin online pertaining to the specific degree program of interest for any special departmental admission requirements.
Professional Studies Certificate: Please visit Admission and other Academic 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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