Admission Requirements and Deadlines
Music Education,
PHD
Deadline
Fall: August 15 Spring: December 1 Application Type:
Applications are processed as they arrive up to the deadline date.
Letters of reference
Number Required:2From whom:
Evaluations can be from a variety of sources who know the abilities of the applicant. Evaluators should be able to provide insight into your abilities and talents, as well as comment on your aptitude for graduate study.
Statement
of Goals:
The Statement of Goals should include your special interests within the discipline and expectations for the program.
Standardized
Test Scores:
The GRE/MAT is required. .Minimum TOEFL score or range of scores needed to be accepted:
575 on the paper-based version or 230 on the computer-based version of the TOEFL examination to be considered for admission. Any students admitted with a TOEFL score below 600 on the paper-based or 250 on the computer-based examination must pass an English skills course during their first semester at Temple University.
Interview:
After the admissions application has been received by Temple University, applicants should contact the Department at 215-204-8310 to schedule a personal interview.
Resume:
A resume is required.
Other:
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 the general admissions credentials required of all Temple University graduate applicants, Boyer College of Music specialized admission criteria (i.e., auditions, portfolios, interviews, recommendations, departmental term papers, and standardized examinations) are very 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 the level of success in meeting the 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 requir
Applicants must have public school certification. A minimum of two years' successful elementary or secondary teaching experience is required.
Background
Experience Required
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Advanced Standing
The program consists of 60 discrete credits taken beyond the Master's degree. At the time of admission, the entire master's degree serves as advanced standing credits; these credits are not counted toward the 60 required credits in the doctoral degree. However, students may transfer into the doctoral degree up to 12 additional graduate credits in coursework taken beyond the Master's degree. Typically, this coursework is undertaken after admission to the Ph.D. degree and must be approved by the major advisor and the Associate Dean.
The maximum number of advanced standing credits awarded is 32.
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