Graduate Admission

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree in music from an institution accredited by the proper regional accrediting association, or, in the judgment of the School of Music Faculty, have equivalent competencies. Applicants should have attained a grade point average of 3.0 or better for all undergraduate work and achieved satisfactory scores on the degree-appropriate entrance examinations.

Scores on the verbal and quantitative sections of the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are required for admission as a prospective candidate for most graduate degrees. The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) may be used in lieu of scores on the GRE for admission to the MMED, EdS, and EdD degree programs.

Your admissions application is reviewed jointly by Graduate Admissions and the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Part of your materials should be sent to Graduate Admissions and part to the School of Music:

Submit to the Graduate Admissions Office:

• Domestic applicants = $75 for the first major, $40 for the second major and $30 for the third major. International applicants = $100 for the first major, $40 for the second major and $30 for the third major. Former UGA graduate students returning within four terms of their last registration will pay the reduced rate of $25 for the application fee..

• Domestic students, applications are due by July 1 for fall semester, November 15 for spring semester, April 1 for May and extended summer sessions, and May 1 for the summer semester. For foreign students, it is due by April 15 for fall semester, October 15 for spring semester, and February 15 for the summer term.

• Two official transcripts (in sealed envelopes) from each institution of higher education attended, except the University of Georgia

• Official test scores submitted from the testing agency directly to the Graduate School

• Georgia residency application (if appropriate)

• Additional materials required of international applicants

Submit to the School of Music Graduate Office:

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