Graduate Admissions

Master's Degree Programs

General Admission Requirements

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:

• Application form and a $50.00 application-processing fee, non-refundable. For domestic students, this application is 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

For online application and all forms and information visit the UGA Graduate School website.

Submit to the School of Music Graduate Office:

• The Graduate Application

 

Degree-Specific Admission Requirements

Note: After admission and prior to registration, all master's degree students are required to take diagnostic examinations in music theory, music history and literature, and keyboard skills. These examinations are conducted each semester during phase two registration. The examinations are used to assess the general readiness of the student for study at the master's level. The needs of the individual, as determined by the examination, may be met by:

1. enrolling in appropriate courses for credit or audit;
2. independent study;
3. tutorial.

Credit earned in undergraduate remedial courses is not applicable to degree requirements.

Master of Arts

Applicants must submit a writing sample, preferably of term-paper length.

Master of Music: Performance

Students must audition for admission observing the listed repertoire requirements.

Master of Music: Composition

Students must audition for admission observing the listed repertoire requirements.

Master of Music: Music Literature

Applicants must submit a writing sample, preferably of term-paper length.

Master of Music: Music Education

Applicants must hold or be eligible for Georgia State Teacher Certification (T-4) in music before full admission can be granted. Eligibility for certification usually requires that an applicant possess an undergraduate degree in music education or have completed the certification requirements.

Applicants not eligible for T-4 certification, but otherwise eligible for admission, may be granted conditional admission to the M.M.Ed. degree while simultaneously completing certifcation requirements. Post-baccalaureate certification requirements.