Music Performance, Certificate

Admission

Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree (or the equivalent) in music performance, complete an on-campus audition (a recorded audition may be sufficient for consideration of provisional admission), and fulfill the general requirements for admission to The Graduate School, including the submission of three recommendations.

Applicants whose native language is not English are also required to submit a satisfactory score on the TOEFL, the IELTS Intl. Academic Course Type 2 exam, or the Duolingo Exam. The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 190 (computer-based) or 520 (paper-based). The minimum acceptable overall band score on the IELTS Intl. Academic Course Type 2 exam is 5.5. The minimum acceptable score on the Duolingo exam is 120. 

Certificate Requirements (18 Hours)

Major Area (10-12 Hours)

Course Title Credits
Advisor-approved Applied Study chosen from MUSC 711A-MUSC 711Z8-10
MUSC 796Solo Recital1
Select one hour of the following:1
Opera Role
Concerto Recital
Chamber Recital
Solo Recital
Total Credit Hours10-12

Electives (6-8 Hours)

Course Title Credits
Advisor-approved MUSC courses 500-level and above; cannot include MUSC 523; cannot include additional credits of MUSC 711A-MUSC 711Z; cannot include more than four credits of MUSC 734A-MUSC 734V and/or MUSC 735AMUSC 735U in total6-8
Total Credit Hours6-8