Graduate Student Information

NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS: 

Graduate Student Orientation

For information on Graduate Student Orientation, click here.

Diagnostic Exam Registration

New students must take diagnostic examinations in music theory and music history. To register for the exam, click here.

Please note: Registration will close and the link to register will be removed 3 weeks in advance of exams. Please make a special note of this and register early. Late registration will be granted only under extenuating circumstances, at the discretion of the Associate Director for Graduate Studies.

For information regarding content and preparation for these exams, please click here: (add link to this page: http://www.uni.edu/music/degree-programs-applied-studios/graduate/graduate-handbook/diagnostic-examinations)

CONTINUING GRADUATE STUDENTS:

Comprehensive Examinations: 

To register for on campus exams, click here. 

To register for off campus exams, click here for Music Theory and click here for Music History. 

Schedule of Upcoming Exams:

Written General Comprehensive exams, based on the core classes, and Music Education Specialty exams should be completed four (4) weeks prior to the end of the semester in which the student wishes to graduate. Students on the MM Vocal or Instrumental Performance or Jazz Pedagogy degree programs should contact their committee chairperson for information concerning Specialty Area Comprehensive Exams. Specialty Exams must be completed one (1) week prior to the end of the semester the student wishes to graduate. 

The exams generally follow this schedule:

Students whose primary language is not English may have 30 minutes of extra time for each exam, but must request this time one week in advance.   Students may bring a hardback or paperback dictionary. No electronic dictionaries or translation devices allowed. 

For more information and study guides, click here: (http://www.uni.edu/music/degree-programs-applied-studios/graduate/graduate-handbook/final-comprehensive-examinations)