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Graduate Study in Music

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Applying for Graduate Study in Music

 

1. Complete the online application and pay the fee: http://www.applyweb.com/apply/ukansg/

Fee schedule:

  • Domestic applicants
    • $45 online
    • $55 paper
  • International applicants
      • $55 online
      • $60 paper
  • Nondegree seeking
      • $30

* For Music Education or Music Therapy, follow separate directions from that division: http://www2.ku.edu/~memt/gradappproc.pdf

2. Music Performance students must schedule an audition at KU. International students who cannot travel here may arrange to send an audition CD. Conducting degrees require a pre-audition.

 

3. Order 1 transcript from each college you’ve attended and have them sent from those schools directly to us.

 

4. Other documents to send to the Department of Music and Dance:

  • 3 letters of recommendation (written within the past 2 years)

  • resume or vita

  • repertoire list (performance applicants)

  • GRE scores (doctoral program in Musicology or Theory only)

  • Application for Graduate Teaching Assistantship (optional)

Mailing address:
Director of Graduate Studies
Dept. of Music and Dance
University of Kansas
1530 Naismith Dr., room 460 Murphy
Lawrence, KS 66045

International Students must also send:

  • TOEFL or IELTS scores that are no more than 2 years old. TOEFL score requirements: http://www.oip.ku.edu/~oip/students/mepr/
  • Official documentation showing financial support equal to or greater to $21,521.00 for one year.

Additional Materials to Submit for Composition, Musicology and Theory:

  • Composition: 3-5 scores of original compositions and recordings
  • Musicology and Theory: 2-3 scholarly papers

English Language Proficiency

If your first language is not English, you must visit the Applied English Center at KU before enrolling for your first semester. You will be asked to take an English competency exam, and may be required to enroll in English language classes in order to reach proficiency. If you have a degree from a college in the U.S., U.K, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada, you will be granted a waiver from examination and English classes.  If you have been awarded a Graduate Teaching Assistantship, you must achieve a score of 50 on the SPEAK test and complete an interview with faculty or staff from KU. The IELTS or the iBT (Internet based TOEFL) test may be substituted for the SPEAK test if you have a score of 27 on the spoken component of the iBT or a score of 8.5 on the IELTS spoken section.

Application Forms (Downloadable)