Graduate Music Degree Timeline

1. Complete the Graduate Application for Admission.

2. Complete the Graduate Application for Music Study.

3. Submit the Graduate Application for Assistantships, if desired – due February 1^st for Fall Semester.

4. Take the Graduate Music Diagnostic Exam – Fall Semester.

• Online Examination to be completed before AUGUST 21, 2023 for placement into Music Literature and Theory courses.  Please contact Dr. Jeremy Benson (JLBenson@jsu.edu) to access this exam.  All students have one hour to complete the history/literature portion and one additional hour to complete the theory portion.
• Music History Graduate Diagnostic Prep Guide
  1. Graduate Study Guide for Music History Diagnostic Exam
• Music Theory Graduate Diagnostic Prep Guide
  1. Diatonic Harmony Review
  2. Chromatic Harmony Review
  3. Harmonic Analysis
  4. Score ID Instructions
  5. Score Identification

5. Take the Graduate Music Diagnostic Exam – Spring Semester.

• Online Examination to be completed before January 5, 2024 for placement into Music Literature and Theory courses.  Please contact Dr. Jeremy Benson (JLBenson@jsu.edu) to access this exam.  All students have one hour to complete the history/literature portion and one additional hour to complete the theory portion.
• Music History Graduate Diagnostic Prep Guide
  1. Graduate Study Guide for Music History Diagnostic Exam
• Music Theory Graduate Diagnostic Prep Guide
  1. Diatonic Harmony Review
  2. Chromatic Harmony Review
  3. Harmonic Analysis
  4. Score ID Instructions
  5. Score Identification

6. Schedule an Appointment with Dr. Jeremy Benson, Graduate Studies Advisor, for Advisement before registering for classes (JLBenson@jsu.edu).

• Develop a Graduate Course of Study with the graduate music studies advisor during the first semester.

7. Complete Graduate Application for Comprehensive Exam/Degree.

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8. Submit Final Semester Plan after the completion of 26 credit hours.

• GRADUATION DEADLINES:
  • August 23, 2023 for Fall Graduation
  • TBD for Spring Graduation
  • TBD for Summer Graduation

9. Take Written Comprehensive Exam:
     Fall: Schedule the week of October 23, 2023 
     Spring: Schedule the week of March 11, 2024

• PART I Music Theory and Music History
• PART II Education and Research Methods, Music History and/or Area of Specialization

10. Take Oral Comprehensive Exam – Individually scheduled with candidate's committee members.
      Fall: Week of November 13, 2023;  Spring: Week of April 8, 2024