Admission

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling Admissions Begin February 1

Acceptance Notifications Begin April 1

Minimum Requirements

• Initial licensure in music
• Undergrad degree in music education (2.85 GPA)
• Two years of teaching experience

Application Materials

• Application with nonrefundable application fee of $50
• Letter of introduction
• Professional resumé
• Two recommendations (one personal, one professional); forms are included in the application
• Three to four page typed essay on your philosophy of teaching and the importance of music in the school curriculum
• One official transcript from each undergraduate or graduate institution you have attended
• Video demonstration of your teaching (please review guidelines)
• Conducting Seminar Application and video demonstration of conducting (only required for applicants who wish to waive GMU616 Techniques of Conducting and substitute the upper level conducting course)
• Copy of teaching license
• Current negative Mantoux (TB) test as required by the state of Massachusetts and a record of immunization for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); TB test must be no more than three years old to be considered current
• International students: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• Interview with the Program Director. This is a requirement for full admission, however, it can be completed during your first summer of classes without affecting your initial acceptance to the program

Your acceptance to the program will be determined by the Director of Graduate Studies in Music Education following a careful review of your application materials. If you do not meet the minimum requirements for admission or your admissions materials are incomplete, you may be granted provisional status and take up to nine (9) hours of courses. After completing no more than nine (9) hours, you are expected to have matriculated by meeting all of the admissions requirements.

Summer Timeline

February 1  Rolling admissions begin

March 1      Scholarship applications due

April 1        Acceptance notifications begin

June 21      First day of MMEd classes

June 30      Refund requests due: refunds will not be issued after this date.

July 1         Registration deadline for workshops (Late fee applies to registrations postmarked after this date.)

July 5         Holiday–no classes

July 12–16   Workshop week

August 6     Last day of MMEd classes

August 9     Comprehensive exams (for students wo have completed all summer coursework)