Music, Composition Concentration, M.M.

1. A Bachelor of Music degree, or a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Music or a bachelor’s degree, from an accredited institution, with a minimum of 24 upper division units of music comparable to those required at this University; 

2. The student must request all institutions of higher learning attended to send official copies of transcripts directly to the Office of Admissions and Records. Transcripts presented to the Admissions Office by the student are not acceptable. Graduates of California State University, Long Beach must follow these same procedures when making application to the Master of Music in music program; 

3. All applicants must complete the Bob Cole Conservatory Graduate Placement Examination before they register for courses applicable to the Master of Music degree.

4. Criteria according to concentration:  

A. Composition: submission and approval of a portfolio of representative original scores and evidence of baccalaureate-level competency as required in the Bachelor of Music Composition Option; 

B. Conducting: successful completion of a conducting audition and approval by the conducting faculty; 

C. Performance/Jazz Studies: Performance-Opera; Jazz Studies; and Instrumental/Vocal: an audition both at a performance level and with a repertoire on an instrument or in voice acceptable to the faculty of the specific performance medium. 

D. A GPA of 3.00 or better in upper division Music courses. Students who do not meet the 3.00 GPA requirement or specified balance within the required 24 units of upper division music but who possess outstanding or unusual qualifications that promise a significant contribution to the Master of Music program may petition for a special review.