All candidates for the Degree of Master of Music will be required to register for courses which combine course work, performance or work-study internships and which can normally be completed over two years by full-time study. Recital requirements as specified within each specific program option are considered as thesis equivalents. Comprehensive examinations are not administered. The normal residency period in Conducting may, in some instances, be reduced through summer and intersession study or through a reduction of the credit requirements based on prior professional experience. Candidates for the Degree are required to complete the core courses in the first year of the program. Principal and secondary applied course credits make up the largest concentration of program requirements and are intended to be taken over two years. Courses in secondary concentrations and electives make up the balance of the program.

All candidates for the M.Mus. Degree must complete 36 credit hours which include MU 6001 and MU 6002.

1. All candidates in Conducting (Choral Conducting, Instrumental Conducting or Choral/Instrumental Conducting) must also complete the following courses: 6210, 6310, 6100; one of 6006, 6007 or 6008; and a total of six credits chosen from 6211, 7210, 6212, 6213, 6311, 7310, 6312 or 6313. Of the remaining 12 credit hours in electives, and with the approval of the Associate Director for Graduate Studies in the School of Music, 3 credit hours may be from related disciplines.

2. All candidates in Performance (solo voice, instrument or chamber music) must also complete 645A/B, 745A/B; 6700, 6750; 6005 or 6009; and 4 credits chosen from 646A/B or 6500-6503. Of the remaining 6 credit hours in electives, and with the approval of the Associate Director for Graduate Studies in the School of Music, 3 credit hours may be from related disciplines.

3. All candidates in Performance/Pedagogy (solo voice or instrument) must also complete 647A/B, 747A/B, 6400, 6600, 6650 and 4 credits chosen from 646A/B or 6500-6503. Of the remaining 6 credit hours in electives, and with the approval of the Associate Director for Graduate Studies in the School of Music, 3 credit hours may be from related disciplines.

4. Further courses may be required depending on the background of the individual student.