Graduate Admissions
Audition Days
Friday, January 31, 2025 (morning only)Saturday, February 1, 2025 (afternoon only)
*Saturday, February 15, 2025 (all day)
- Graduate Applications: The deadline for all degree programs and specializations is December 15, 2024.
- Required Auditions: All required auditions, whether in-person or video, must be completed by 5 p.m. February 15, 2025.
- Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships: All graduate applicants are automatically considered for graduate assistantships and fellowships. No separate application is required.
- Summer MM-Music Education Fellowships: The priority consideration deadline is May 1, 2025.
*Preferred graduate audition day
Begin by applying online at http://go.unl.edu/gradapp.
- Create an account.
- Complete your application.
- You will be asked to upload scanned copies of your transcripts showing all postsecondary coursework completed, including all studies for which credit was granted (e.g. summer institutes such as Aspen or Interlochen). Further information can be found at https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/admissions/requirements#transcripts. We require: Undergraduate GPA = 2.75/4.00 scale.
- Students whose native language is not English or who have not previously earned a degree from an institution at which English is the official medium of instruction must enter their TOEFL or IELTS score and upload a copy of their score report. Official scores should be sent directly to UNL. Further information can be found at https://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/prospective/international/english. We require: TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.5 overall band score.
- You will need to provide contact information, including an email address, for each person from whom you wish a reference. For each recommender, click the Submit Recommendation Request button to send a letter request to your reference writer. A minimum of three letters of recommendation is required; four recommendation letters are recommended.
- You will need to submit any “Prepared Creative /Scholarly Materials Requirements” (see below) marked with an asterisk (*) as part of the initial application process.
3. Submit your application and pay the application fee of $50 ($25 if you are currently an active student at UNL). After you’ve clicked “Submit,” validated your information, and paid the application fee, you’ll receive a confirmation email indicating that the application was successfully submitted.
4. Submit required “Prepared Creative /Scholarly Materials Requirements” (see below) marked with a bullet (•) via SlideRoom, a resource manager of The Common Application. A SlideRoom account can be created by going to https://unlarts.slideroom.com/#/login and clicking on “Apply Now.” Once the account has been created, scroll down on this page and select “GKSOM-Priority GA Graduate Application Material Submission (2022).”
Prepared Creative/Scholarly Materials Requirements:
* A 1-to-2 page type-written statement of philosophy of music education (PDF preferred).
* A sample or samples of formal writing/organizational ability: term paper, curriculum guide, etc. (PDF preferred).
Master of Music
Music Education (Thesis)
| Area | Course | Credit Hrs | Total Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 21 hrs | ||
| MUED 832-Beginning Graduate Studies in Music Education | 3 hrs | ||
| MUED 843-Intro to Research in Music Education | 3 hrs | ||
| Take 2 of the following 3 based upon advisor consultation | |||
| MUED 836-Psychology & Sociology of Music | 3 hrs | ||
| MUED 838-Inclusive Music Education | 3 hrs | ||
| MUED 845- Historical & Philosophical Foundations of American Music Education | 3 hrs | ||
| EDPS 859-Statistical Mthds or EDPS 900K-Intro Qualitative | 3 hrs | ||
| MUSC 899 Thesis | 6 hrs | ||
| Music Courses | 9 hrs | ||
| MUSC 840 Creative Performance in Music (3) (music performance) | 3 hrs | ||
| MUSC 846 Analytic Perspectives (3) (music theory analysis/music history) | 3 hrs | ||
| MUSC 890 Music of the World (3) (musicology/ethnomusicology) | 3 hrs | ||
| TOTAL: | 30 hrs |