Graduate Programs

Music Performance/Composition Degree (M.Mus)

Admission Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree in music or music education.
• A minimum grade point average of 3.00 for full admission or 2.50 for conditional admission. All GPA calculations for admission are based upon the last 60 units of undergraduate and post-baccalaureate study.
• Students completing the University of Maryland Baltimore County's certificate in Contemporary American Music program may apply under a collaborative agreement.

Send the following admission materials to the Graduate School Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252:

• Towson University's Graduate School Appli- cation.
• A supplemental application (available from the Graduate School).
• Acceptable evaluation by two persons familiar with the applicant's scholarly and music performance aptitudes. Evaluations are completed on the Master of Music Degree Recommendation Form obtained from the Graduate School.
• For international students whose native language is not English, English competency must be certified by the achievement of a minimum of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
• Acceptable performance on an audition in the student's major area.
• For international students whose native language is not English, English competency must be certified by the achievement of a minimum of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

College of Graduate Studies and Research
7800 York Road, Suite 216

Phone: 410-704-2501
Fax: 410-704-4675
E-mail: grads@towson.edu