Admission

Requirements for Admission

• Complete an application for admission.
• Submit transcripts of all prior work.
• Possess a minimum overall grade-point average of 3.0 for all prior coursework.
• Perform an applied audition, the purpose of which is diagnostic only, except as indicated in certain divisional standards.

• Choral Conducting
  • Master's and doctoral degrees: live interview/choral conducting students are required to audition before enrolling in applied lessons, but may be admitted without an applied audition.
• Orchestral/Wind Conducting
  • Master's and doctoral degrees: live interview/applied audition.
• Master of Arts
  • Achieve Conservatory 302 at the audition or submit area of concentration approval form.
• Music Composition
  • Master's and doctoral degrees: submit portfolio of compositions for evaluation.
• Music Education
  • Master's degree: document completion of a bachelor's degree in music education or the equivalent/have an acceptable interview with faculty from this discipline/provide evidence of musical proficiencies applicable to music education settings.
• Musicology
  • Master's degree:
    1. Possess a bachelor's degree in music.
    2. Possess a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in undergraduate music history courses.
    3. Submit examples of writing. (The writing sample should be either 1) a research paper on some aspect of the major field - can be an earlier term paper from the baccalaurette degree or 2) a senior project from the baccalaurette degree.)
    4. Perform an applied audition before enrolling in the first term.
• Music Theory
  • Master's degree:
    1. Possess a bachelor's degree in music theory or the equivalent.
    2. Possess a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in undergraduate music theory courses.
    3. Perform a keyboard proficiency examination.
    4. Submit examples of writing.
    5. Translate a selection into English from either French or German using a dictionary.
• Music Therapy
  • Master's degree:
    1. (a) Possess a bachelor's degree in music therapy from an NASM-accredited institution or the equivalent. (b) Possess a bachelor's degree in music or music education from an NASM-accredited institution or the equivalent. Students who do not have the appropriate music therapy professional status must pursue a music therapy equivalency program of study that is inclusive of all undergraduate music therapy requirements before being admitted to the master's program. Provisional admission to the master of arts in music-music therapy degree may be granted by the music therapy faculty.
    2. Have an acceptable interview with one or more members of the music therapy faculty.
    3. Demonstrate leadership ability and music skills through a successful music therapy clinical presentation in a music therapy setting. This demonstration may consist of a live presentation observed by UMKC music therapy faculty, or a videotape of a session submitted to the music therapy faculty.
• Performance
  • Master's degree: achieve Conservatory 5501 (Graduate Masters Performance) at the audition.
  • Doctoral degree: achieve Conservatory 5601 (Graduate Doctoral Performance) at the audition.
• Performer's Certificate
  1. Possess a bachelor's degree in music.
  2. Achieve Conservatory 5501 at the audition.
  3. Interview with faculty/coaches in the applied area.
  4. Submit a standard resume including performance experiences.
• Artist's Certificate
  1. Possess a master's degree in music or the appropriate equivalent as determined by applied faculty in the area.
  2. Achieve Conservatory 5601 at the audition.
  3. Interview with faculty/coaches in the applied area.
  4. Submit a standard resume including performance experiences.

Matriculation Examination