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2016-2017 University Catalog
Music, BM (Performance)/Music, Accelerated MM (Performance)
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Web: music.gmu.edu
Students in the Music, BM (Performance concentration) have the option of obtaining an accelerated Music, MM (Performance concentration).
Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree. For more detailed information, see AP.6.7 Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Degrees . For policies governing all graduate degrees, see the Academic Policies section of the catalog.
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Admissions Requirements
Applicants to accelerated master’s programs must have completed at least 75 credits that apply to their undergraduate degree (with at least 24 credits at Mason) and no more than 90 credits. Applicants should submit the following:
- An Accelerated Master’s Program Application, available from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Graduate Studies
- 1-2 page Goals Statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- In addition, all applicants must complete a live performance audition. Arrangements for an audition must be made in advance by contacting the School of Music before the scheduled audition date. Auditions are held approximately once per month. Audition dates and audition application forms are available through the School of Music website.
Interested students should contact the Senior Academic Advisor, School of Music, for more details about the application process.
Degree Requirements & Reserve Graduate Credit
After admission and having earned 90 undergraduate credits, accelerated master’s students complete 6 credits of graduate coursework in their field of study (with a 3.00 GPA or better in each course), specified by their undergraduate and graduate advisors. These credits will apply to the undergraduate degree and provide the student advanced standing in the MM Performance program. All graduate course prerequisites must be completed prior to enrollment. While still in undergraduate status, a maximum of 6 additional graduate credits may be taken as reserve graduate credit and applied to the master’s program. Reserve graduate credits do not apply to the undergraduate degree.
To apply these credits to the master’s degree, students should use the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form.
Students in the BM (Performance)/MM (Performance) accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree, including a minimum of 18 applicable graduate credits taken after the bachelor’s degree has been completed and posted to the student’s academic record. Successful completion of the accelerated MM will require one summer of coursework between years 4 and 5.
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