The mission of the Graduate Program is to provide qualified students with additional training and experience in research and performance as well as professional development opportunities.

Graduate degrees prepare students for professional work in performing, conducting, composing and arranging, teaching, administration and research.

Graduates of our program hold positions in professional ensembles across the country and around the world, perform as soloists worldwide, and hold teaching, administrative and arts positions in public and private institutions of all kinds.

We take pride in our dedicated and accomplished graduate faculty, the flexibility of our courses of graduate study, and the environment that encourages collaboration and fosters a vibrant intellectual community.

• A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 as computed on the last 60 credits of your degree.
  
• Bachelor of Music degree completed before matriculation. (Applicants with undergraduate majors other than music may be considered under special circumstances). DMA and PhD applicants should expect to complete or have a completed Master's degree before applying for a doctorate.
  
• Completion of sufficient Music Theory and Music History coursework.
  
• Performing, composing, and academic skills sufficient to pass an audition/scholarly review and ensure success in graduate study. Upon completion of this review, additional coursework may be required prior to completion of degree.
  
• Three letters of recommendation.
• GRE scores if applicable. Needed ONLY for Music Theory, Music History, Ethnomusicology and a PhD in Music Education (a Curriculum and Instruction degree program). Only the general exam scores are required. The GRE in Music is not required. GRE scores must be no more than 5 years old as of the semester in which you are applying. Code for ETS is 1846.
  
  
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: The TOEFL score is required. A TOEFL score must be no more than 5 years old as of the semester in which you are applying. For FULL admission, the minimum TOEFL score required is:
  * 580 on a paper based exam (PBT)
  * 237 on a computer based exam (CBT)
  * 92 on the internet based exam (iBT)
  * 7 on the IELTS exam
  * or 82 on the MELAB exam.
  TOEFL scores of 80-91 (iBT) or 550-579 (PBT) would require taking a placement test, if admitted, and at least one semester of English as a Second Language.
  An applicant's TOEFL score must be a MINIMUM of 80 (iBT) or 550 (pBT) to be considered for admission.
  
  **The following international students are EXEMPT from submission of a TOEFL score unless specifically requested by a School of Music department:
  
  --have successfully completed a bachelors degree at a United States institution not more than 5 years prior to the date of enrollment or
  --have completed at least two full-time semesters of graded course work, not including ESL courses, at a U.S. college or university or outside the U.S. where English is the exclusive language of instruction. This must be completed no more than 5 years prior to the anticipated semester of enrollment.**
  
  If you have questions, the easiest and most efficient way to contact the Graduate Office is by email at dirgradmus@music.wisc.edu.