A Bachelor of Music degree or equivalent.

2. Evidence of satisfactory undergraduate preparation in music.

3. An interview and submission of materials related to the applicant's field of specialization. These include an audition (on-campus or video recording) for those specializing in Performance or Conducting, and samples of scholarly or creative work for those specializing in Education, Theory, or Composition. Applicants in Education are also required to have public school certification or equivalent professional teaching experience. During the interview, applicants for the distance-learning option in Conducting will be apprised of the necessary technological requirements for online courses and will need to confirm their ability to access and navigate such technology.

For graduates of institutions outside the United States where English is not the first language, the Graduate School requires a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (or a 79 on the TOEFL ibT) or a minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).