Acceptance as a graduate student by the Departments of Music is required. The applicant must have extensive performance experience after receiving a master's degree from an accredited institution. The applicant must submit the following to the advisory committee:

two letters of recommendation (one from a professional colleague, not teacher of the applicant) attesting to the applicant's past and potential ability as a performer,
programs and critical reviews, if available,
completed repertoire and professional experience record, obtainable at: academics/incoming-current-music-students/index
The applicant must successfully complete the following entrance requirements:

written examinations (two hours each): (a) music history placement examination and (b) music theory placement examination.

Minimally accepted TOEFL scores, when applying for graduate programs, are 550-paper, 213-computer, and 80 Internet. Students taking the TOEFL should have at least 20 out of 30 in each of the TOEFL subcategories. The minimally accepted graduate IELTS score is 6.5. Individual IELTS test module scores are also reviewed in addition to the overall IELTS score.