official transcripts - You must submit an official transcript from every senior college you have attended. Even if courses taken at one institution are recorded on a transcript from another college, a transcript must be submitted from the institution at which the courses were taken.
International transcripts must include both the original language document and an official or certified English translation.
Submitted transcripts must be official and complete, must have been generated within the last calendar year, and must show completed coursework at least through the spring 2022 semester. Unofficial, old or incomplete transcripts will be rejected.
Optional: GRE score
INTRODUCTORY VIDEO - Submit a one to three minute video recording on which you verbally introduce yourself and discuss your musical and non-musical interests, goals, creative or volunteer work and reasons for applying to the Butler School of Music.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE - A 500-word essay outlining your objectives for graduate study, career plans and reasons for applying to our program.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION - Three recommendation letters, written within the last twelve months, pertaining to your potential for graduate study in music. Provide contact information for your three chosen references in your Butler School application. Notification emails are sent to your references after you submit your application.
R'SUM OR CURRICULUM VITAE - A r'sum or curriculum vitae (CV) providing complete information concerning musical training, experience, awards, honors, publications and performance.
WRITING SAMPLE - One to two substantive written documents that will give the evaluating faculty an indication of your writing and rhetorical abilities.
A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a comparable GPA in upper-division workjunior- and senior-level coursesand in any graduate work already completed is also required.
The Graduate School requires applicants to have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution.

TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT)
IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination