Admission to the department is based on acceptance by the UCLA Graduate Division and departmental faculty review Applicants must have a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited US institution or comparable international institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 An undergraduate major in music is not required as long as the applicant has the necessary background in musicianship music theory and music history to pursue graduate study While the audition carries the most weight the entire application is evaluated in making admissions decisions Application Applicants must submit the UCLA Graduate Division Application for Graduate Admission by December 1 2020 at 1159 PM PST Applications submitted after this deadline are not guaranteed to be reviewed We do not accept applications offcycle The application includes the following components Unofficial Transcripts Upload unofficial copies of transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended The institution logo and your name must be present on the copies Statement of Purpose Your statement can be up to 500 words in length approximately 1page single spaced using 1inch margins and 12point font Respond to the following prompt Please discuss your academic and musical goals and your reasons for applying to UCLAs graduate music program Letters of Recommendation 3 letters of recommendation are required Applicants must enter the names and contact information of the 3 recommenders within the application An electronic recommendation request will be sent to recommenders and recommendation letters must be submitted via this request It is strongly advised that letters of recommendation are completed before the December 2020 deadline Recommendations submitted after this date are not guaranteed to be reviewed Writing sample DMA applicants only Provide a scholarlyresearch paper on a subject in the field of music of a level of intellectual and critical engagement appropriate to graduate level work Prescreening Audition Applicants on all instruments except for Bassoon Guitar Harp Oboe Organ and Percussion are required to submit prescreening audition videos as part of the online application Please see the prescreening requirements by instrument below for more information Personal History Statement Your statement can be up to 500 words in length approximately 1page single spaced using 1inch margins and 12point font To be considered for a CotaRobles or Graduate Opportunity fellowship be sure to describe your contributions to diversity The University of California Diversity Statement can be found online Audition Applicants who advance beyond prescreening review and all applicants in areas that do not require prescreening will be invited to audition for department faculty Additionally DMA applicants will complete a 45minute writing assessment following the audition to test their ability to respond to a topic in the moment Your IELTS Academic overall band score should be at least 7.0 7.0 is the minimum required Your TOEFL score on the paper and pencil test must be at least 560 or at least 87 on the internetbased test A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA will be required for admission to graduate programs at UCLA