Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a U.S. bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from an institution in another country that is officially recognized by that country. Students seeking admission typically hold a Master of Music degree. Applicants with other degrees are considered if they have received graduate training similar to that normally expected in a Master of Music program.

Applicants must have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = A) in the last 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = A) in an applicable master's degree program.

All applicants must submit:

graduate admission application and application fee
School of Music, Dance and Theatre application, including a resume and personal statement repertoire list
official transcripts
prescreening recording
three letters of recommendation
teaching demonstration video (piano pedagogy applicants)
writing sample (solo piano and piano pedagogy applicants)
proof of English proficiency

IELTS - overall band score of 6.5
TOEFL IBT - minimum score 80.