Degrees Offered
Doctoral
On Campus
Application and Admission Information
Application Deadlines
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | December 1 |
| Spring | October 1 |
| Summer | February 1 |
Minimum Language Requirements
Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the Music Program
- Three letters of recommendation
- Statement of purpose
- Resume/CV
- Writing sample
- Personal data sheet (built into the Graduate School online application)
Master's
100% Online On Campus
Application and Admission Information
Campus Program
Below are application deadlines for the on-campus MM in Music Education program. For more information about the on-campus program, please visit the School of Music website via this link.
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | December 1 |
| Spring | Rolling |
| Summer | Rolling |
Online Program
Below are application deadlines for the online MM in Music Education program. For more information about the online program, please visit the School of Music website via this link and the Missouri Online website via this link.
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | August 1 |
| Spring | December 1 |
| Summer | May 1 |
Minimum Language Requirements
Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts – As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the Music Program
- Resume/CV
- Letters of recommendation (optional)
On Campus
Degrees Offered by School of Music
- Master of Music (MM) specializing in Collaborative Piano, Composition, Conducting, Music Education, Music Theory, or Performance.
- Master of Arts (MA) specializing in Musicology
Application and Admission Information
Detailed admission information may be found at https://music.missouri.edu/grad/steps-applying. Music applicants must complete the Graduate School online application.
Prospective MM and MA-Musicology students may contact the director of graduate studies to request information about the prerequisites and graduation requirements for specific academic areas, and assistantships or other financial aid.
Application Deadlines
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | December 1 |
| Spring | Rolling |
Minimum Language Requirements
Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts – As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the Music Program
- Three letters of recommendation
- School of Music application (built into the Graduate School online application)
- Music Performance majors: Audition video recordings of your performance
- Music Composition majors: Audio/video files of submitted composition samples
Detailed admission information may be found at https://music.missouri.edu/grad/steps-applying.
Graduate Certificate
On Campus
Officially approved as:
Stand Alone: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 12
Certificate Description: To offer MU graduate students, as well as post-baccalaureate students in the MU community, an officially recognized core of courses dealing with the development, business, and publicity aspects of a musical career. In today’s fine arts economy, an increasingly viable and popular model is the “portfolio career,” in which a person incorporates multiple roles (e.g. performer, teacher, advocate, manager, publicist, composer/arranger, etc.) rather than pursuing one narrowly defined career path. Contextualizing the vision, skills, and networking activities needed to achieve a viable arts career, while offering a combination of theoretical and practical career preparation for Mizzou students, is the overarching aim of the Certificate.
Certificate web site:
https://music.missouri.edu/undergrad/certificates
Admission Criteria
Application Deadlines
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | Rolling |
| Spring | Rolling |
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the Graduate Certificate Program
- Unofficial transcripts
On Campus
Officially approved as:
Stand Alone: Yes
Total Credit Hours: 13
Certificate description: The Graduate Certificate in Jazz Studies is a two-year program that provides opportunities for continued development of skills in jazz-specific areas, such as improvisation, pedagogy, and arranging. The certificate is available to degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students alike, non-music as well as music majors, and is designed as an intensive into jazz performance. The program will deepen the student’s preparation for a career in jazz performance or prepare the student for further study in jazz.
Certificate web site:
https://music.missouri.edu/undergrad/certificates
Admission Criteria
Application Deadlines
| Entrance Term | Application Deadline |
| Fall | Rolling |
| Spring | Rolling |
Required Application Materials
For the Graduate School
- Completed Graduate School online application
- Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
- Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)
For the Graduate Certificate Program
- Unofficial transcripts
Minor
On Campus
Prerequisites
Students have passed either the entrance exam in music history or the graduate review course in music history and are enrolled in a graduate music degree program.
Requirements (15 credit hours)
- Introduction to Graduate Studies in Music I and II (3 credit hours)
- One period course (3 credit hours)
- One genre course (3 credit hours)
- One focal composer course (3 credit hours)
- One “capstone” independent study (3 credit hours)
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology may be substituted for a period, genre, or focal composer course