Admission to the Graduate Division requires the equivalent of a San José State University Bachelor of Music or Arts degree. See Schedule of Classes (or contact advisor) for exact times and places.
1. Demonstration of graduate level performance ability in audition, or
2. Presentation of a portfolio of compositions demonstrating graduate level skill, or
3. Presentation of representative research work demonstrating graduate level competence.
Students who meet minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate Division but who do not meet classified standing requirements may, with the approval of the graduate advisor, be admitted to conditionally classified standing. These requirements will be made a part of the admission record. After completion of these requirements, the student must request a change to classified standing. Until graduate entrance examinations are passed or remedial work is satisfactorily completed, students may not enroll in restricted graduate courses.
The University requires that all graduate students demonstrate competency in written English as a condition for advancement to candidacy. Please refer to the SJSU catalog section titled “Competency in Written English” for details. For graduate courses that meet the competency in written English requirement, please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies. Students with foreign degrees must pass MUSC 100W and have a score of 550 or higher on the Test of Fluency in the English Language (TOFEL).
The basic university requirements for admission to candidacy for the Master of Arts degree are outlined in detail in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog. In addition, the applicant must:
1. Demonstrate an aptitude for advanced work in music as measured by performance in academic courses, instructor appraisals, auditions, special qualifying tests or other means. In the music education concentration, students must have a minimum of one year of teaching experience in their fields prior to any application for admission to candidacy.
2. Upon completion of eighteen units, the student should meet with the graduate advisor to complete a formal plan of study according to Plan A or B as outlined below. The content will be determined by the individual student's background, area of concentration and thesis or project.
All programs include a 12 unit core to be taken at the earliest opportunity after enrollment: MUSC 200 (Music Bibliography and Research Techniques); MUSC 201 (Studies in Music History); and MUSC 202 (Studies in Musical Systems); and MUSC 221, MUSC 220 or MUSC 203.
Twelve units of graduate level and approved upper division elective courses related to the degree objective will complete the program.
Six unit will be devoted to the thesis (or recital) based on an approved design including such investigations as the collection and analysis of new data; synthesis within the literature of the major field; and/or documentary evidence of new, unique, or significant material in any of the various areas of music or music education.
The composition is to be an original work of a nature approved by the candidate's major professor and committee.
The thesis or composition is to be presented in written, bound form according to the requirements of the Graduate Division (see Thesis section of this catalog). An oral defense of the thesis or composition is required.
With this program, the candidate will appear in two applied performances approved by the candidate's committee. These performances are to be recorded on tape; the tapes to be retained in the School of Music Library.
| Course Requirements | |||
| Plan A (with Thesis or Composition) | 30 | ||
| Core Courses | 12 | ||
| Electives | 12 | ||
| Thesis or Composition | 6 | ||
| Plan B (Performance without Document) | 30 | ||
| Core Courses | 12 | ||
| Electives | 12 | ||
| Recital | 6 | ||
| Total Units: | 30 | ||
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