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Contact the Music Graduate Office

Merrill Hall 011

1201 E. 3rd Street
Bloomington, IN 47405

Phone: 812-855-1738
Office hours: 9:00 am-12:00 pm, 1:00-4:00 pm
Fax: 812-856-5570

E-mail: musgrad [at] indiana [dot] edu

  • musicdgs [at] indiana [dot] edu (Prof. Eric Isaacson), Director
  • serbes [at] indiana [dot] edu (Sara Erbes), Academic Advisor
  • anmiller [at] indiana [dot] edu (Angie Miller), Recorder
  • musgrad [at] indiana [dot] edu (Sherri Bishop), Secretary
  • musdoc [at] indiana [dot] edu (Jennifer Kirby), Doctoral Clerk
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Minimum Grades Required For Doctoral Programs

Students in a doctoral degree program must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher to graduate.

Music History and Music Theory review courses (if necessary)

  • MUS-M 541 Music History Review for Graduate Students I: grade of C or higher
  • MUS-M 542 Music History Review for Graduate Students II: grade of C or higher
  • MUS-T 508 Written Music Theory Review for Graduate Students: minimum grade C, or B for High Pass degrees
  • MUS-T 509 Sight-Singing Review for Graduate Students: minimum grade C
  • MUS-T 511 Aural Music Theory Review for Graduate Students: minimum grade D, or B for High Pass degrees, or C for musicology majors and wind conducting majors

"High Pass" degrees include choral conducting, composition, music theory, and orchestral conducting.

Major

Each course in the major field must have a grade of B or higher to fulfill degree requirements.

Minors and Guided Electives

Each course in a minor field or in guided electives must have a grade of C or higher to fulfill degree requirements. In addition, courses counting toward a minor field or guided electives must have an average of B or higher. For purposes of computing the required B average, only those courses accepted in fulfillment of the degree will be counted. Departments offering minors may require higher grades for their minor fields. Courses graded on an S/F basis may not be used toward a minor field or guided electives.

Tool Subjects

Each course must have a grade of C or higher to fulfill degree requirements. (some departments require a higher grade). MUS-T 545 must have a grade of B or higher in order to fulfill the styles requirement.

Language Proficiencies

Each grammar, diction, or reading course must have a grade of C or higher to fulfill degree requirements. For Ph.D. students, the grade must be B or higher.