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How current students may apply for an advanced degree
BM to MM
1. Complete an online application to the University Graduate School and a complete JSOM graduate application by December 1.
Follow the procedures outlined by the admissions office for:
Domestic applicants
International applicants
[Do not forget to check the box requesting an interview for a Theory AI - see below.]
2. Submit the following items to the composition department chair before February 15 for priority consideration for financial aid:
a) chronological list of compositions, including instrumentation, duration, date
b) 3-4 scores and recordings
MM to DM
1. Complete the one page application form that is available in the Jacobs School of Music Admissions Office by December 1 and follow their procedures.
An exception to their procedures is that the "chair's letter" (departmental recommendation) will be submitted AFTER your recital, and for MM students, after you have submitted at least a substantial portion of your thesis to the composition department chair. Be sure to request this letter from the chair when you are at the appropriate point. [Do not forget to check the box requesting an interview for a Theory AI - see below.]
2. Submit the following items to the composition department chair before February 15 for priority consideration for financial aid:
a) chronological list of compositions, including instrumentation, duration, date
b) 3-4 scores and recordings
Deadline for applying for Composition associate instructorships and graduate assistantships: February 15
Information and Application Guidelines for associate instructorships and graduate assistantships in the Composition Department (printable .pdf format). Applicants to the School of Music should wait to apply for these positions until after you hear from us in late December or early January, once we have completed our screening process for graduate applications.
Deadline for applying for Theory associate instructorships: early January (Check with the Theory Dept. for exact date)
Note: We strongly encourage new (and current) graduate students to apply for associate instructorships in the Theory Department. To do so, you need to check the appropriate box on the graduate application form. If you sent in the form without doing this, and would like to apply for a Theory AI, please contact the Admissions Office well ahead of your on-campus interview, to arrange the appropriate interview with the Theory faculty.
Current IU composition majors should apply for Theory AI positions by filling out the online application before their early January deadline. Interviews are held on audition weekends in January, February and March.
