Mailing Address:
Office of Admissions
ATTN: Graduate Studies
P. O. Box 4849
MSC06 3720
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87196-4849
1. COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM
You can do this online or with a traditional paper application (the form can be downloaded from the Office of Graduate Studies website).
NOTE: The online form is recommended for faster processing of your application.
Some hints for filling out the application form:
Question #15 "Degree Sought:" enter Master of Music
Question #16 "Graduate Program:" enter Music
Question #17 "Major Code:" enter MMU-MUS
Question #24 "List of Colleges/Institutions:"
Be sure to list ALL your institutions. Failure to disclose all of the institutions you have attended (no matter what courses or how few hours you took there) can be viewed as fraudulent.
Do not list study-abroad programs separately on your application form if they are included as part of your transcripted program from an accredited U. S. institution.
If you list study-abroad programs separately, UNM will then require you to also submit a separate transcript from each program, and those materials are often difficult to obtain.
2. APPLICATION FEE ($50.00 non-refundable)
NOTE: Do NOT have transcripts sent to the Admissions Office, even though the form instructions say otherwise. See the note below under section B.
Mailing address:
Colleen Sheinberg, Graduate Coordinator
Dept. of Music
MSC04 2570
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
NOTE: Please do NOT send these materials to the Office of Admissions. Sending them to the wrong office will delay the approval of your application.
1. TRANSCRIPTS:
One official transcript from each college you have attended. Please note that the application form may instruct you to have transcripts sent to the Office of Admissions. That information is no longer correct, and will delay the processing of your application by as much as 3 weeks. Have the transcripts sent to the Department of Music Graduate Coordinator, who will then forward them to Admissions once a copy has been made for your department file.
Exception: If you have previously attended UNM, you should ask the Records Office to forward an unofficial transcript to the Office of Admissions.
DO send a transcript from each college or university you have attended (all the ones you listed on your application form), even if that coursework was later transferred for credit to another university.
2. LETTER OF INTENT:
This is a statement (in prose form) of your experiences and goals and why you want to study at UNM, etc. It's not just a resume, although you may certainly include one with your Letter. There are some guidelines on the web about how to write a Letter of Intent at http://www.unm.edu/grad/eforms/intentletter.html.
3. THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Please use UNM's Letter of Recommendation Form (PDF, 36KB) if possible. Fill out the top part of the form and give one to each recommendation writer.
Your recommenders may send their letters directly to the Graduate Coordinator, or you may send them yourself in one application envelope. Either way is acceptable; however, if you send the letters yourself, be sure that your recommenders seal the envelopes and sign across the seal before giving them to you. This will indicate that the recommendations are confidential.
If time is short, your recommenders may email their letters to the Graduate Coordinator (colleens@unm.edu), or fax them to her attention at 505-277-0708. A followup hard copy is requested in addition to the email or fax version.
4. SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION MATERIALS:
Click HERE to see a list of what is required for your particular degree plan.
5. FINANCIAL AID/ASSISTANTSHIP APPLICATION FORM:
This form is optional. Please submit it if you are requesting an assistantship or departmental scholarship. Click HERE to print out a copy of the Application Form (PDF, 92KB).
NOTE: UNM does not require the GRE as part of the application.
