APPLICATION PROCESS FOR international STUDENTS

We are pleased that you are considering the University of New Mexico for graduate study. The application process requires submission of materials as described below.

The deadlines for submission of materials are as follows:

March 1 for Fall Semester
August 1 for Spring Semester
January 1 for Summer Session

a. send to the office of INTERNATIONAL admissions:

Mailing Address:
Office of International Admissions
MSC06 3720
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87196-4849
USA

1. COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM

You can do this either 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:" under "Other," enter M.Mu.

Question #17 "Graduate Department:" enter Music

Question #18 "Major/Concentration:" your choices will be Music/Performance, Music/Conducting, Music/Music Education, Music/Collaborative Piano, Music/Music History and Literature, or Music/Theory and Composition .

2. APPLICATION FEE ($50.00 non-refundable)

3. EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Tests accepted include the IELTS, TOEFL, or Cambridge.

The code for the University of New Mexico is 4845.  The code for the Department of Music Department is 2404.

4. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

These include the Certification of Financial Responsibility form, plus bank statement and written proof of any scholarships or loans that you will be receiving

If you are applying for the Fall semester and are requesting financial aid, you may delay sending these documents until after the Department of Music makes its assistantship/scholarship award decisions in the early part of March. When the Department sends its admission decision to International Admissions, it will also indicate how much funding you will receive, and then International Admissions will ask you for the financial documents to determine that you can afford any balance of expected expenses.

NOTE: Do NOT send your academic records directly to the International Admissions Office, even though the form instructions say to do that. See the note below under section B about where to send these documents.

For questions about exact requirements, please contact the Office of International Admissions directly at (505) 277-5829, or by email at goglobal@unm.edu.

B. send directly to the department of music:

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 the materials listed below to the Office of International Admissions.  Sending them to the wrong office will delay the approval of your application.

1. ACADEMIC RECORDS:

These include:

• An original transcript (list of courses taken, with the grades received) in the original language. A photocopy is not acceptable unless it is a certified copy (i.e., a copy made by the institution, with a seal that certifies its authenticity).
• Your transcript in a certified English translation.
• If your transcript does not clearly indicate the name of the degree you received and the date it was awarded, you will also need to send a certified copy of your diploma (in the original language)
• If the diploma is required, also send a certified translation of it as well.

SPECIAL NOTE: The application form online (or in paper) may instruct you to send your academic records directly to the Office of International Admissions. That information is no longer correct, and may delay the processing of your application by several weeks. Send your academic records instead to the Department of Music Graduate Coordinator, who will then forward them to International Admissions once a copy has been made for your department file.

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).