Advisory Committee: The music faculty members who assist a student, approve the student's recital program notes or approve the thesis or project, and conduct the final exam; this committee consists of at least three faculty members and is usually headed by the student's major professor.
Applied Music . UNM’s term for studio instruction in an instrument or voice or area of concentration (conducting, composition). Courses are listed under the prefix APMS (not MUS) in the Schedule of Classes.
Area Faculty Committee: Customarily refers to faculty in the student’s area of concentration–music history faculty, theory and composition faculty, music education faculty, conducting faculty, or (for performance concentration) the faculty in the areas of voice, brass, woodwind, keyboard, or strings.
College of Fine Arts (CFA): The unit within UNM comprising the Department of Music, Art and Art History, Theatre and Dance, and Media Arts; each department is headed by a chairperson, and the College of Fine Arts is headed by the Dean. The buildings that house these departments comprise the Center for the Arts (CTRART).
Full-time Graduate Student: By UNM regulations, a graduate student who carries at least 9 graduate hours per semester. A student with an assistantship needs to carry 6 hours of graduate-level work, all of which count toward the graduate degree and of which 3 hours must be in academic coursework. Courses take for Audit are not accepted toward this minimum.
GPA: Grade point average; must remain at 3.0 for good standing as a graduate student.
Graduate Committee: In the Department of Music, an elected group of faculty members that recommends students for scholarships and assistantships, recommends policies concerning the graduate program, and approves or disapproves requests by graduate students.
Graduate Coordinator: The faculty member in the Department of Music who serves as liaison with the Office of Graduate Studies and advises graduate students in music. While the faculty in your area may also advise you on your course of studies, the Graduate Coordinator is your official advisor.
Departmental Notification of Intent to Graduate: This form is submitted to the Graduate Coordinator by the first day of the semester BEFORE the last semester of studies. See "Submitting the Departmental Notification of Intent to Graduate" for details.
Major Professor: The music faculty member with whom a student does most of his or her graduate work. Along with the Graduate Coordinator, the major professor serves as a principal source of advisement.
Non-degree Student: A student who is taking classes, but is not enrolled in a degree program; only twelve hours of graduate work taken as a non-degree student may be counted toward a degree, and only on the recommendation of the Graduate Committee.
Office of Admissions: This office approves all domestic applications for admission to the Graduate Program. It is located in Room 140 of the Student Services Building.
Office of Graduate Studies (OGS): Headed by the Dean of Graduate Studies, this office sets some policies and approves degree programs, degree candidates, theses and graduates. OGS is also the body charged with haring and resolving disputes involving policy. OGS offices are located in Room 107 of the Humanities Building.
Office of International Admissions: This office approves all international applications for admission to the Graduate Program. It is located in Room 140 of the Student Services Building.
Part-time Graduate Student: By UNM regulations, a graduation student taking 8 hours or fewer per semester.
Plan I, Plan II: UNM terms for a degree requiring a thesis (Plan I) and one not requiring a thesis (Plan II).
Program of Studies (POS): This form is submitted to OGS no later than the semester before the one in which you intend to graduate. See "Submitting the Program of Studies Form" for deadlines and details.
Seven-Year Rule: By university regulation, all requirements for the master's degree must be completed within seven years prior to the granting of the degree. No coursework applied to the degree requirements, including transfer work, may be more than seven years old at the time a master's degree is conferred.
