DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
Procedures, Requirements, and Guidelines

Effective Fall 2006
UPDATED Aug. 11, 2009

The Graduate Handbook contains requirements that supplement those in the UNM Catalog.
It is YOUR responsibility to keep abreast of all requirements detailed in the Graduate Handbook.
Pay special attention to the STEPS TO GRADUATION section as you approach the semester BEFORE the one in which you intend to graduate.

• Introduction
• Glossary of Terms
• Financial Aid and Assistantships
• Tuition and Course Fees
• Entrance Exams
• Piano Proficiencies
• Applied Lessons, Makeup Lessons, Juries
• Planning Your Course of Study
  • Advisement
  • Graduate-Level Courses
  • Courses Outside Music
  • Problems Courses
  • Seven-Year Rule
  • Non-Degree Status
  • Transfer Credits
• STEPS TO GRADUATION
  • Intent to Graduate Form
  • Program of Studies Form
  • Advisory Committee
  • Graduate Recital
  • Thesis
  • Oral Exam
  • Graduation Checklists

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