Students who registered before 2019
Meet with your supervisor regularly and complete progress reports each year. Voice students: Consult the Voice Area Handbook (PDF) for a general overview of Voice Area requirements.
Fall
- Tutorial 1 or 8
- Seminar 1
- 1st meeting of Advisory Committee
- Additional required courses/ensembles
Winter
- Performance tutorial 2 or 9
- Seminar 2
- Additional required courses/ensembles
- Definition of comprehensive topics completed
- Recital 1
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- Performance tutorial 3 or 10
- Seminar 3
- 2nd meeting of Advisory Committee
- Remaining required courses/ensembles
Winter
- Performance tutorial 4 or 11
- Seminar 4
- Recital or recording project 2
- Draft of comprehensive bibliographies
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- Performance tutorial 5
- Comprehensive examination
- Lecture-Recital proposal (if not already done)
- 3rd meeting of Advisory Committee
Winter
- Performance tutorial 6
- Lecture-Recital proposal (if not already done)
- Apply in February to graduate in Spring
- Lecture-Recital presentation
- Paper submission
Fall
- Additional session
Students who registered in 2019
Meet with your supervisor regularly and complete progress reports each year. Voice students: Consult the Voice Area Handbook (PDF) for a general overview of Voice Area requirements.
Fall
- Tutorial 1 or 8
- Research Methods in Music
- Seminar 1
- 1st meeting of Advisory Committee
- Additional required courses/ensembles
Winter
- Performance tutorial 2 or 9
- Seminar 2
- Additional required courses/ensembles
- Colloquium 1 (definition of main topic for the comprehensive exams)
- Recital 1
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- Performance tutorial 3 or 10
- Seminar 3
- 2nd meeting of Advisory Committee
- Remaining required courses/ensembles
- Colloquium 2 (definition of topic 2 and 3 for the comprehensive exams)
- Comprehensive exam, written part (Dec 15-Feb 28)
Winter
- Performance tutorial 4 or 11
- Oral exam
- Recital or recording project 2
Summer
- Thesis research
Fall
- Performance tutorial 5, if applicable.
- Project proposal
- 3rd meeting of Advisory Committee
Winter
- Performance tutorial 6, if applicable.
- Apply in February to graduate in Spring
- Project proposal (if not already done)
- Final recital if applicable
- Presentation of paper, if applicable
- Paper submission
Progress Reports and Degree Audit Forms
Graduate Progress Report Guidelines, Graduate Student Progress Tracking Report and Audit Forms can be found HERE