In order to receive full consideration for admission, graduate assistantships, and scholarships for the next academic year, you should have your application materials in no later than February 15, and you should complete your audition, if required, by March 15. Note that the deadline for Graduate College Fellowships and Thurgood Marshall Fellowships is firm at February 15.

Financial aid in the School of Music is available in two forms: graduate assistantships and scholarships. Refer to the Graduate Assistantships section of this web site for more information about graduate assistantship opportunities. Scholarships are awarded on an audition basis by the applied areas. Consult with the professor of your instrument for information regarding scholarship availability.

Other financial aid may be available through the Office of Financial Aid or
the Graduate College.

The most current figures for tuition and estimated costs of attending WMU can be found at the WMU Financial Aid Web site.
www.wmich.edu/finaid/4-costs/costs.html

The current graduate assistantship information can be found on the graduate assistantship appointment page.

You must take the proficiency exams in music theory and music history before your first enrollment. After the proficiency exams are evaluated you will meet with the Graduate Coordinator of Music to determine your course of study.

All entering graduate students must take the proficiency exams in music theory and music history prior to initial enrollment. The results of these exams are used to advise you regarding any additional course work you may need in those areas to better prepare you for graduate study. If you fail all or part of the exams on your initial attempt you may take the parts you failed one additional time. You may download review sheets for the proficiency exams at the Graduate Forms page.

If your undergraduate degree is in music but not in music therapy you may apply for admission to the Music Therapy Equivalency Program. In this program you are admitted as a graduate student but take the undergraduate music therapy course sequence leading to Music Therapy Board Certification (MT BC). After your initial year you may start taking graduate courses in music therapy, eventually leading to the MM in Music Therapy. It usually takes at least three years to complete MT BC and the graduate coursework, not including the thesis.

You may transfer as many as six approved credits from another university to your graduate degree at Western Michigan University. The procedure is to submit a transcript to the Graduate Coordinator documenting the courses you wish to transfer. The Graduate Coordinator will determine whether to accept the credits and how many credits are eligible for transfer.

International students should initiate application procedures through the Office of International Student Services. OISS will help you with admission, visa, financial, and TOEFL requirements.

In graduate music education and music therapy the minimum acceptable TOEFL score for admission is 575 TOEFL or 233 CBT. In all other music graduate programs it is 525 TOEFL or 197 CBT.

Our 4-Summer Music Education program is designed specifically to meet the needs of in-service music teachers. Go to the 4-Summer Music Education part of this web site for more information.

You need to complete and submit the "Application for Graduation Audit--Graduate Level" form. You can download it from the Registrar's page.