The Artist Diploma may be the most appropriate option for the student seeking total concentration in performance at the post-master's level. This graduate-level, non-degree performance program is intended for only the most talented and outstanding performers.
Graduate Artist Diploma
Degrees
To receive the Graduate Artist Diploma, the student must successfully complete a curriculum of 35 or 36 semester hours with an average of B or better.
Enrollment for a minimum of four semesters is required, with a maximum period of three years allowed for completion of the program. Transfer credits may not be accepted to satisfy course requirements. Credits for coursework apply toward program requirements after the artist diploma audition is passed. Classes chosen for the music electives requirement should be lecture or lecture/activity courses to be determined with the program adviser. Examples include music theory, music history or similar courses appropriate to the major. All required recitals are to be performed in public before a committee of the music departments faculty and will be graded on a pass/fail basis.
$1,350 / credit hour
More information about this degree is available on the School website or by request from our Admissions team.