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Graduate Program Information

From guidebooks to filing forms, Student Affairs is here to help!

Ethnomusicology MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Ethnomusicology MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Ethnomusicology MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Musicology MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Musicology MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Musicology MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Music Composition MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Music Composition MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Music Composition MA/PhD, Graduate Program Guide
Music Performance MM
Music Performance MM
Music Performance MM
Music DMA, Graduate Program Guide
Music DMA, Graduate Program Guide
Music DMA, Graduate Program Guide
Filing your thesis or dissertation
Filing your thesis or dissertation
Filing your thesis or dissertation
Grad Division
Grad Division
Grad Division

As you progress through your programs, pause to explore the resources we’ve gathered to assist you in navigating your studies. This page contains program checklists, petitions and forms, exam details, enrollment requests, and recital information for all our graduate students in The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

We aim to support you in achieving your academic aspirations and succeeding in your educational journey. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office with any questions you may have. Let’s work together to create a roadmap for your success and celebrate your achievements along the way!

Office of Student Affairs
1642 Schoenberg Music Building
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
445 Charles E Young Drive E
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1616
Phone: 310-206-5802

Ethnomusicology

Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Ethnomusicology 596 Enrollment Petition
Ethnomusicology 596 Enrollment Petition
Ethnomusicology 596 Enrollment Petition
Ethnomusicology Doctoral Committee & Dissertation Topic Request
Ethnomusicology Doctoral Committee & Dissertation Topic Request
Ethnomusicology Doctoral Committee & Dissertation Topic Request
Ethnomusicology Qualifying Exam Committee Request
Ethnomusicology Qualifying Exam Committee Request
Ethnomusicology Qualifying Exam Committee Request
Language Petition
Language Petition
Language Petition

Petitions & Forms

Petitions and Request Forms will be submitted via docusign. Both MA and PhD students are required to show reading knowledge of one language other than English that is relevant to the student’s research. The Language Petition will need to be submitted to Bria Russ once you have completed one of the following:

  1. Passed an examination administered by a faculty member in ethnomusicology or in another department, or an exam administered by the university;
  2. Completed the fifth quarter in the language with a minimum grade of B;
  3. Demonstrated literacy through submission of transcripts or other documents that show course work or experience in the language.

Ethnomusicology Exam Process

MA Exam Process TBD
PhD Exam Process TBD

 

Musicology

Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Musicology 596 Enrollment Petition
Musicology 596 Enrollment Petition
Musicology 596 Enrollment Petition
Musicology Doctoral Committee & Dissertation Topic Request
Musicology Doctoral Committee & Dissertation Topic Request
Musicology Doctoral Committee & Dissertation Topic Request
Language Petition
Language Petition
Language Petition

Petitions & Forms

Petitions and Request Forms will be submitted via docusign.

MA students are not required to complete a language. PhD students are required to master a language, other than English, as part of their doctoral studies. The Language Petition will need to be submitted to Bria Russ once you have completed one of the following:

  1. Passed a departmental examination;
  2. Completed five quarters or four semesters of training in an approved secondary language (must have been completed within the last five years before admission with a grade of B or higher);
  3. Placed at level six on the Foreign Language Placement Examination;
  4. Petitioned to use fluency in a native language as a secondary language.

Musicology Exam Process

MA Exam Process TBD
PhD Exam Process TBD

 

Masters of Music (MM)

After securing agreement from each of your prospective Doctoral Committee members, and after completing the dissertation proposal, DMA students must submit two forms in this order.

  1. DMA Doctoral Committee Request & Dissertation Approval, Departmental Form
  2. Nomination of Doctoral Committee Form, Division of Graduate Education
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Music Department 596 Request Form
Music Department 596 Request Form
Music Department 596 Request Form
MM Recital Committee Request Form
MM Recital Committee Request Form
MM Recital Committee Request Form
MM Recital Program Approval Form
MM Recital Program Approval Form
MM Recital Program Approval Form

Petitions, Forms

& Instructions

 

MM Students should use these forms to request approval of their recital committees and recital programs.

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

After securing agreement from each of your prospective Doctoral Committee members, and after completing the dissertation proposal, DMA students must submit two forms in this order.

  1. DMA Doctoral Committee Request & Dissertation Approval, Departmental Form
  2. Nomination of Doctoral Committee Form, Division of Graduate Education
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Music Department 596 Request Form
Music Department 596 Request Form
Music Department 596 Request Form
DMA Doctoral Committee Request & Dissertation Approval, Department Form
DMA Doctoral Committee Request & Dissertation Approval, Department Form
DMA Doctoral Committee Request & Dissertation Approval, Department Form
Nomination Doctoral Committee Form, Graduate Division
Nomination Doctoral Committee Form, Graduate Division
Nomination Doctoral Committee Form, Graduate Division

DMA

Petitions & Forms

 

Petitions and Request Forms will be submitted via docusign.

For all voice, collaborative piano, and choral conducting students a reading knowledge of one foreign language is required. Students must select from French, German, Italian, or Spanish. The Language petition will need to be submitted to Bria Russ once you have completed one of the following:

  1. Passed a departmental examination (held every Fall & Spring quarter);
  2. Completed the third level of the regular undergraduate series or equivalent;
  3. Passed the 1G language study course with a grade of B (3.0) or better;
  4. Passed the UCLA Foreign Language Department Placement Test by being placed into level four or higher.
DMA Recitals
DMA Recitals

Submit your program and recital approval form in ONE PDF, labeled with your first and last name, to the following box links at least two months ahead of your recital:

DMA First Year Recital
DMA Entrepreneurial Recital
DMA Final Recital

After your Recital, submit your Final Recital Review Forms via DocuSign:

DMA First Year Recital Review Form
DMA Entrepreneurial Recital Review Form
DMA Final Recital Review Form

 

Department of Music
MA/PhD Students

Use the Graduate Department Course Petition for courses outside your department that you wish to request that a course outside of your degree be substituted for a degree requirement, and counted towards your degree.

Language Petition: Once you have completed your language requirement, please complete this form, sign, and submit to Bria Russ.

 

Music Department 596 Request Form
Music Department 596 Request Form
Music Department 596 Request Form
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
Graduate Departmental Course Petition
MA Committee Request Form
MA Committee Request Form
MA Committee Request Form
Step 1: PhD Exam Committee Request For Departmental Written Qualifying Exam
Step 1: PhD Exam Committee Request For Departmental Written Qualifying Exam
Step 1: PhD Exam Committee Request For Departmental Written Qualifying Exam
Step 2: Nomination of Doctoral Committee
Step 2: Nomination of Doctoral Committee
Step 2: Nomination of Doctoral Committee
Step 3: DYA Information and Application (DUE FEBRUARY 16)
Step 3: DYA Information and Application (DUE FEBRUARY 16)
Step 3: DYA Information and Application (DUE FEBRUARY 16)
Language Petition
Language Petition
Language Petition

MA/PhD Students

Petitions & Forms

 

PhD students in the Department of Music need to complete these two steps to begin the process of advancing to candidacy.

  1. Submit your PhD exam committee request form for your written qualifying exams. This should be submitted to us no later than early February ahead of your written qualifying exams (not your Four Pieces!). This is only for your written exams based on previous coursework.
  2. Nominate your doctoral committee. This must be done after you have finished your written exams but long before your oral qualifying exam (defense of your prospectus). I would recommend submitting this in early February, if possible, as the DYA deadline is February 16th, and you will need to have submitted your prospectus when you apply for DYA. Having your committee in place before then, who can review your prospectus ahead of 2/16, would be ideal.
  3. DYA Information and Application (DUE FEBRUARY 16)

  4. Four Pieces Exam will be held on March 1. (Bria Russ or Adam Fox will contact you directly to schedule your timeslot) 

  5. Oral Examination (prospectus defense) should be held no later than March 18-20.

 

Enrollment Petition
Enrollment Petition

Graduate students in any department in The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music can add, drop, change grading basis, or change variable units through the end of the last day of the tenth week of the term. After Friday of week two, a fee may be charged to make a change. See the table to determine which changes incur a fee. When you have completed this form, submit to Bria Russ.

Enrollment Petition
Enrollment Petition
Enrollment Petition