Overview

Department of Music / Department of Music is located in Claremont, CA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Musicology
Doctor of Church Music (DCM)	Church music
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)	Composition, performance, hist performance practices
Master of Arts (MA)	Composition, musicology, performance, history performance practices, conducting
(Certificate)	Allies of dreamers

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	1
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE accepted but not required. International applicants with test scores between 75-95 TOEFL, 6.0-7.0 IELTS or 50-66 PTE may enter after admission to and successful completion of CGU's International Scholars Program. 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted Recitals for performance students
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE accepted but not required. International applicants with test scores between 75-95 TOEFL, 6.0-7.0 IELTS or 50-66 PTE may enter after admission to and successful completion of CGU's International Scholars Program. Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Recitals for performance students
Other Advanced Degrees	Recitals for performance

Admissions

Applying

80

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	Not reported	No
Summer deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE accepted but not required. International applicants with test scores between 75-95 TOEFL, 6.0-7.0 IELTS or 50-66 PTE may enter after admission to and successful completion of CGU's International Scholars Program.
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, resume, official transcripts and audition for performance applicants.
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE accepted but not required. International applicants with test scores between 75-95 TOEFL, 6.0-7.0 IELTS or 50-66 PTE may enter after admission to and successful completion of CGU's International Scholars Program.
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, resume, official transcripts and audition for performance applicants.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 95
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

67

Total Graduate Students

31%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.97%
Black or African American	1.49%
White or Caucasian	32%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.49%
Asian	19.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	5.97%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

4

Total faculty

Full-time - 4

Part-time - 0

Male (2)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Musicology/music theory, keyboard performance practices, historical performancepractices, composition, American composers
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Claremont Graduate University Department of Music
150 East Tenth Street
Claremont, CA  91711-6160
United States

Contact Dr. Robert Zappulla
Chair
Email: robert.zappulla@cgu.edu
Phone: 909-6218071

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