Eligibility Criteria
1. Complete the Graduate Faculty Application (including submission of official transcripts for all college-level work).
2. Arrange to have confidential reference forms or letters of recommendation submitted, according to instructions on the forms, by at least three persons who are able to evaluate the applicant’s background and potential for graduate work in the chosen field of specialization (i.e. Performance, Composition, Ethnomusicology, Historical Musicology, Music Theory).
3. Take the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and have the results mailed to the School of Music.
4. If English is not the first language of the applicant, arrangements should be made to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and have the results submitted to the School of Music as soon as possible. The minimum acceptable score for admission to U.B.C. is 580. No exceptions are made.
All applicants must submit a statement concerning graduate course work, course titles that may not be specific on applicant’s transcript, major compositions studied in detail and theoretical systems studied; further, a description of any training or experience which might enhance the applicant’s qualifications for graduate study in music theory but which is not part of listed course work. Submit a statement describing professional goals, explaining the reasons for choosing to carry on graduate work in music theory.