Music Graduate Office

Oral Exam Calendar

General information  ·  To schedule an oral exam  ·  Current calendars

General information

Oral exams are held during most of the semester at 3:30 in the Music Graduate Office (MU011). Oral exams are given during the fall and spring semesters on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday beginning at 3:30 p.m. and usually ending between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. Monday and Wendesday oral exam times might become available during particularly busy weeks. No orals are given during the first two weeks or the last week of classes, or during exam week.

Oral examinations in the summer require special permission 

Oral exam dates are opened up as the semester progresses.  Dates later in the semester are not available until earlier dates are filled to ensure enough opportunities for students to schedule their oral exam. 

To schedule an oral exam

To schedule you must have been notified by the Music Graduate Office that you are eligible to schedule your Oral exam. In general you must have passed all written exams and have met the Styles Requirement.  Click here for details on the process of scheduling your exam.

Once you are eligible to schedule, review available dates on the calendar below.  When you find an available date which you would like to schedule, email the Doctoral Clerk to request that date.  If you would like to schedule by phone, please call the Music Graduate Office at 855-1738.   If you would like to talk to the Doctoral Clerk in person, she will generally be in the Music Graduate Office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Once you have reserved a tentative date, you have one week to confirm that tentative date with the members of your Advisory Committee. If you are able to confirm with all members of your committee, contact our office and we will officially schedule you.  If your entire committee is not available for your reserved date, please contact the Doctoral Clerk to find a new tentative date.

Current calendars

These online calendars are kept as up-to-date as possible, but please keep in mind that a date you request might have been requested by another student by the time you contact the Graduate Office.

Click here to open the FALL 2009 Oral Exam Calendar

If a date on the calendar says "OPEN Oral Exam Date," then that date is currently available for reservations. 

If the date on the calendar says "Busy," then that time has already been reserved for another student, and is not available. 

If the date on the calendar says "TENTATIVE Reservation," then that date has been reserved for up to one week while the student checks on faculty availability.  If a student is not able to confirm the availability of their committee within one week, the date opens up and another student may reserve it.  As such, dates listed as "TENTATIVE" may be available for scheduling in the future, but not necessarily. Click here for details on the process of scheduling your exam.

When you find a date you would like to reserve, email the Doctoral Clerk to request the date. 

Dates shown as "Oral Exam Date - not available yet" are not yet available for scheduling. Calendars for the next semester are usually posted around the middle of the current semester and opened month-to-month.