Music Graduate Office

Written Exam Calendar

General information  ·  To schedule a written exam  ·  Current calendars

General information

There are two written exam sessions each day, each lasting 3 hours and 50 minutes.
The morning session is from 8 am until 11:50 pm and is indicated as AM on the calendars below.
The afternoon session is from 1 pm until 4:50 pm and is indicated as PM on the calendars below.

Major exams last two full sessions (morning and afternoon of the same day) and require both the AM and PM sessions on one day.

Minor-field exams require one session, either morning or afternoon.

To schedule a written exam

First, read information on the requirements and procedures. Second, apply to start exams.

Once you are eligible to schedule a written exam, review available dates on the calendars below.   Keep in mind you must schedule your exam at least three weeks from the current date to allow time for faculty to write the text of the exam.  When you find a date on which you would like to schedule, email the Doctoral Clerk to request the 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 through Friday 11 a.m.-12 noon and 1 to 2 p.m.

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.

Months not shown here are not yet available for scheduling. Calendars for the next semester are usually posted around the middle of the current semester.

Click here to open the FALL 2009 written exam calendar

If a date and time on the calendar says "Written Exam OPEN," then that time is available for you to schedule (as long as someone doesn't schedule it before you).  If the date and time on the calendar says "Busy," then that time has already been reserved for another student.  When you find a date on which you would like to take your exam, email the Doctoral Clerk to request the date.  The calendar is opened on a rolling basis, so only the dates that are currently available for scheduling show on the calendar.  More dates will be opened up as the semester progresses.

Information about the Music Theory Minor Field qualifying exam schedule can be found here.