Music Graduate Office

Candidacy/In Absentia registration

Enrollment  ·  In absentia registration

Enrollment

After successful completion of all doctoral qualifying exams, the student is admitted to candidacy. The Director of Graduate studies will notify students by letter when all exams have been passed. It is essential that students update any address changes to OneStart during candidacy.

After admission to candidacy, students MUST ENROLL FULL-TIME EACH SEMESTER UNTIL GRADUATION. FAILURE TO REMAIN CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC EXPIRATION OF CANDIDACY. Students whose candidacy expires are required to reapply for admission to candidacy and are expected to meet current requirements.

One hour of dissertation or final project credit is sufficient for full-time status.

Candidates may also maintain full-time status by enrolling in G901, Advanced Research, which costs approximately $150 each semester. Note that students must have completed qualifying examinations and must have enrolled for all the required dissertation/document credits BEFORE they are eligible to enroll in G901.

G901 is LIMITED TO SIX ENROLLMENTS. After six semesters, students must enroll in one document credit each semester to maintain candidacy.

Candidacy is valid for a maximum of 7 years from the date on which the student passes the oral qualifying exam. Students must complete all degree requirements and graduate within 7 years of that oral qualifying exam date.

Summer registration is not required for DM or DME students unless they plan to graduate in August. Summer registration is also not required for Ph.D. students unless they plan to graduate in June, July or August (through the University Graduate School). Please note that G901 enrollment is not available during summer sessions; if you must graduate in the summer, you need to enroll in a dissertation or final project credit during that summer.

It is the student's responsibility to contact the Music Graduate Office each semester about registration before the late registration deadlines. Late registration begins the week before classes commence each semester.

In absentia registration

For all candidates, the registration program planning sheet is available online (click here to go to the form). Once you submit the form, you will receive an email with confirmation of your eligibility to register and registration instructions.

Please keep your mailing address updated on OneStart.