General Information

Superior students are encouraged to apply for financial aid to assist them in the timely completion of their graduate studies. Please refer to the Music Admissions and Financial Aid office for more information.

Course work for the M.A. in Musicology normally requires the equivalent of two years of full-time enrollment. Course work for the Ph.D. in Musicology normally requires the equivalent of two additional years of full-time enrollment.

At the M.A. level, financial aid (assistantships, fee scholarships and/or fellowships) is awarded for no more than two academic years. Assistantships are sometimes available, however, during Summer Session II.

Financial aid for beginning M.A. students will be guaranteed for a period of two years, assuming the student continues to make satisfactory progress toward the degree and performs his/her duties in a satisfactory manner. If financial aid is offered to an M.A. student already in the program, aid will not be continued beyond the normal two years required to complete the program.

An M.A. student who applies for admission to the Ph.D. program is not eligible to receive financial aid until the M.A. Examination has been passed.

At the Ph.D. level, financial aid is awarded for no more than three academic years. Assistantships are sometimes available, however, during Summer Session II.

A Dissertation-Year Fellowship is available annually on a competitive basis to a qualified Ph.D. student in Musicology. The Dissertation-Year Fellowship does not count as part of the three-year limitation on financial aid.