Master of Music

   Admission requirements for all graduate Music degrees.  In addition to meeting Winthrop University general admission requirements for all graduate students, the applicant for admission to a graduate program in music should:

1. Have an overall undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; 

2. Submit an acceptable score on the verbal and quantitative sections of the General
    Test of the Graduate Record Examination, the Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT), or the
    PRAXIS II Examination in music education;

3. Take entrance diagnostic examinations in music theory and music
    history/literature. Applicants must demonstrate at least baccalaureate-level
    competence in music theory and music history/literature.  Results of these
    examinations will be used to plan an appropriate program of studies for the
    student.  In order to address any deficiencies, a student may be required to enroll
    in courses which will not count toward their graduate degree;

4. Perform an applied entrance audition on the major instrument. Students who do
    not pass the applied entrance audition will study at the undergraduate level.
    Graduate-level study must be attained by the end of the first semester; and.

   The applied entrance audition and all entrance examinations must be taken prior to the semester of initial enrollment in the graduate program. Auditions and examinations are scheduled in August, January and May of each academic year. Students will not be fully admitted until the audition and examinations have been completed. Prospective students should contact Dr. Donald Rogers, 803/323-2255, to confirm their intent to perform the audition and take the entrance examinations.

   Additional entrance requirements for specific degree programs may be found under each degree section.