Admission Requirements
Students must meet the CSU requirements for admission to a master’s degree program, and they must also satisfy the CSUF School of Music admission requirements, indicated on the School’s website. Please consult that website and the Graduate Admissions section in this catalog for information. In addition, students must have an undergraduate major in music or the equivalent of an undergraduate music major (i.e., 29 undergraduate units in music appropriate to the student’s concentration).
Diagnostic Exams
Graduate students are required to complete diagnostic exams in music history and music theory prior to their first semester of enrollment. After completing the diagnostic exams, students will be advised on the academic preparation that will be assigned. Information about these exams is sent to all entering graduate students well before the dates of the exams.
Graduate Standing — Classified
Graduate students earn Classified Graduate Standing after the following requirements are met:
- Completion of all requirements indicated on the Graduate Recommendation Form.
- Satisfactory completion of MUS 500 with a “B” or better (not B-minus).
Successful completion of MUS 500 satisfies the writing proficiency requirement. Courses taken to satisfy deficiencies cannot be included on the student’s study plan and thus will not count toward the master’s degree.