| Prerequisites:* | These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
Candidates are required to have one of the following: a BMus; a four-year honours BA in music; a four-year BA with a major in music; or an equivalent degree, certificate, or diploma. A 75 percent (B+) average is required for the undergraduate degree or diploma. If the degree is from a conservatory, it is deemed equivalent if so indicated on the transcript, or if the total course work is equivalent, to a four-year BA, and includes the equivalent of 6 credits in music history and 6 credits in music theory. In addition, applicants must perform an audition or submit an example of writing from undergraduate work in music history or music theory. The choice of evaluation depends on whether the student wishes to pursue the performance stream or the musicology/theory stream. Applicants may be asked to take placement tests in music history, music theory or aural skills. If remedial work is necessary, deficiencies must be remedied by the end of the first year. Candidates are admitted either to the MMus or the MA. A student who has successfully completed the requirements of the MMus degree may, instead of accepting the MMus, become a candidate for the MA with the approval of the Graduate Studies Committee.
The MA with research paper have a second language requirement. To meet this requirement, students must either pass a proficiency test (ESL 1000 or FLS 1000) administered by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), or an equivalent test selected by the department. A pass on this test leads to an "S" on the transcript. In addition, the MA with thesis requires proficiency in a third language. The Department of Music administers the third language test (usually German). |
| Test Scores: | - Test of English as a Foreign Language (Paper Based) [min. 580] or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based) [min. 92-93]
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| Additional Admission Requirements: | - Letter(s) of Reference
- Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Two reference letters; official transcripts of all previous universities attended; a 500-word statement describing specific interests in the program to be; and at least 2 writing samples (one of these samples may be an analysis or a composition) are required. |