Certificate in Music Performance
Application Requirements
The items listed below are required for admission consideration for applicable semesters of entry during the current academic year. Submission instructions, additional details, and changes to admission requirements for semesters other than the current academic year can be found on The Graduate College's website. International students should review the International Admission Documents page for additional requirements.
- completed online application
- $20 nonrefundable application fee
or
- $60 nonrefundable application fee for applications with international credentials
- baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university (Non-U.S. degrees must be equivalent to a four-year U.S. Bachelor’s degree. In most cases, three-year degrees are not considered. Visit our International FAQs for more information.)
- official transcripts from each institution where course credit was granted
- a 2.5 overall GPA or a 2.5 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work
- minimum 3.0 GPA in all completed graduate course work (if applicable)
- GRE not required
- audition: The Graduate College application must be complete before the School of Music will accept audition materials. Candidates will upload audition videos to Accepted (media only).
Approved English Proficiency Exam Scores
Applicants are required to submit an approved English proficiency exam score that meets the minimum program requirements below unless they have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent from a country on our exempt countries list.
- official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall
- official PTE scores required with a 52
- official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
- official Duolingo Scores required with a 110 overall
- official TOEFL Essentials scores required with an 8.5 overall
The certificate in Music Performance requires 15 semester credit hours.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MU 5192 | Graduate Recital | 1 |
| Applied Lessons | ||
| Choose 6 hours | 6 | |
| Applied Voice | ||
| Applied Keyboard | ||
| Applied Woodwind | ||
| Applied Brass | ||
| Applied String | ||
| Applied Percussion | ||
| Music Ensemble Electives | ||
| Choose 2 courses | 2 | |
| Salsa Del Rio | ||
| Mariachi Nueva Generación | ||
| Panorama Steel Drum Band | ||
| VocaLibre | ||
| Opera Workshop | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Women's Choir | ||
| Men's Choir | ||
| Chamber Music | ||
| Jazz Combo | ||
| Wind Symphony | ||
| Symphonic Winds | ||
| Texas State Chorale | ||
| University Singers | ||
| Texas State Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Orchestra | ||
| Jazz Lab Band | ||
| Accompanying | ||
| Mysterium for Contemporary Music Ensemble | ||
| Guitar Ensemble | ||
| Additional Graduate Music Electives | ||
| Choose 6 hours from MU, MUSE, or MUSP | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
