University of South Dakota

Type: Public University

Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1

Founded: 1862

Website: https://www.usd.edu/

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Music
College of Fine Arts
Masters

Information

Application Fee: $35
Tuition per Year: $12768
Avg. Scholarship: $0
Entry Semesters: Spring Summer Fall
Application Dealine: $Two weeks before the start of the semester Fall, Spring, and Summer starts

Requirements

Min GPA: 2.7
Require GRE: No
Require GMAT: No
Required Documents:
Diploma
Transcript
English Test Report
Resume
Personal Statement
Other Documents (e.g. portfolio, code sample)
Letters of Recommendation: 3
Additional Admission Requirements: Additionally, the Music Department has specific requirements based on degree specialization: M.M. with Specialization in Performance requires an audition with the pertinent applied music faculty. M.M. with Specialization in Music Education requires an interview with the Music Education professor. M.M. with Specialization in Music History requires an interview with the Music History professor and writing sample. M.M. with Specialization in Collaborative Piano requires an audition with the piano faculty. M.M. with Specialization in Conducting requires an audition with the pertinent conducting faculty (choral or instrumental) and submission of video demonstrating rehearsal and performance conducting. M.M. with Specialization in the History of Musical Instruments requires an interview with the pertinent museum faculty.

English Proficiency

English Test Waiver:

Applicants who have obtained a degree from the US, UK, Ireland, Canada (not including Quebec), Australia or New Zealand are not required to submit an approved English Proficiency exam score

PTE Pearson Test of English Academic
Total: 53 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
IELTS International English Language Testing System
Total: 6 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
Total: 71 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
DET Duolingo English Test
Total: 105 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: