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Applications for the MA in Musicology do not require an audition; at the application site you can upload or request all application materials, including transcripts, writing sample(s), personal statement, and names of your recommenders. All applicants should submit at least one recent paper on a topic related to music.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Applicants for the MA in Musicology require an undergraduate degree with a major in music or equivalent. You may apply during the final year of your undergraduate program, however full admission to the master\u2019s degreeprogram requires that the undergraduate degree has been awarded.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n International students whose primary language is not English are required to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System). The minimum score is 100 for TOEFL and 7.0 for the IELTS. Please be aware that applicants for the MA in Musicology are no longer required to take the GRE (Graduate Record Examination).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At the beginning of the first semester, students will sit the diagnostic examination in music history, theory, and basic keyboard skills. This examination is for placement purposes; students who pass the exam will be exempt from some classes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”G||divi||400″ icon_color=”#E71939″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_icon][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” module_class=”pa-inline-buttons” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”80%” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”20px” min_height=”112.3px” custom_margin=”|72px||72px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” module_class=”pa-inline-buttons” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||justify-content:center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/welcome.qc.cuny.edu\/apply\/” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Graduate Application” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”18px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#E71939″ button_use_icon=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”440.4px” custom_padding=”0px||13px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font_size=”25px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Music Building, Room 203 Office Hours<\/b><\/h2>\n
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