ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND CHECKSHEET – COMPOSITION

All application materials are due by December 1st. (See below for information on the required Assessment Examination.)

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS CHECKSHEET - COMPOSITION

PLEASE NOTE: Due Date is the date the item is due in the Music Department Graduate Advisor’s Office at UCLA.

Check	Due Date	Item
	December 1	Statement of Purpose Transcripts 3 Letters of recommendation Sample compositions
	January 23, 2009	Applicants notified as to whether or not they are finalists. Filnaiists will be invited to interview and take composition assessment exam ( mid-February).

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY

December 1	TOEFL or IELTS score These test scores must be received by the Dec 1st deadline in order to be given full consideration for admission and scholarship.
March 1	Financial Statement (UCLA form and necessary documents)

The following items are required:

• Statement of Purpose: A prose statement of your long range goals in composition, including pertinent biographical information, and how going to graduate school, especially at UCLA, will contribute to achieving those goals.

• Transcripts : Official transcripts (2 copies) of your undergraduate transcripts from your bachelor’s degree school and all coursework you have taken or are taking since then. If you are currently in school, please ask your school to include “work in progress".

• 3 letters of recommendation: These should be 3 people who can speak to your potential as a graduate student in this field. Please include your present composition teacher if possible.

• Sample compositions, with a recording of a live performance of at least one of the pieces: For the MA, at least 3 compositions; for the PhD, at least 5.

• Assessment Examination: (finalists only) This test covers the normal undergraduate preparation in music that we feel is essential for successful completion of a graduate degree in composition at UCLA. For more information on the test see the Music Department website.

• International Students with English as a second language: A TOEFL score of 560 (paper-based test) or 220 (computer-based test) or an IELTS score of 7.0. For the internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT), the minimum total passing score is 87. Please see the application information on www.gradadmissions.ucla.edu for information on possible exceptions. Because processing, sending, and receiving TOEFL scores often takes several weeks, international students must schedule the TOEFL examination no later than October in order to meet the Departmental deadlines. These test scores must be received by the Dec 1st deadline in order to be given full consideration for admission and scholarship.

• All International Students seeking F1 or J1 visas: The UCLA “Financial Statement for Students Seeking Non-Immigrant Visas”. This must be received in the department by March 1.

All materials should be sent to

Graduate Admissions - Composition

Department of Music

2539 Schoenberg Music Building

UCLA Box 951616

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1616

Please note our department does not use the Graduate Division site for online application status.

For a variety of reasons admission can often take a few months. Generally, applicants are informed sometime in March. When a decision is made, applicants receive an email, directing them to the online application site and the option Decision Status. This information is not available over the phone or in email where identity cannot be verified. Please note: a paper letter regarding your status will not be sent; you must access your decision letter online.