School of Music

Graduate Studies Handbook

The School of Music’s Graduate Student Handbook is the definitive source for current curriculum requirements and course listings. The handbook is available in hard copy and online.

Click here for the online graduate handbook.

All applicants are administered a diagnostic advisory examination in music history. Those who do not pass the examination are required to take MUS 511 and/or MUS 512. The examination must be taken before the student’s first registration. Students who wish to change from non-degree status to degree-seeking status should consult the Degree Admission section of this Catalog.

Additional information can be found by following the links for each track or in the Graduate Music Handbook. Please view the Graduate Catalog for specific degree requirements and information on the application process.

Apply for Graduate Awards - Master's Candidates and Performance Certificate

Financial Assistance: The School of Music offers graduate assistantships, which pay tuition plus a stipend, and graduate tuition grants without stipend. To be eligible, students need a grade-point average of at least 3.0. Applications and auditions music be must be received and completed by last posted audition date prior to your anticipated enrollment at Cleveland State University. Application forms are available from the School of Music. Further details on requirements and service obligations are in the music department’s Graduate Student Handbook. Students are encouraged to audition for the Graduate String Quartet and the Graduate Woodwind Quintet.

**If you have questions after you receive the graduate music program information packet, please contact:

Dr. Victor Liva, Coordinator, Graduate Music Program
School of Music
Cleveland State University
2001 Euclid Avenue, MU 429
(216) 687-6931 || v.liva@csuohio.edu