MA Ethnomusicology at University of Maryland, College Park

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose and Letter of Recommendation: *The statement of purpose and letter(s) of recommendation will be required to be uploaded in the School of Music Application. The statement of purpose should also be uploaded into the Graduate School's application.* Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: School of Music Application Letter of Recommendation (One letter of recommendation is required to be uploaded in TerpEngage application for Ph.D. but not M.A.) Admission to the graduate degree programs in music is highly selective. It is determined primarily by a performance audition, recordings and scores of original compositions, scholarly research papers, letters of recommendation, and/or successful teaching experience. All non-native English-speaking students must achieve a score of 92 (Master's degrees) or 96 (Doctoral degrees) on the TOEFL or equivalent to be invited for audition/admission (see the School of Music's admission website for detailed English language requirements). We require a passing TOEFL score for all applicants whose primary language is not English before we will process your application or consider you for a live audition. The requirement will be waived for applicants who have earned an undergraduate degree from an institution in the United States or another approved English-speaking country. Waivers will only be granted if at least three years of the undergraduate education took place at an English-speaking institution. Graduate degrees or performance certificates or diplomas will not exempt an applicant from submitting a passing TOEFL score. Please go here for more specific information. The School of Music will allow all graduate applicants whose overall TOEFL score is 88 or higher to audition, but in order to be considered for admission a fully passing TOEFL score must be submitted no later than February 15. Auditions will not be scheduled for applicants with an overall TOEFL score lower than 88.