Incoming Status: Graduate
Area of Interest: Music
Entry Semester Available: Spring 2009 –Classical Music Performance Instrumental and Jazz Studies only.  For Classical Instrumental Performance, only the following instruments:  violin, viola, oboe, bassoon, harp, piano, trombone, French horn. All other programs are closed for Spring 2009.
Fall 2009 - All Programs
Application Deadline: Spring 2009 - December 1, 2008; Fall 2009 - February 1, 2009

Who may apply:
a. Persons holding an undergraduate degree or the equivalent from an accredited college in the United States or an approved institution of higher education abroad.

b. Persons who are enrolled for a bachelor's degree who are in their senior year.

Follow these instructions when applying to Purchase College as a graduate applicant.

Note: International Applicants must follow the international application instructions.

Choose one of three graduate level Programs:

1.  Performers Certificate - (Post Baccalaureate: One-Year or Two-Year)
2.  Master of Music
3.  Artist Diploma - (Post Masters: One-Year or Two-Year)

These Programs are offered in the following areas:
Brass
Composition
Harp
Strings
Percussion
Piano
Opera studies
Studio Composition (Masters in Music only)
Woodwinds
Jazz Studies
Classical Guitar

Step 1: Submit your completed Purchase College Graduate Application to:

Office of Admissions
Purchase College, SUNY
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
Attn: Graduate Programs

Step 2: Include with your application packet the following items:

- a Non-Refundable Application fee of $50
(payable to Purchase College)

- Personal Statement

- Official transcripts (in envelopes sealed by the registrar) from all
schools attended.

- Three letters of recommendation

- If you are not a U.S. citizen, you must request and complete
the Purchase College International Application.

- NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLESS ALL OF THE ABOVE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED
WITH YOUR THE APPLICATION.

Step 3: Submit a pre-screening audition recording (in CD form), schedule a live audition and submit a non-refundable $54 check made payable to Purchase College, Conservatory of Music to:

Conservatory of Music
Purchase College, SUNY
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
Attn: Conservatory Coordinator

Visit the Conservatory of Music Audition information page for admission audition dates.


For additional information about the Music program and for specific audition requirements, visit the Purchase College Conservatory of Music website.


Apply On-Line

Downloadable PDF Form
Graduate Application 2009 (must be mailed directly to the Office of Admissions at Purchase College) 

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