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The CWU Music department provides a comprehensive program offering both performance, education and graduate degree programs. Over 300 music majors pursue Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music as well as Master of Music degrees making CWU one of the largest music programs in the Northwest. In addition, many students who are not majors take private instruction or participate in an ensemble for their own enjoyment.

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 Undergraduate
General Requirements
All entering students, prospective composers included, who plan to pursue either a major or a minor in the Department of Music must demonstrate their performance ability before a faculty committee. Based on this audition, the Music Department will determine the student's admissibility into a specific major or minor area. Students who do not qualify initially for admission into the Department may be placed on departmental probation. This will allow them to enroll in some basic musicianship classes and pursue applied study on either the group or the secondary level. Probationary students may use the quarter-ending jury as an audition for reconsideration of their admission to the Music Department.

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 Graduate

General Requirements
The GRE examination is not required for admission to the Department of Music Graduate Studies.

  • Candidates for admission must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college with a major in music or its equivalent.
  • Acceptance into a specific major field will require an evaluation of the candidate's ability conducted by a committee of three faculty members, two of whom will be from the candidate's particular major field.
  • Non-performance majors must also demonstrate a level of musicianship equal to what would be considered appropriate for 300-level study. Students may demonstrate this level of musicianship in several ways, appropriate to the desired degree program, or deemed appropriate by the evaluation committee after consultation with the student.

 

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 Scholarships

The Music Department offers scholarships ranging from $100.00 to $1,500.00 per year. These are available to both entering and currently enrolled students at Central. Other scholarships are available through the University Financial Aid Office. In addition, a limited number of assistantships are available for graduate students.

Further information about audition dates, schedules, repertoire requirements, scholarships, and assistantships can be obtained by contacting the Music Department Office.

*Last updated July 10, 2009

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Ellensburg, WA 98926
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