Students who are presenting papers or whose work has been selected for performance at juried festivals or conferences may apply for travel funding through the university.  The application portal may be accessed at https://media.music.unt.edu/studenttravel.

Undergraduate

All doctoral students are required to demonstrate proficiency in a second language or tool subject prior to candidacy.  Students will not be designated as ABD (and thus eligible for Graduate Level III status as a TA or TF) until the language/tool requirement has been satisfied.  Therefore, it is recommended that this requirement be addressed prior to the final two semesters of enrollment in dissertation.

The Composition Division offers related fields in Composition, Computer Music, and Contemporary Music Performance for eligible students in other graduate music programs (MM, MA, DMA, PhD). Please contact your major field professor or area advisor to determine if this is an option for your degree plan; application guidelines for these related fields are included on the Admissions page of this site.

All active composition students are expected to sign up for the unt-composers E-mail list in order to receive important announcements regarding division activities, opportunities for composers, and other professional information.  The listserv portal may be accessed here: to sign up, submit the requested information and click the "Subscribe" button; to unsubscribe or change your preferences, enter your email address at the bottom of the page and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options." 

1. All MM and PhD candidates in composition will be expected to give a public presentation of the final document (either a performance of the composition, a presentation of the critical essay, or both) prior to graduation. This may include Spectrum, Music Now, or an off-campus venue (e.g., conference, festival), and may take place before or after the final oral examination. Any presentations on campus are to be coordinated in consultation with the major professor and the Composition Division chair.

This examination is taken upon completion of the final document and preliminary approval by the major professor, at which time the student provides a copy of the document for each member of the advisory committee and schedules an oral examination date.  A preliminary Turnitin report must be submitted at this time as well.  Students are to

The exact content of the final document must be clearly specified in the final document proposal and must be approved by the student’s advisory committee as well as the composition faculty. Students are expected to thoroughly familiarize themselves with the UNT policies on academic integrity, as plagiarism is a serious matter that may result in dismissal from the University.

1. Master's composition students are eligible to enroll in MUGC 5950 upon completion of the following requirements:
   
   1. MUCP 5080 (3.0 hours).
   2. MUCP 5190 (3.0 hours).
   3. Pre-Thesis Hearing with the composition faculty (typically scheduled during Graduate Review, or one of the other student evaluation sessions). In addition to reviewing coursework, grades, and professional activities, this hearing includes:
      

1. The qualifying examination consists of two parts: a written component and an oral component. The written examination is administered during the course of a week and includes the major field and minor/related field examinations.

Doctoral qualifying examinations are administered each fall and spring semester; in extenuating circumstances the examination may be taken during the summer, but any request to do so must be approved by the student's examination committee by the beginning of the spring semester.