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A copy of your student record or an unofficial transcript for your current school must be submitted with your online application.Prior to your Shepherd School audition, the music admissions office needs your official transcripts for all of the post secondary schools that you have attended. This includes all the colleges/ universities/ conservatories that you have attended since high school. Official transcripts are sent directly from the institution to our office via email (musi@rice.edu) or mail (The address is listed on the Contact Us page). Transcripts submitted should include an English translation from either the issuing school or from an accredited translation service. Transcripts must also contain the list of classes with the grades/ evaluation marks earned in each course taken at that institution.An admission decision will not be made until official transcript(s) have been received.
Recommendation Letter:
Four letters of recommendation: online application or the paper version.
Other Document:
Applicants are required to submit answers to the following question in the supplemental information section of the application:
1. What are your career goals? In addition to studying with a specific teacher, which aspects of our D.M.A. degree do you think will help you achieve your goals?
2. What music classes would you like to teach? Which, if any, do you feel qualified to teach right now? Please describe your teaching experience in both studio and classroom situations.
3. What music course do you wish had been available to you as an undergraduate student? Describe it.
4. The Shepherd School of Music has a small student population by design, especially at the doctoral level. Each student therefore has the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the school. Please describe what you would contribute.
Other Document:
Copies of 2 – 4 programs of performances in which you participated during undergraduate study and/or the last two years attached to the application