The Toulouse Graduate School requires each student to file a Committee Designation Form, which is linked to this page on the Graduate Studies site. Students must file this form at the time you file the degree plan.

Each student in the master's program must file a degree plan once they have earned 12 graduate hours towards the degree. Srudents are invited to file it before then as well.

Students are admitted into one of the two tracks (Performance and Composition). Students who want to change tracks need to check with the faculty supervisor to get permission. If the request is approved, the faculty supervisor needs to let the graduate advisor know about the change in writing. If the student has already filed a degree plan using the old track, a new degree plan needs to be filed using the requirements for the new track.

Supervisors:

Teaching fellowships and assistantships are awarded to qualified graduate students within the Division of Jazz Studies.
 
Criteria for the selection of Teaching Assistants/Teaching Fellows in Jazz Studies includes any number of the following:

The Jazz Studies program awards performance and arranging scholarships on a competitive basis. For complete information on scholarships, visit the Jazz Studies website and the College of Music website. Graduate students who are receiving a scholarship are required to participate in a lab.

Admission into second bachelor's degree status in Jazz Studies is possible only in one of two strictly defined situations:

Master's and doctoral students who wish to study Jazz Studies as a related field must audition with a Jazz Studies faculty member before enrolling in courses. This is a catalog requirement. In the audition, the student must meet the level of the degree that they are working towards. In other words, a master's student must meet the entering level of the M.M. in Jazz Studies, and a doctoral student must meet the entering level of the DMA in Performance with a major in Jazz Studies. Jazz studies professors may have more specific requirements for this audition.

Prerequisites and Eligibility

1. Apply to and be accepted by the University through Toulouse Graduate School.
2. Apply to the College of Music (http://music.unt.edu/prospective-students)
3. Be admitted by the Division of Jazz Studies, which is part of the College of Music admission process.
4. Complete leveling courses as needed to remove undergraduate deficiencies.
5. Validate course work and skills by examination and/or performance.