Eligibility for certification usually requires that an applicant possess an undergraduate degree in music education or have completed the certification requirements noted on pages 20. Applicants not eligible for T-4 certification, but otherwise eligible for admission, may be granted conditional admission to the Master of Music Education Degree while simultaneously completing certification requirements. Other Requirements Examination Students planning to complete the degree Master of Music, Master of Music Education, or Master of Arts are required to take two examinations. The Diagnostic Examination serves both as an advisory examination to determine existing deficiencies, and as a standard encompassing basic skills and knowledge necessary for candidacy. Music Education students take an additional examination in Music Education.
All students take a keyboard skills examination.
A student is presumed deficient if the required diagnostic examination is not taken. Failure to take the Diagnostic Examination immediately prior to the first term of enrollment may result in an extension of the period normally required to complete degree requirements. The Diagnostic Examination is to be considered primarily as a standard for the assessment of knowledge, skills, and general competence for study at the Master's level. Credit earned in undergraduate remedial courses is not applicable to degree requirements. As soon as the student's Diagnostic Examination and previous academic record have been evaluated, a conference with the advisor is scheduled.