The Graduate Application Process
There are two different degree streams, the Master of Music and Master of Arts, with unique application requirements. If you are applying for a degree in Composition, Instrumental/Vocal Performance, Instrumental/Choral Conducting, Opera, or Jazz Studies, you are a Master of Music applicant. If you are applying for a degree in Music Education or Musicology, you are a Master of Arts applicant.
- **All application materials are due by October 1 for Spring Admissions**; this includes pre-screening materials, if required (see below).
- **All application materials are due by January 15 for Fall Admissions**; this includes pre-screening materials, if required (see below).
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The Application Process—Master of Music
The following steps will guide you through the graduate admissions process.
- Review application process to the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University Long Beach using our Graduate Admissions Page
- Submit Supplementary Materials to CalStateApply:
- Pre-screening link to Audition Materials if you are applying to: Keyboard Studies, Jazz Studies, Choral Studies, Voice/Opera, or Percussion Studies
- Link to composition portfolio if you are applying to Composition
- A Statement of Purpose in which you indicate your interests in graduate studies, the concentration you are applying to and your voice/instrument.
- Professional Résumé
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Official Transcripts from your bachelor’s degree-conferring institution.
- If you took music coursework at another institution, you should submit unofficial transcripts from this institution or if there were multiple, all of the institutions.
- Review Prospective Graduate Student Audition Requirements
- Schedule a Prospective Graduate Student Audition
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The Application Process—Master of Arts
The following steps will guide you through the graduate admissions process to apply to our Master of Arts with a concentration in Musicology degree program.
**Please note that M.A. with a concentration in Music Education is on hiatus for 2021-2022.
- Apply to California State University Long Beach, using our Graduate Admissions Page
- Submit Supplementary Materials via your CalStateApply application:
- A Statement of Purpose in which you indicate your interests in graduate studies in musicology
- Three writing samples that exhibit research
- Professional Résumé
- Official Transcripts from your bachelor’s degree-conferring institution.
- If you took music coursework at another institution, you should submit unofficial transcripts from this institution or if there were multiple, all of the institutions.
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Supplementary Materials Submission
Electronic Submission
At this time, the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music does not have a way to centrally process electronic submission of supplemental materials. If you wish to submit your materials electronically, you will need to send them as an attachment to shanon.zusman@csulb.edu.
Letters of recommendation, if emailed, must come from the recommender’s email address. Recommenders are welcome to submit letters of recommendation as an email attachment to shanon.zusman@csulb.edu.
For prescreening applications, send a link to your materials, wherever you hold them (Google docs, Vimeo, etc.) to shanon.zusman@csulb.edu.
**NOTE: Your name MUST be in the subject line of your email and uploaded files. If a document does NOT contain your name, it will be deleted**
Example: Gonzalez-Beatriz Cover Letter
Conventional Mail Submission
You may submit your materials via conventional mail instead. Letters of recommendation, if included by the applicant, must be in a sealed envelope or mailed directly from the recommender to:
- Attention: Shanon Zusman
- Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
- California State University, Long Beach
- 1250 Bellflower Blvd.
- Long Beach, CA 90840-7101
- 562-985-2490 fax
- csulb.edu/coleconservatory
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International Student Applications
For information on international student applications, please visit: http://www.ccpe.csulb.edu/international/
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