Composition	15
Advanced Tonal Analysis	3
Seminar in Tonal Analysis	3
Advanced Contemporary Analysis	3
Seminar in Contemporary Analysis	3
Advanced Tonal Composition	2
Fugue	2
Advanced Topics in Counterpoint	2
Modal Counterpoint	2
Research and Bibliography	3
Musicology	9
Dissertation	3-6
Approved Electives	8-10
Total	58-63

Students who have completed the BA or BMus degree may apply directly to the MusAD program. Applicants must meet the general admission requirements for the MusM program, and must show evidence of strong academic performance as well as compositional talent and achievement. Students who move from the MM degree prior to completion are subject to the same admissions rules.

Students give two recitals during this degree program. During the second year of study, the student submits a recital portfolio for faculty approval. This portfolio must contain works totaling at least half an hour. Once the portfolio is approved, the student presents these works in a recital. If the works have all been publicly performed or read, this first recital requirement may be waived at the discretion of the composition faculty. Prior to work on the thesis, during the third or fourth year, the student must again submit a recital portfolio for faculty approval. These works, which may include pieces previously submitted, must make up a full-length program. Once the faculty has approved the recital, the student must present it publicly. This may be done at any time prior to graduation. Students are expected to register for Graduate Composition until the second recital portfolio is completed and approved.

Dissertation:
Doctoral candidates in composition will write a dissertation consisting of a large-scale work in a demanding medium.