Send Completed Graduate Student Application to Grad School

(http://www.wcu.edu/graduate/prospective.html)

Send GRE scores to the Graduate School (min 800 total)

(http://www.wcu.edu/graduate/GRE.html)

Complete Audition

(http://music.wcu.edu/auditions/graduation.htm)

Arrange for a major advisor

                                             ________________________________

                                                Name

Create a Graduate Committee

(3 names Here)                     _____________________________

                                              _____________________________

                                             _____________________________

Create a plan of Study/Graduation Plan

(Use a check sheet and plan when you are taking

each course and finishing any graduation recitals,

internships, etc.)

If you have been awarded a graduate assistantship, contact

the Graduate Coordinator for your duties. Then contact your

supervising professor(s) for specific duties.

File the Approval Literature Form

Contact your major professor about literature for your

graduate recital. The literature must be approved by your

graduate committee no later than the first week of the semester

in which you plan on performing your graduate recital.

Schedule your graduate recital.

This should be done as soon as the departmental calendar

permits. You must also secure a time in the recital hall, the

services of a capable pianist and any other required personnel.

It is strongly recommended that you clear the date with all

members of your graduate committee so that they may attend

the performance.

Schedule a hearing of your graduate recital two weeks prior to

the recital date. Book the recital hall via your major professor.

This should be done at the same time the hall is initially reserved.

Distribute a copy of your approved literature form to your file,

yourself and your committee members

Schedule your written comprehensives and oral comprehensive

Exams

File an Application to Graduate and pay the graduation fee

with the Graduate school ($30.00 Fee)

http://www.wcu.edu/graduate/forms/GS_Graduation_App.pdf

In the First week of the semester of the graduate recital,

finalize the literature to be performed. Adjust the

Approved literature form if necessary.

Make arrangements with the Recording Coordinator to have

the graduate recital recorded and pay the recording fee ($40)

in advance of the performance. There can be no exceptions.

Deadline to perform the Graduate Recital is no later than four

weeks before the last day of classes.

Submit final copy of program notes to your major professor

one week before the hearing.

The written comprehensive examination must be completed

no later than four weeks before the last day of classes.

One week after receiving the written comprehensive, turn in

three typed copies to your major professor or committee chair.

Schedule your comprehensive examination no later than three

weeks before the last day of classes. The completed

Comprehensive Examination Form must be signed by

the committee and turned in to the Committee Chair.

Results of the Comprehensive examinations must be

received by the Graduate School at least 10 days prior

to commencement