The steps below for transferring into the Music Education major must occur in order. They apply to any student who has graduated from high school
and is attending or has attended WVU or another postsecondary institution.
You must successfully gain admission to West Virginia University.
You must successfully audition on your principal performance medium for appropriate
Music faculty for admission to the School of Music. It is recommended that you
schedule your audition before the middle of the semester prior to your admission
to the School of Music.
The Coordinator of Music Education, Jason Gossett (jason.gossett@mail.wvu.edu), must be able to confirm the result of this audition.
That is, appropriate Music faculty must officially document and forward the result
to the School of Music administrative associate (currently Ms. Mattie Jones).
Following confirmation of a successful audition, the Coordinator of Music Education
must review your academic record. You must provide transcripts of all coursework
taken since your high school graduation. This comprises any study in any subject
at any institution beyond high school. May include grades for any coursework
currently in progress. Unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable.
Following a successful review of your academic record, you must interview successfully
with the Coordinator of Music Education, who will contact you to schedule this.
Following a successful interview, it is most likely that you will be approved for
admission to Music Education effective in the next semester (excluding summer).
Following approval for admission to Music Education, you must meet with the Director of Undergraduate Studies (currently Dr. Sandra Schwartz, Sandra.Schwartz@mail.wvu.edu) to complete the necessary paperwork to change
to (or add) Music Education as a major and to complete appropriate course registration.
