Graduate Student Dates and Deadlines
Missing these deadlines could result in the delay of your graduation. Refer to the School of Music Graduate Manual for additional information.
FALL 2023 Deadlines
- August 10 - New Graduate Student in Music Orientation
- August 10 - New Graduate Student diagnostic testing in Music Theory
- August 11-15 - New Graduate advising all day
- August 16 - First Day of Classes
- August 22 - Last day to add/change courses
- October 13 - Online Graduation Applications due for December Graduation (through MIX account)
- November 17 - Last day for Master’s and Doctoral Recital Hearings
- December 1 - Last day to submit Independent Study requests for Spring 2024 to Graduate Director
- December 8 - Last day to complete ETD Submissions of DMA Research Document or submission of entire DMA composition portfolio to University Library for December Graduation (https://etd.lib.wvu.edu)
- December 8 - Last day to inform Director of Graduate Studies of intention to take
DMA
Comprehensive Exams in the Spring 2024 - December 15 – Last day for Master’s Oral exam or DMA Final Recital performances
DMA Comprehensive Exam (Qualifying Exam) for Fall 2023
September 25-28, 2023
Theory scores (required for the exam) will be available for student pick-up starting on Monday September 18, 2023.
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SPRING 2023 Deadlines
- New Graduate Student diagnostic testing in Music Theory (date TBD)
- January 10 – First day of On Campus classes
- January 14 – Last day to add/drop classes
- March 11 (subject to change) – Online Graduate Applications due for May Graduation (through MIX account)
- April 8 – Last day for Master’s and Doctoral Recital Hearings
- April 20 – Last day to submit Independent Study requests for Fall 2023 to Graduate Director
- April 28 – Last day to inform Director of Graduate Studies of intention to take DMA Comprehensive Exams in Fall 2023
- April 29 – Last day of Classes and Last day to complete ETD Submissions of DMA Research Document or submission of entire DMA composition portfolio to University Library for May Graduation (https://etd.lib.wvu.edu)
- May 2-6 – Final Exam Week
- May 6 - Last day for Master’s Oral Exam or DMA Final Recital performances
DMA Comprehensive Exam (Qualifying Exam) Schedule for Spring 2023:
January 30 - musicology
January 31 - theory
February 1 - area I
February 2 - area II
Theory scores (required for the exam) will be available for student pick-up starting on Monday January 23.