After You Apply for Graduate Studies
A panel selected by the Graduate Chair screens the applicants and decides about their admission. This panel consists of graduate faculty members from the applicant's intended area of concentration and a representative from music theory and music history. After receiving the decision of the panel and the Music Graduate Chair, the Graduate Admissions Office notifies the applicant in writing. The Music Department returns tapes, scores, and other supplementary materials to the applicant, but retains applications and recommendations. To each graduate student admitted, the Graduate Chair assigns an interim advisor from the graduate faculty in the applicant's area of concentration. NOTE: if no graduate faculty member is capable of and/or willing to serve as principal advisor for a PhD applicant's specific research area, the application will be denied.
Every effort will be made to contact applicants in writing as soon as a decision on their application has been reached. Telephone inquiries are discouraged.
Admission, if granted, is only for the area of concentration for which the student applied. If a student later wishes to change to another concentration, s/he must petition the music graduate faculty.
Student Responsibility
Although the student has a music advisor, s/he alone is responsible for following procedures necessary to complete the degree program. For further information, refer to the UHM General and Graduate Information Catalog, available for purchase at:
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