Application Procedures for Graduate Studies
For information about the music graduate programs you may write to:
Music Graduate SecretaryUniversity of Hawai'i Music Department
2411 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
email: kkamiya@hawaii.edu
tel: (808) 956-7756
Hard copy application packets are available at the address listed above. Please visit the UH Graduate Division website for the Graduate General Application Form and other important information. Applicants must also complete a Music Department Graduate Recommendation Form.
International students should start to collect application materials and information ten to twelve months before they expect to begin their studies at the University of Hawai'i because of the extra time necessary to process applications, receive transcripts and schedule standardized tests.
Applicants who are not native speakers of English must take the Test of English as a Second Language (TOEFL) and have the TOEFL score sent directly to the University of Hawai'i. Paper-based (P), computer-based (C), and internet-based (I) minimum requirements for UH are:
- 560(P), 220(C), or 83(I) for all PhD students, and
- 600(P), 250(C), or 100(I) with subtest scores of 25 for listening and 25 for speaking for all teaching assistants.
Other TOEFL score minimum requirements for the Music Department are:
- 500(P), 173 (C), or 61(I) for MM performance majors
- 540(P), 207 (C) or 76(I) for all other master's students.
TOEFL scores cannot be more than two years old. Scores are not required for admission if you have earned a bachelor's or advanced degree within the last five years at a regionally accredited or recognized institution in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore or United Kingdom.
Master's program applicants may submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (but are not required to do so); PhD applicants must submit GRE scores and should have them sent directly to the Music Department. Only GRE scores from exams taken within the past five years are acceptable.
Graduate Division requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 for unconditional admission, and 2.7 for conditional admission. Most applicants amply exceed these minima.