06.03.01 Continuation from MM to DMA Degree
Some students enrolled in the Master of Music program consider continuation of Eastman study through enrollment in the Doctor of Musical Arts program. Such students should discuss this possibility with their department faculty (and/or major applied teacher) and should consider very carefully in this context the ease (or difficulty) with which they have been able to handle their master’s-degree coursework. They should feel encouraged to at least begin the application process if their department faculty members support this plan and if their grades in music history and theory courses are largely “A” or “A-.” Experience has shown that students whose “classroom” grades in the master’s degree are consistently in the “B” range either are not admitted to the DMA program or, if they are, have severe difficulty with doctoral seminars, research projects, and the doctoral examinations.
