06.03.03 Residency & Time Limits (DMA)
The curriculum for the doctor of musical arts degree will normally require 90 semester hours beyond the bachelor’s degree or 60 hours beyond an acceptable master’s degree.
Students are required to be in residence either one or two years, depending on their major. Please refer to the degree requirements below for each major for specific residency requirements. Full-time residence is defined as two consecutive semesters exclusively devoted to graduate work. During this period the student must obtain credit for at least 24 semester hours of work, except for one holding an assistantship, who must register for at least 18 semester hours.
Graduate students occasionally are admitted to a doctoral program having earned only a bachelor’s degree. More commonly, however, a graduate student will have earned a master’s degree at the Eastman School of Music or elsewhere before being admitted as a doctoral candidate.
Students in the DMA degree program are expected to complete all work leading to the degree within seven years following the bachelor’s degree or within six years following the master’s degree. Students who are unable to finish their program within these time limits may request an extension of time from the Graduate Professional Committee. Such requests should explain the circumstances which have caused the need for the extension. Such extension, if granted, will be of limited duration.
