The School of Music offers the Master of Music degree in Music Education, Performance, and Conducting. All students are required to take a graduate-level entrance examination to determine correct course placement. In addition to being admitted to the University, students intending to pursue the performance and conducting degrees must schedule and perform an entrance audition and interview to be considered for admission to the School of Music. Students should contact the applied music professor or the ensemble director in their instrumental/vocal area to schedule the audition/interview. Music Education students must complete a research project (three credit hours) on a subject relating to their teaching area (Research Project Option). For students pursing Performance and Conducting degrees, the graduate research project will be in the format of a recital or concert. The option of a more comprehensive research paper is available in the format of a Graduate Thesis (Thesis Option).