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Master's Program in Jazz History and Research
 

Admission

Applications from any musician with the following credentials will be considered: satisfaction of the general admissions requirements as published by the Graduate Admissions Office, primarily a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) or better. Standardized test scores such as GRE's are not required at present.  A bachelor's degree in any field, competence in reading music, and basic knowledge of scales and chords are also required. All applicants will need to submit one research or analysis paper on any topic as a writing sample (an undergraduate paper is fine), a short recording demonstrating their musical competence, and a page of sheet music that they have written or transcribed to demonstrate knowledge of notation.  There is no deadline for admission.  The Graduate School-Newark accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Applications are available from the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 249 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07102; by calling 973/353-5205; or via web download at http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu.  The program code is 26561.

The music program offers teaching positions to many of its graduate students, and offers several small awards including one established by the late, legendary jazz record producer Milton Gabler. A very small number of financial awards are available through the Graduate School-Newark.  Public and private loan programs, work-study opportunities, and federal grants are also available.

Dr. Lewis Porter, Director M.A. Program in Jazz History and Research Department of Visual and Performing Arts Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 110 Warren Street Bradley Hall, Room 254 Newark, NJ 07102-1896   Telephone: (973) 353-5600, ext. 30 Fax: (973) 353-1392 Email:    lporter@andromeda.rutgers.edu

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