GRADUATE STUDY IN MUSIC AT URI MASTER’S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS For each Master of Music Degree awarded by the Department of Music, the Graduate School and the University require as a minimum the successful completion of a specified number of approved credits of graduate study in the Department of Music. Credit hours may include formal coursework, independent study, research, preparation of a recital, essay, or thesis, and other scholarly activities as approved by the candidate’s major teacher, the Director of Graduate Studies in Music and the Dean of the Graduate School. A maximum of six transfer credits may be applied toward the degree upon the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. A graduate student must not go beyond nine credit hours before establishing his/her matriculating status at the University. The following information is intended to help graduate students plan their program of study. It provides a supplement to the University Bulletin, which is the official statement of all University degree requirements. If the program description or sequence sheets should disagree with information presented in the Catalog of the University of Rhode Island, the student is to consider the Catalog as the final authoritative source. The Master of Music Degree may be earned through part-time or full-time study or a combination of both. Requirements for full-time students in the Master of Music program must be completed within a period of four calendar years. Requirements for part-time students allow, with special permission from the Dean of the Graduate School, seven calendar years for completion of the degree. Candidates must take at least 80% of the credits required for the degree at the University of Rhode Island.