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    Mar 28, 2024  
2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2008-2009 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

Artist Diploma


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The Hamline University Artist Diploma is a certificate designed for select post-baccalaureate students who wish to perform. The two-year sequence combines intensive music study with a number of language and general intellectual requirements. Upon completion of the requirements below, the Music Department awards the student a certificate of completion.

Post-Baccalaureate Admission Requirements
Program entrance is strictly by audition. The Artist Diploma involves highly selective, intensive, and advanced professional studies designed to satisfy needs of highly talented and accomplished musicians. Applicants must have earned a degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education (or equivalent) and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 from prior undergraduate coursework. After the Music Department auditions and approves qualified applicants for admission, the applicant must complete application materials with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions 651-523-2207. A transcript of previous higher education coursework is required.
 
International Applicants
By the end of their first year, international students whose first language is not English must demonstrate a proficiency in English by scoring a minimum of 550 on the written TOEFL examination, 213 on the computer based TOEFL, 79-80 on the internet-based TOEFL, or 7.0 on the IELTS. It may be necessary for a candidate to take English as a Second Language (ESL) training at the University of St. Thomas. At the time of admission, international applicants will be required to provide financial documentation showing sufficient funding to support their studies while in the United States. 
 
Tuition
Candidates for the Artist Diploma program pay the post-baccalaureate certificate rates listed on www.hamline.edu/tuition. Living expenses, course materials, and textbooks are additional.

Artist Diploma Requirements


Credit Load/Time Limit
Students register for a minimum of 12 credits each fall/spring. Forty-eight credits are required to complete the Artist Diploma, and students complete the Artist Diploma in two years (four semesters) with fall/spring enrollment.

First Semester (12 credits total)


  • Chamber Music Performance during first or second semester
  • One Topics in Music History course (MUS 3300 through MUS 3340) 
  • MUS 5980 - Special Topics: Historical Performance (2 credits)

Second Semester (12 credits total)


  • Chamber Music Performance during first or second semester
  • One Topics in Music History course (MUS 3300 through MUS 3340) 
  • MUS 5980 - Special Topics: Historical Performance (2 credits)

Third Semester (12 credits total)


  • MUS 5970 - Independent Study
  • One elective course (*see below)

Fourth Semester (12 credits total)


  • MUS 5970 - Independent Study
  • Culminating juried solo recital
  • One elective course (*see below)

*Elective Courses


Two elective courses are required. Elective courses may be selected from any course that is 3000 level listed in the Undergraduate Bulletin, where prerequisites can be met. For example: MUS 5410 Advanced Theory of Music, THTR 5400 Managing the Performing Arts, or any elective offered in the MALS program.

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