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GRADUATE HANDBOOK
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FALLc2015
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, TABLEcOFcCONTENTS
PagecNo.
I. Master’scProgramsc–cOverview……………………………………………………………. 4-7
GeneralcAcademiccRequirements……………………………………………… 4
QualitativecRequirements………………………………………………………… 4
TimecLimits……………………………………………………………………………. 4-5
TransfercCredit………………………………………………………………………. 5-6
ResearchcRequirement……………………………………………………………. 6
TheorycPlacementcExamination……………………………………………….. 6
EnsemblecRequirement……………………………………………………………. 6
DegreecPrograms……………………………………………………………………. 6
Thesis,cRecitalcandcFinalcOralcExamination………………………………… 7
II. Master’scProgramsc–cGuidelinescforcDegreecOptions……………………………….. 8-17
GuidelinescforcM.A.cDegreecProgram…………………………………………. 8-11
GuidelinescforcM.M.cDegreecProgram………………………………………… 12-15
GuidelinescforcthecOnlinecMusiccEducationcProgram……………………. 16
GuidelinescforcCommitteecMemberscofcFinalcOralcExaminations……. 17
III. DoctoralcProgramsc–cOverview……………………………………………………………. 18-28
GeneralcAcademiccRequirements……………………………………………… 18
QualitativecRequirement…………………………………………………………. 18
TimecLimits……………………………………………………………………………. 19
TransfercCredit………………………………………………………………………. 19-20
AdvisorycCommittee……………………………………………………………….. 20
Residence……………………………………………………………………………… 21
ResearchcRequirements…………………………………………………………. 21
TheorycPlacementcExamination……………………………………………….. 21
CandidacycExamination…………………………………………………………… 21-23
Dissertation…………………………………………………………………………… 23-26
ThecExaminingcCommittee………………………………………………………. 26-27
FinalcOralcExamination……………………………………………………………. 27-28
IV. DoctoralcProgramsc–cGuidelinescforcSpecificcDegreecOptions………………….. 29-33
MusiccEducation…………………………………………………………………….. 29-30
Musicology/Ethnomusicology………………………………………………….. 31
Theory/Composition………………………………………………………………. 32-33
V. Appendices
GeneralcProcedurescforcCandidacycExaminations
SpecialcRegulationscforcMusiccTheoryc&cCompositioncDissertationscG
raduatec MusiccTheorycPlacementcExamination
HughcA.cGlausercSchoolcofcMusiccMissioncStatementcC
ollegecofcthecArtscMissioncStatement
CodecofcEthicsc–cNationalcAssociationcofcSchoolscofcMusic
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,GraduatecStudentsccancfindcinformationcpertainingctocthecfollowingconcthecSchoolcofcMusic
c(CurrentcStudent)cwebsite:c https://www.kent.edu/music
ImportantcDatescforcCollegecofcthecArtscGraduatecStudentscUniv
ersitycGraduatecCatalog
RecitalcProgramcForm
Prospectus:cPh.D.cMusiccEducationc&cPh.D.cMusiccTheoryc&cCompositioncNot
ificationcofcApprovedcDissertationcTopic
NotificationcofcApprovedcThesiscTopicc
NotificationcofcApprovedcEssaycTopiccF
inalcOralcExaminationcRequestcForms
GraduatecstudentsccancfindcinformationcpertainingctocthecfollowingconcthecCollegecofct
hecArtscwebsite:chttp://www.kent.edu/oaas/graduate-students
GraduationcInformation
Thesesc&cDissertationcStylecGuide
Graduatecstudentsccancfindcinformationconcpreparationcandcsubmissioncofcelectroniccthese
sc&cdissertationsc(ETD)concthecKentcStatecUniversitycLibrariescwebsite:chttp://www.kent.
edu/library/about/depts/technicalservices/etd/index.cfm
Graduatecstudentsccancbegincthecsubmissioncprocesscofcelectroniccthesesc&cdis
sertationsc(ETD)cviacthecfollowingclink:chttps://etdadmin.ohiolink.edu/ap:LO
GIN:2505746688175102
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, MASTER’S PROGRAMS c
GeneralcAcademiccRequirements
Thecuniversitycreservescthecrightctocchangeccoursecofferingscandcacademiccrequirements;chowever,
suchcchangescshouldcnotcbectocthecsubstantialcdisadvantagecofcacstudentcduringchiscorchercenrollme
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nt.c Incthiscregard:
• Eachcstudent'scacademiccrequirementscarecbasedconctheccatalogcincforcecduringchi
s/hercfirstcsemestercatcKentcStatecUniversity.
• Studentscmaycelectctoccompletectheircdegreescundercthecmostcrecentccatalogcbutcm
ustccomplycwithcallcofcthecnewcrequirementscrelevantctoctheircprogramcundercthecn
ewccatalog.
QualitativecRequirements
Graduatecstudentscarecrequiredctocmaintaincac3.0caveragecincallcworkcattemptedcatcKentcStatecUniver
sity.c Failurectocmaintaincac3.0caveragecmakescthecstudentceligiblecforcdismissal.c Incaddition,cincorder
tocqualifycforcgraduation,cac3.0caveragecmustcbecmaintainedcforcallcgraduateccoursework.cGradescbel
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owc“C”carecnotccountedctowardccompletioncofcrequirements,cbutcareccountedcincevaluatingcacstudent’
scgrade-pointcaverage.
Acgraduatecstudentcwhocreceivescmorecthanc8ccreditchourscofcgradesclowercthancBc(3.000)ciscsubjectc
tocdismissal.cAcgraduatecstudentcwhocreceivescmorecthanc4ccreditchourscofcgradesclowercthancCc(2.00
0)ciscalsocsubjectctocdismissal.cAcstudentcwhocaccumulatescfivecincompletescatcanycpointcduringcthecc
oursecofcthecstudent’scprogramciscalsocsubjectctocdismissal.
IfcacgradecofcIncompletecisctocbecgivencincanyccourse,cthecstudentcorcfacultycmembercmustcobtaincanc
“IncompletecContract”cformcfromcthecGraduatecSecretary.cThiscformcmustcbecfilledcoutcandcsignedcby
bothcthecstudentcandcthecfacultycmembercandcreturnedctocthecGraduatecSecretary,cwhocwillcmakecco
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piescforcthecstudentcandcthecfacultycmember.cThecoriginalcwillcbecplacedcincthecstudent’scfile.c Thecfac
ultycmembercwillcalsocsubmitcthecIncompletecgradeconlinecusingcFlashFAST.
TimecLimits
Students,cexceptcforcthosecinctheconlinecmusicceducationcdegreecprogram,cwillcnormallyccompletecwo
rkcforcacmaster’scdegreecwithincsixccalendarcyearscafterctheircfirstcgraduatecregistrationcatcKentcStatec
University.cAnyccreditctransferredcforcmeetingcdegreecrequirementscshouldcalsochavecbeencearnedcwi
thincthecsix-
yearcperiod.cIfcancextensioncseemsctocbecnecessarycandcproper,cstudentscshouldcwritecacletterctocthec
CoordinatorcofcGraduatecStudies,crequestingcthecextensioncandcgiving
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