的 音乐证书课程 is a one-year course of instruction designed for advanced, non-degree students wishing to pursue intense and concentrated musical study in conducting, 仪器性能, vocal performance and composition at the pre-master’s or post-master’s level. Prerequisite for enrollment is a bachelor’s degree or an acceptable diploma in music or its equivalent.

Major programmatic emphasis is placed on the development of solo and ensemble skills. Minimum residency of two semesters (summers excluded) at Bowling Green State University is required with 12 hours of earned credit in music courses. 学生必须保持3分.0 grade point average and show satisfactory performance at semester examination juries. A solo recital or concerto performance with orchestra or major musical composition is required. A major operatic role may substitute for the recital at the discretion of the Program Coordinator.

Although the 音乐证书课程 is open to all qualified students, the program attracts many international musicians. Past certificate candidates include musicians from all over the world, 包括中国, 俄罗斯, 乔治亚州, 亚美尼亚, 德国, 意大利, 罗马尼亚, 波兰, 韩国, 台湾, 泰国和委内瑞拉. International students may enroll in English courses in addition to the 12 credit-hour requirement. Although acceptance into the 证书项目 does not automatically constitute admission to the Graduate College, many certificate students have successfully continued their studies as graduate candidates at BGSU. A maximum of nine credits may be transferred upon petition to other graduate programs in the 音乐艺术学院 if the candidate is unconditionally admitted to a master’s degree program.

Materials concerning details about the 音乐证书课程 at BGSU may be received upon 请求.

*Please check your spam/junk email folders for correspondence from BGSU. You will get several emails from the 音乐艺术学院 as well as the Graduate College in regards to auditions and your application and often our emails go directly into spam/junk folders. 

应用程序需求

• Graduate College 音乐证书课程 Application
  
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Official undergraduate transcript
• In-Person or Virtual audition or video uploaded to application (submission of scores for composers)
  Please make sure to review the 试镜的需求        
• Recommended TOEFL score of 61 IBT. (International students only)
  
• International students please see the International Student Services webpage for additional documentation
  

申请的最后期限

Application deadlines are March 1 for entry in fall semester; October 15 for entry in spring semester.

费用和财政援助

Tuition and fees for the 音乐证书课程 are calculated based on 16 hours of graduate credit, reflecting a full-time load for international students on an F-1 visa. Included in the tuition rates tuition are instructional fees that accommodate a course load of eight credit hours each semester. Certificate students may expand credit and studio instruction for additional cost. 参考 现行学费费率.

Limited financial scholarships may be available to help offset tuition costs. 的se competitive awards provide partial payment of instructional fees. Certain awards require full-time enrollment of nine graduate credits per semester. If applying for financial assistance, please check the appropriate box on the Music Certificate Application Form.

Room and board is not included in the estimated tuition expenditures. 的re is ample off-campus housing and apartment options for consideration. Information concerning housing can be obtained through 校外学生服务.