Academic Policies

Mary Pappert School of Music Repeating Courses Policy

The Mary Pappert School of Music follows the Duquesne University Repeating Courses Policy for all programs.

Ensemble Credit Policy

Large Ensembles Code Type

Small Ensembles Code Type

*See voice tally sheet for specific ensemble requirements and restrictions.

Other Ensembles Code Type

Chamber Ensembles Code Type

Chamber Ensembles coded courses meet 50 minutes/week if enrollment is 5 or fewer students. If enrollment is 6 or more students, Chamber Ensembles coded courses meet 100 minutes/week.

Chamber Music Class Code Type

Note: Some of the ensembles listed above require an audition for entrance. Specific degree programs may also require additional ensembles. Please refer to the degree tally sheet for details.

Degree Recital Policies and Procedures

Students should refer to the syllabus for their specific recital to find the requirements related to repertoire, program length, and any other area-specific requirements. The recital scheduling process is found at duq.edu/recitals.

Applied Lesson Policy

Every music major will receive 14 weeks of lessons and perform a jury or recital each semester. The following formula is used for both Undergraduate and Graduate Applied Lessons:

Two Credits=14, 60-minute weekly lessons (840 total minutes), plus a jury or recital
One Credit=14, 30-minute weekly lessons (420 total minutes), plus a jury or recital

Graduate Requirements

• Performance Majors (Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Organ, Voice, Piano): four semesters on primary instrument, two credits per semester
• Performance Majors (Collaborative Piano): four semesters of applied piano, plus four semesters of collaborative piano (1 credit/semester)
• Performance Majors (Percussion): four semesters of 14, one-hour, weekly lessons for two credits plus 14, 30-minute, weekly lessons for one credit

Additional Applied Study Options (with the permission of the instructor, Area Coordinator, Department Chair, and Dean)

• Graduate Performance—Jazz Emphasis majors may take two credits of lessons, dividing those into two, 1-credit lessons each in classical and jazz.
• Graduate Performance majors may take two credits of lessons, dividing those into two, 1-credit lessons each in classical and jazz. (See procedure below regarding dividing lessons.)
• Graduate Organ and Sacred Music majors may take four semesters of 1-credit lessons in applied piano.
• Graduate Voice majors may take up to two additional credits of piano (one credit maximum/semester) upon successful completion of group piano classes.
• In exceptional cases, Piano and Voice majors may take an additional 1-credit of lessons in jazz in addition to their 2-credit lesson on their primary instrument. These requests must be approved in advance of registration by the individuals mentioned above.
• Requests not covered by the above situations must be submitted to the Associate Dean for formal approval, once the instructor, Area Coordinator, and Department Chair have given their approvals.

Students interested in dividing 2-credit lessons into two, 1-credit lessons each in classical and jazz, must first submit a Division of Applied Lessons Form to the Performance Department Chair. The chair will then discuss the request with the applied instructor, the faculty advisor, degree Program Director or appropriate chair, and the Jazz Area Coordinator. The student will be notified in writing whether the request is approved or not.

Restrictions on Time

Master of Music Degree Students

A full-time student normally takes fifteen credits per year, which is divided into one semester of seven credits and one semester of eight credits. A minimum of seven credits is needed for full-time status.

See the Duquesne University policy on Degree Completion (Statute of Limitations)

Master of Music in Music Therapy Students

Students have a 6-year window to obtain the degree. After 6 years, students have the option to appeal for a one-year extension; students can make two such appeals.

Artist Diploma Students

Artist Diploma students will be enrolled full time for four consecutive semesters, or two academic years of study.

Residency

Course requirements are met in residence. Certain programs include online/distance courses.

Transferred Graduate Credit

Master of Music Degree Students

With the approval of the Chair of Performance, a maximum of six graduate credits taken at an accredited institution may be accepted toward the master's degree. Official transcripts and catalog course descriptions from the institution must be submitted for evaluation. Note: Courses that were taken at the undergraduate level at Duquesne or another institution may not be used to satisfy graduate-level courses.

Artist Diploma Students

The program consists of 30 credits taken at Duquesne University. No credits may be transferred from any other institution.

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General Goals for all Graduate Degree Programs

The School of Music has a common body of knowledge and skills for all graduate degree areas. These fall broadly into the following categories: Professional Competence, Musicianship, Creativity and Scholarship, and Pedagogy and Communication. The chart below demonstrates how these school-level goals link to the Dimensions of a Duquesne University:

 

 

Please see the Academic Policies section of the University Catalog for all other academic policies and procedures.