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Who should apply?

If you are registered in a non-music degree program at 海角社区 and wish to transfer or add a second degree for the Fall term to the Schulich School of Music, you must fill out the Inter-Faculty Transfer form available in Minerva, as of December 1^st. Applicants are required to audition on an instrument, and are asked to indicate their audition preference in the comments section of your Minerva form e.g.: 鈥渙n campus鈥� or 鈥渧ideo recorded鈥�

For audition information and repertoire, visit our auditions webpage for details. In addition, the following materials must be submitted in support of your application:
*Please note that applications are due by January 15th, except recorded auditions (if applicable) and reference letters (music education applicants only), which are due by February 1st.

• Complete the Music Applicant Additional Information [.pdf] (undergraduateadmissions.music [at] mcgill.ca (email) to Undergraduate Admissions)
• 2025 Interfaculty Audition Request Form听(audition fee to be charged to your student account)
• If submitting recorded material (audition, composition sample audio/video) please submit via YouTube (private links) to the admissions.music [at] mcgill.ca (music admissions office).
• Composition applicants: Submit 2 or 3 samples of your compositions (written score). Recordings of those compositions are welcomed (mp3), if available. You can also provide other 鈥渃omposition-related鈥� works like advanced harmony exercises, arrangements, orchestrations or papers written about composition (analysis, presentations, etc.). Samples must be submitted to the admissions.music [at] mcgill.ca (music admissions office). Please submit a Composition Personal Statement: prepare a brief written statement (1-page) or recorded video (max 3-minutes), that covers the following: discuss your musical background and the compositions you have submitted in your portfolio. Your personal statement should be submitted with your composition material (option of written or video).
• Music Education applicants: Please arrange to have a teacher or someone who can describe your potential as a music educator email their letter directly to: admissions.music [at] mcgill.ca

Admission is competitive, and students who meet the minimum requirements are not necessarily guaranteed acceptance. Decisions are made by the Schulich School of Music Admissions Committee based on the whole academic record, the audition evaluation, composition samples (if applying to composition) and the availability of places in a particular instrument and/or program.

N.B.: Students wishing to add a second degree (e.g. B.Sc. and B.MUS.) should indicate their intention to pursue two degrees in the comments section of the Inter-Faculty Transfer application form.

Students currently registered in an undergraduate program in the Schulich School of Music may apply to transfer to a different program within the same faculty.

The Schulich School of Music considers program transfer requests once a year. Successful applicants will transfer to the desired program in the fall semester of the subsequent year following the audition.

Follow the instructions below according to your program transfer type.

Application Instructions for both Type 1 and Type 2 Program Transfers

Submit an intra-faculty transfer application on Minerva before the published deadlines above.
Minerva > Student Records Menu > Faculty Transfer/Readmission Menu

Students will be advised of the program transfer decision by email before late May.

Adding a second music major

• Depending on the program, Bachelor of Music students may request to add a second music major after having successfully completed at least two semesters of full-time studies at 海角社区. A CGPA of 3.50 or higher is required to be eligible to apply for a second major.
• It is not possible to pursue two performance majors.
• Students in the concurrent Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education program are not permitted to add another major.
• Students in a program other than Bachelor of Music are not eligible to add a music major.
• The application to add a second major is only available for the subsequent fall semester. Students cannot request to add a second major for the winter or summer semester.

Students must complete a between November 15, 2024 and January 15, 2025 and meet with a Senior Program Advisor to review the request to pursue two music majors.

Seeking Readmission

• Students who have been absent from a program for one or more academic term(s) are considered inactive, and therefore unable to register for courses. In order to resume your studies after a period of absence, you are required to submit a readmission request on Minerva.
• Students who have been approved for an official Leave of Absence are exempt from seeking a program readmission when they are ready to resume studies in the subsequent semester or academic year. Students currently on a Leave of Absence should email studentaffairs.music [at] mcgill.ca to reinstate their student status so they can register for courses.
• Students seeking program readmission must be in satisfactory academic standing.
• Students seeking readmission to a performance program, but have not yet completed the performance requirements (such as the practical exams) for their degree/diploma are required to audition. We only accept fall admission for applicants who are required to pass another audition.