The Diploma is intended to recognize a concentration in the area of music performance and is available only to students registered in a McMaster Music program. Non-Music students currently pursuing the Diploma in Music Performance should contact the Academic Counsellor for Music in the School of the Arts for direction on completing the requirements.
MUSIC 4E09 must be taken over and above the total number of units required for a McMaster Music degree. Because this course may not be used for credit towards any McMaster degree, students pursuing the Diploma must plan their work to accommodate nine extra units.
Registration in MUSIC 4E09 requires permission of the School of the Arts. An overall Cumulative Average of at least 8.0 will be required for admission to this course.
Admission
Students should meet with the Academic Counsellor for Music in the School of the Arts as early as possible in their degree program, but no later than the April before MUSIC 4E09 is begun. However, the application for MUSIC 4E09 will be considered the formal application to be admitted to the diploma program, even though some of the requirements will have been completed in earlier years.
Requirements
The Diploma will require completion of 24 units as follows: