University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of Music, Master of Music Degree Program
Checklist for Graduation

Task	Deadline	Other Information
Ask at least three faculty members to serve on your committee	No later than the beginning of the semester preceding the semester of graduation	One faculty member must be outside of area of study. It is recommended that the student’s major professor and/or document supervisor serve as chair of the committee. Adjunct faculty members may serve as a member or as co-chair of a committee along with tenured or tenure-track faculty members. Please have adjunct faculty members contact the music GAR immediately if they agree to serve on or co-chair your graduate committee
Have committee members review your ideas or outline for recital document/final project	At least eight to twelve weeks prior to comprehensive examinations (this would occur in the semester prior to the semester of graduation)	Give all committee members the option of how involved they would like to be throughout the document preparation process
Submit a first draft of document to committee for review	At least six to eight weeks prior to comprehensive examinations and at least two weeks prior to graduate recital	Set up a meeting to clarify revisions of document
Schedule comprehensive examinations with your committee	After the initial review of the document and no later than census date of the semester you plan to take your comprehensive exam	Students are welcome to discuss preparation for their comprehensive examinations with their committee ahead of time. It is up to the individual committee member as to how much, if any, specific or general information he or she would like the student to have prior to the examination
Send an email to the Graduate Advisor of Record (Dr. Drew Stephen) indicating your intention to take comprehensive examinations	No later than census date of the semester of comprehensive exams	Include in the email the agreed upon date, time and location of comprehensive exams. Email should only follow approval of committee members that the document is in an acceptable format and completion is expected that semester
Schedule your graduate recital	No later than September 15 for Fall and December 15 for Spring. Summer Recitals are considered on an individual basis	Recitals should not be scheduled during the last week of classes or during dead days. Scheduling should only follow approval of the committee that the document is in an acceptable format. The recital must be scheduled M-TH at 7:30pm–Contact Cynthia Solis at 458-5685 or cynthia.solis@utsa.edu
Apply for Graduation	October 1 for Fall graduation, February 15 for Spring graduation, June 1 for Summer graduation	Extensions are granted only in extreme circumstances. Applications are accepted online only. Graduation ceremonies only take place in May or December and can include summer graduates
Submit revised draft of document to committee for review	At least three to four weeks prior to examination date	This draft must include the signature page, table of contents, bibliography, and any auxiliary materials such as appendices, tables, or figures.
Submit final draft of document to committee and the Graduate Advisor of Record for review	At least one week prior to examination date	Only non-substantive changes may be made to the document after comprehensive examinations take place
Take comprehensive examinations	No later than November 1 for Fall graduates, March 26 for Spring graduates, and July 14 for Summer graduates	A maximum of two opportunities is given for comprehensive exams. Re-takes are not permitted in the same semester
Submit final copy of document for binding	At least 10 days prior to the last day of classes	Each copy must have an original signature page with original signatures. See binding procedures in the Department of Music Graduate Student Handbook

Revised on 9.28.2007

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