2025-2026 Admission Requirements for the Graduate Major in Musicology

After exploring options and choosing a specific program, follow the steps on our University’s graduate application process:

Deadlines to apply
December 1, 2024
Admission Limited to
Fall
Exams & GRE Types
GRE: General (recommended but not required)
Letters of Recommendation
3, from former instructors and/or professionals with whom the applicant has worked
UCLA-Wide Graduate Admissions Requirements
See UCLA's minimum requirements for all graduate program applicants.
Degree-Specific Admissions Requirements
In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a letter describing their background of study and stating reasons for wishing to pursue graduate studies in musicology, and submit two to three writing samples that demonstrate sound scholarship, intellectual vigor, and the ability to analyze musical and cultural complexities. An M.A. degree may be earned while completing requirements for the Ph.D. Applicants who have already earned an M.A. in musicology or music history should submit their M.A. thesis, if possible. No application can be considered until all of the above materials have been received.
Program Name	Musicology Please note that ethnomusicology and musicology are offered as separate majors.
Leading to the degree of	M.A., Ph.D. Admits only Ph.D. applicants.
Major Code	0604
Address	445 Charles E. Young Dr. E. 2520 Schoenberg Music Building Box 951616 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1616
Phone	(310) 825-4761
Email	admissions@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu
Website	schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/academics/musicology