Overview of Degree Programs

Yale University awards three graduate professional degrees through the School of Music:

• Master of Music (MM)
• Master of Musical Arts (MMA)
• Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

The School also offer the following programs:

• Artist Diploma (AD) for outstanding composers and performers holding an MM degree or its equivalent.
• Bachelor of Arts/Master of Music (BA/MM) program offered in conjunction with Yale College.
• Certificate in Performance program for younger students of exceptional promise.

All programs in the School of Music require that grades in the major (Individual Instruction and Seminar in the Major) must not fall below B; B– is not a passing grade.

Graduate study in music history and theory, leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree, is offered through the Department of Music in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.