A grade of B
or better is expected in all coursework. No grade below B is acceptable in the
student's performance specialty or major. Students who wish to have up to 3 credits of C-level work counted toward their degree must petition the Department of Music's Graduate Oversight Committee. No more than 3 credits of C-level work will be permitted toward the master of music (M.M.) degree.
After each semester, the Artistic Standing
Committee (representing the Mason Gross School of the Arts graduate program)
reviews a student's grades. If the committee determines that the student is not
maintaining satisfactory academic or professional standards in any phase of the
program, it may recommend that the student be required to terminate his or her
studies and withdraw from the Mason Gross School of the Arts. Dismissals for
academic reasons may be appealed in writing to the Scholastic Standing
Committee. Artistic dismissal can be appealed
to the dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Graduate Programs in Music 
