Admission to the Graduate School is under the control of the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research to whom must be made application for admission and to whom should be addressed all correspondence on the subject. See the Graduate School Admissions page for admission requirements.

Application forms for admission are available from the Graduate School. Official transcripts from each college/university attended must be included with the completed application form and sent to the Graduate Office at least 30 days prior to entering. Stephen F. Austin State University will accept credit or recognize degrees only from institutions accredited by one of the regional accrediting bodies.

Beginning June 1, 2003, applications for the Fall semester of 2003 and beyond will require a $25 application fee

An applicant whose native language is not English must present satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). An application fee of $50 must accompany the application of all foreign applicants, except those under University-sponsored exchange programs. No student from another country may be admitted to SFA as a provisional or non-degree student. The International Student Application for Admission as well as general information about SFA and the community is available at the Office of Admissions.

An applicant for admission to graduate study must either (1) be in the final semester of undergraduate work, (2) hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, or (3) have completed 90 or more semester hours of undergraduate work here and be approved for graduate study as an overlap student. Additionally, an applicant for admission as a major to a graduate degree program (excluding the M.B.A., MPAC, M.F., and the M.F.A.) must present 18 semester hours of undergraduate work in that field or 18 semester hours of closely related work approved by the appropriate academic department. The same provision extends to an applicant intending to pursue a graduate minor of 15 or more semester hours.

An applicant admitted to the Graduate School must enroll within one calendar year of admission. Thereafter, the applicant must reapply for admission.

School of Music Graduate Admission Procedures

To be admitted to a graduate degree program the student must satisfy the general graduate admission requirements and complete the following school requirements:

1. Schedule the following school advisory examinations through Dr. Stephen Lias (email: slias@sfasu.edu) before degree work is begun: (1) music history, (2) music theory and (3) applied performance. (The latter is required only for those concentrating in applied studies.)
   
   
2. Complete an admission interview with the director of the School of Music or the advisor in charge of the student's degree program. At this time the results of the advisory examinations will be discussed with the student, additional undergraduate courses assigned to eliminate deficiencies where necessary, and a tentative degree plan of study formulated.

School of Music
Stephen F. Austin State University
Box 13043, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3043
Phone: 936-468-4602 | Fax: 936-468-5810
Dr. Ron Anderson, Chair
Roni Lias, Webmaster