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The priority deadline for receipt of all application materials is February 1 for fall admission and November 1 for spring admission. Visit our application page to apply online or download forms.
Applications are reviewed when all supporting materials are received, and official notification of an admission decision is sent in writing from the Office of Graduate Admission. Most programs review applications on a rolling admission basis after the priority deadline.
All applicants to the graduate degree and certificate programs at Mills College are required to submit the following:
Graduate Application for Admission: Complete all sections of the application as indicated.
Supplemental Application: Music students are required to submit a supplemental application for admission.
Application Fee of $50: Payable to Mills College by check, drawn on a U.S. bank. CASH/CREDIT CARDS NOT ACCEPTED.
Two Official Transcripts: Two copies of official transcripts sent directly from each post secondary institution attended to the Office of Graduate Admission.
Please Note:
Admission to graduate or post-baccalaureate study at Mills College is contingent upon the possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. If you are still completing your degree at the time of application, send official transcripts showing work completed and in progress.
Immediately upon completion of the baccalaureate degree requirements, it is your responsibility to send a final transcript with the degree posted to our office.
Three Letters of Recommendation: Reference forms are provided in the application packet. Note: Current Mills College students and alumnae require only one letter of recommendation.
International students should be aware of the Special Information for International Students. All students should follow the special admission requirements below:
In addition to the regular graduate admission requirements, all applicants to the graduate programs in music are required to complete a music supplemental application.
Applicants for the MA degree in composition must submit scores and CD or cassette recordings of at least three recent compositions.
Applicants for the MFA degree in electronic music and recording media must submit recordings of at least three recent compositions, one of which may be on DVD or video (mini-DV or 1/2-inch, VHS). Applicants should include details of their level of experience in computer programming, and any experience that they may have had with audio recording and intermedia arts. They should also indicate if they wish to specialize in any of the following areas, singly or in combination: composition and performance utilizing electronic media, interdisciplinary media arts, research in electronic instruments or systems design, digital signal processing, and software music languages.
Applicants for the MFA in music performance and literature with solo and chamber music specialization must submit:
Essay/Analysis
Submit a scholarly writing sample on an historical, aesthetic, or analytical topic (this may be an essay that you have written for an upper-division course in music).
Tape/Audition
Instruments (piano, strings, and winds): One significant work (or movement) representing each of the following categories: Baroque or Renaissance, Classic, 19th century, and 20th century.
Voice: A German lied, an early Italian song, a song in a contemporary idiom, and an operatic aria.
Other Instruments: Students wishing to apply on an instrument not included in the above categories (e.g., harpsichord, guitar, harp, percussion), or who need to modify these requirements because of their performance specialization should make inquiries directly to the head of the Music Department at 510.430.2171.
Applicants for the MFA in music performance and literature with improvisation specialization must submit:
Essay/Analysis
Submit a writing sample on an historical, aesthetic, or analytical topic relating to improvisation. This may examine a specific style of improvisation or the work of an important improviser or ensemble.
Tape/Audition
For tape/CD/video submissions: at least one unedited solo improvisation and two small group (duo or trio) improvisations.
For live auditions: at least one solo improvisation plus two or three improvisations with parameters to be given at the audition. (The live audition applicant can also submit a tape, CD, or video of small group improvisation if they wish.)
Note: If any of the application materials are considered insufficient by the Music Department, the applicant may be admitted as a graduate student-at-large. In such cases, upon completion of the equivalent of one semester's full course load, the student's advisor and instructors will evaluate the student's progress to determine whether the student will be admitted to degree status, given an additional semester to make up deficiencies, or asked to withdraw from the graduate program.
If you have any questions about admission requirements or deadlines, please contact the Office of Graduate Admission at 510.430.3309.
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