How and When to Apply

Auditions are only required for applicants to the MMus in Performance and the DMA program. For audition dates and repertoire requirements please see our audition webpage.

Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of their proficiency in English through satisfactory achievement on an accepted language test within the past two years:

• The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT (internet-Based Test): The minimum acceptable score is 86, with no individual score below 20. PdT (Paper-delivered Test): The minimum acceptable total score is 65, with no individual score below 20. [Western's TOEFL ID is 0984].
• International English Language Testing Service Academic (IELTS Academic). The minimum acceptable score is 6.5 out of 9.
• The Duolingo English Test. Applicants must attain a minimum score of 115.

For the full list of acceptable proficiency tests,please see the SGPS website.

The English language proficiency requirement is waived for applicants who have completed at least two years in a university degree program where the language of instruction and the first official language of the country is English.

In the References section of the online application, by entering the email address of a referee, the system will automatically send a request to your referees.

There is no separate application for funding. All eligible applicants are considered for funding. Master’s students may receive a Western Graduate Research Scholarship that offsets some of the cost of tuition. Doctoral students receive funding at least equal to the cost of tuition plus $17,000, usually in the form of a Western Graduate Research Scholarship plus a Graduate Teaching Assistantship.

No, you do not need to find a supervisor before applying.

Our only part-time program is the MMus Music Education Summer/Online. All other graduate programs in Music require full-time registration.

Contact gradapps@uwo.ca for all technical and payment issues related to the online application.