The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Conducting is divided into instrumental and choral tracks and is designed to appeal to a wide range of prospective students including recent music education graduates who want more conducting training before beginning in-service teaching, prospective master's students in conducting who need more training before beginning their program, current non-conducting master's students at UNCG who wish to gain more conducting experience, and current non-conducting D.M.A. students who may choose this program as their cognate.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

In addition to the application materials required by the Graduate School, applicants must have or submit:

• An undergraduate degree in music with evidence of prior conducting experience
• A short (~10 minute) prescreening recording of applicant conducting in rehearsal and performance
• An in-person or virtual audition with conducting faculty

Certificate Program Requirements

Required: 12 credit hours

Instrumental Track

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Conducting (8 credits)
Select 8 credits from the following:		8
MUP 601	Repertoire Class
MUP 653	Performance Studies (Secondary)
MUP 686	Advanced Instrumental Conducting *
Literature (3 credits)
Select one course (3 credits) from the following:		3
MUP 622	Seminar in Choral Literature
MUP 636	Band Literature
MUS 655	The Symphonic Tradition
MUS 686	Music of the Twentieth Century
Recital (1 credit)
MUP 600	Recital	1
Total Credit Hours		12

*

May be repeated once for credit.

Choral Track

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Conducting (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following:		6
MUP 601	Repertoire Class
MUP 629	Advanced Choral Conducting *
MUP 653	Performance Studies (Secondary)
MUP 686	Advanced Instrumental Conducting
Literature (3 credits)
Select one course (3 credits) from the following:		3
MUP 622	Seminar in Choral Literature
MUP 636	Band Literature
MUS 655	The Symphonic Tradition
MUS 686	Music of the Twentieth Century
Ensemble (2 credits)
ENS 682	University Chorale **	2
or ENS 688	Chamber Singers
Recital (1 credit)
MUP 600	Recital	1
Total Credit Hours		12

*

May be repeated once for credit.

**

Select one ensemble each semester.