The following links will take you to the Seminary's on-line graduate and undergraduate catalog pages pertaining to admission to the various programs of study at the Seminary.  Please remember that if you have questions about anything, contact Student Enlistment or the Registrar's Office.  You may also call those offices at 1-800-NOBTS-01 (or the campus switchboard 504-282-4455).

Doctoral studies

Students seeking doctoral-level studies in music should contact the Division of Church Music Ministries about the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) or the Professional Doctoral Program staff about the D.Ed.Min. in Worship Studies to request application information.  You can also go to their section of the site to read more about the program.

Graduate Admissions

Students seeking graduate, master-level studies in music should contact Student Enlistment to request a catalog and admissions packet.  Admission to the Master of Music in Church Music degree program requires:

1. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
2. Demonstration of a satisfactory competency level in the following areas:
3. 1. Music theory-harmony, ear training, sight singing, form and analysis, 16th & 18th century counterpoint, and orchestration.
   2. Music History – literature (choral, solo, vocal, instrumental), composers and important facts of all periods. This includes a listening examination.
   3. Conducting
   4. Keyboard
   5. Voice

A student admitted to the institution for the Master of Music in Church Music (MMCM) degree must take a series of examinations at the beginning of the student’s first semester in order to determine the level of undergraduate music proficiency.  The results of the examinations and auditions will assist the faculty in determining for the student any courses which may be required to remove undergraduate level deficiencies.  These examinations are given prior to registration in August and January, and in the week following graduation in May.  Music placement examinations and performance auditions cover the above areas.  Detailed information about these examinations may be obtained from the Division Office.

Undergraduate Admissions

Students seeking undergraduate studies in music should contact Student Enlistment to request a catalog and admissions packet.