To earn the post-master’s Artist Diploma or postbaccalaureate Performers Certificate in percussion, students must meet the following Conservatory requirements (18 credits for the one-year program; 36 credits for the two-year program):
| First Year: 18 credits | |
| Fall: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| Graduate music elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5995/Diploma Recital | 2 credits |
| Second Year: 18 credits | |
| Fall: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble or MPE 5565/Purchase New Music |
2 credits |
| Graduate music elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5995/Diploma Recital | 2 credits |
For updates during 2011–2013, please visit the Artist Diploma and Performers Certificate sections at www.purchase.edu/Departments/
AcademicPrograms/Arts/Music/Percussion/.