To earn the post-master’s Artist Diploma or postbaccalaureate Performers Certificate in harp, 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 5190/Private Study: Harp | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| Graduate music elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5190/Private Study: Harp | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5994/Certificate Recital or MPE 5995/Diploma Recital |
2 credits |
| Second Year: 18 credits | |
| Fall: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5190/Private Study: Harp | 3 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5565/Purchase New Music | 2 credits |
| Graduate music elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5190/Private Study: Harp | 3 credits |
| MPE 5140/Chamber Music | 2 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5994/Certificate Recital or MPE 5995/Diploma Recital |
2 credits |
For updates during 2013–2015, please visit the Harp Artist Diploma and Performers Certificate sections at www.purchase.edu/Departments/
AcademicPrograms/Arts/Music/Strings/.