Graduate music majors who concentrate in percussion must meet the following Conservatory requirements (46 credits), outlined below by semester and year, and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College.
| First Year: 23 credits | |
| Fall: | 12.5 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble | 2 credits |
| MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician | 2 credits |
| MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital | 2 credits |
| Second Year: 23 credits | |
| Fall: | 12.5 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MPE 5560/Contemporary Ensemble | 2 credits |
| MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development | 0.5 credit |
| MCO or MPE 5 —/Music composition or performance elective |
2 credits |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MTH 5840/Graduate Exit Exam: Classical | 0 credit |
| Spring: | 10.5 credits |
| MPE 5220/Private Study: Percussion | 3 credits |
| MPE 5201/Symphony Orchestra | 2 credits |
| MPE 5231/Percussion Ensemble | 1 credit |
| MTH 5400/Topics in Professional Development | 0.5 credit |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital | 2 credits |
Updated June 10, 2008