Welcome to the MPAP Doctoral Handbook. 

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MPAP Doctoral Handbook links:

• Welcome

• MPAP Doctoral Faculty and Program Directors

• Guiding Principles

  • Guiding Principles - PhD Programs

  • Guiding Principles - DMA Program

  • Guiding Principles - EdD Program

• Research Areas

• Advising

• Mentoring

• Placement Examinations

• Coursework

• Timeline

• Full- and Half-time Equivalency

• Recitals for PhD Students in Music Performance

• Recitals for DMA Students in Music Performance

• Candidacy

  • Achieving Candidacy in Music Education and Music Therapy

  • Recommended Doctoral Music Therapy  Candidacy Reading List 

  • PhD Candidacy Examination in Educational Theatre

  • EdD Candidacy Examination in Educational Theatre

  • Guidelines for Preparing Music Doctoral Candidacy Bibliographies

  • Achieving Candidacy in Music Technology

  • Achieving Candidacy for the DMA in Music Performance

  • Dates and Deadlines for MPAP Candidacy

• Topic Review

  • Preparing the Topic Proposal for Departmental Topic Review

• Dissertation Proposal

  • Dates and Deadlines for MPAP Doctoral Proposal Review

• Dissertation Defense

  • DMA Capstone Review

  • EdD Culminating Study

• Funding

• Summer Access and Resources

• After Graduation

• Administrative Support

• Library Research

• Campus Map

• Academic Calendar

• Finding Courses

• Teaching Resources

Updated June 11, 2024. 

Please note that the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions and the Steinhardt School routinely review and revise their policies and procedures. Access Steinhardt’s Doctoral Policies