Welcome to the Thornton School of Music and the Jazz Studies department! Along with information to help you get settled in the School of Music, this page contains information about your degree requirements, advisement meeting, and registration.
Department Chair
Professor Jason Goldman
jasonmgo@usc.edu
Department Information
Amber Robinson, Division Manager
Jullanar Gamboa, Program Assistant
contemporary.music@usc.edu
TMC 118 – 213-740-3224
Academic Advisor
Dr. Viet Bui
vietbui@usc.edu
TMC 200 – 213-740-4721
Requirements List
Familiarize yourself with your degree requirements, which includes non-course requirements. You will refer to this list each semester as you prepare for your advisement meeting with your advisor.
MM in Jazz Studies Curriculum Requirements
MM in Jazz Studies – Composition Track Curriculum Requirements
Sample Course Plan
The following two-year course plan is a sample/recommended plan to complete your degree in two years. Your actual plan may differ.
MM Jazz Studies 2-year plan
MM Jazz Studies – Composition Track 2-year plan
Music Graduate Entrance Exams (MGEEs)
Carefully read through the details and policies of the Music Graduate Entrance Exams on the MGEE website. Be sure to refer to the MGEE chart on the website to determine which exams are required for your major. Note that there are different requirements for students following the Jazz Composition track.
Advisement Meeting
Your academic advisor, Dr. Viet Bui, will be emailing you at your USC email account on July 29 with information for an advisement meeting on Zoom. You must attend an advisement meeting in order to register for your classes in the coming semester. If you do not meet with your advisor, then you will not have the necessary departmental clearances (D-clearances) to register for your classes.
Please be sure to have access to your myUSC portal during the advisement meeting so that you are able to use Web Registration.
Registration
You will be able to register for your classes in the coming semester during and immediately following your advisement meeting as long as you do not have a hold on your account and are able to log into Web Registration.