Diploma · Artist Diploma

Artist Diploma

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · School of Music · Urbana, Illinois, United States

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Official award: Artist DiplomaAD
Subject: Music PerformanceInstrument pathways: Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Oboe, Saxophone, Piano, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba
Format: On campus
Tuition: Not published

About this program

Post-baccalaureate performance diploma for keyboard, voice and classical instrumentalists at a high level of artistic accomplishment.

Department: School of Music
Awarding body: Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.

Official award: Artist DiplomaAD
Award family: Artist DiplomaAn Artist Diploma. It is a non-degree performance award with its own title: it is never relabelled as a master’s degree.
Qualification level: Diploma
Qualification standing: Conservatory award (non-degree)An award made by a conservatory in its own name that is not an academic degree, such as an Artist Diploma.
Orientation: Orientation not published
Previous degree required: Not published

Subject links
Subject	Relationship	Detail
Music Performance	Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

Instrument and voice pathways

This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.

Instrument	Relationship	Detail
Violin	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Graduate requirements (MM, DMA, AD)”Source
Viola	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Graduate requirements (AD)”Source
Cello	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Graduate requirements (MM, DMA, AD)”Source
Harp	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Graduate requirements (MM, DMA, AD)”Source
Oboe	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Graduate requirements (MM, AD, DMA)”Source
Saxophone	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Graduate requirements (MM, AD, DMA)”Source
Piano	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Graduate requirements (MM, AD, DMA)”Source
Trumpet	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Trumpet Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source
French Horn	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Horn Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source
Trombone	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Trombone / Bass Trombone Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source
Euphonium	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Euphonium Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source
Tuba	Named majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.	“Tuba Audition Requirements (BM, BME, MM, DMA, AD)”Source

Accreditation, validation and recognition

Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.

No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.

Study structure

Delivery: On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode: Not published
Duration: Not published
Intakes: Not published
Campus: Urbana-Champaign campus1114 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801

Teaching language

Taught in: English
English: English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Audition

Audition required

Portfolio

Portfolio requirement not published

Interview

Not published

Deadlines

Graduate College Music application deadline for all programs (Fall 2027 term); prescreening deadline for wind band conducting, choral music, trombone, bassoon, percussion, flute, saxophone, collaborative piano, piano (performance) and voice · Fall 2027 (2026)
Graduate deadline to upload audition recording (video audition in lieu of live audition) · Fall 2027 (2027)

Fees and costs

Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.

The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

Sources (checked 25 October 2026)

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