Each music major and minor must take a jury in the principal applied area each semester with the following exceptions:

• An Upper Division Admission Exam has been taken during that semester, or
   
• The Junior or Senior Recital has been successfully completed during that semester.

Students taking applied lessons as an elective are not required to take a jury unless the instructor requires it for a special purpose.  In such cases, the instructor must inform the student of the jury requirement at the beginning of the semester of study.  The instructor should notify the appropriate applied Area Coordinator that they require the jury for their student.

Two weeks prior to the jury the student should access repertory forms on the School of Music sharedrive.  The student will then bring the required number of typed repertory sheets to the jury. Music Minors desirous of counting their applied study toward their minor must take a jury exam at the end of each semester of study.  The music minor must declare their intentions to their applied instructor at the beginning of each semester of study.

The instructor will tally the jurists' grades following the jury to determine the jury grade.  The instructor assigns the semester grade on the following basis: one-fourth for the jury grade and three-fourths for the instructor's grade.  Once grades have been submitted, a copy of the repertory sheet and the Applied Lesson Data Sheet are placed in the student’s file in the Music Office.

A student may postpone a jury examination only because of:

• Illness - A doctor's excuse (written) must be submitted to the applied instructor and appropriate Area Coordinator for approval prior to the commencement of juries.
   
• Extenuating Circumstances - The student must submit a written explanation to the applied teacher and appropriate Area Coordinator for approval.  Until such time as the written explanation has been submitted and approved, the student will receive an "F" for the jury grade.

If approved, the make-up jury must be completed at the time set aside for "make-up" juries as posted by the department. Students who do not comply with these guidelines will receive a grade of "F" for the jury portion of their applied music grade.