Summer Music Studies FAQ

The Summer Music Studies program offers graduate-level coursework for expanding students’ pedagogical, technological, musical, and instructional skills in all genres of music classrooms. Renowned faculty from UArts and content experts from across the country provide week-long graduate-level instruction in making and creating meaningful music. Courses are offered on multiple campuses.

Summer Music Studies Student Learning Outcomes

• Apply pedagogical knowledge to employ effective curriculum, instruction and assessment strategies in the music classroom.
• Utilize technology in diverse ways to engage and support student learning in the music classroom.
• Communicate and collaborate with peers from diverse school communities in multiple music content areas.
• Apply differentiated instructional strategies as creative and innovative musicians.
• Understand diverse cultural, community, and learning styles of 21st century students in the music classroom.

Non-matriculated courses in Summer Music Studies are geared toward students who are taking courses for professional development and not as part of a course of study leading to a graduate degree or certificate. These courses are still graduate credit-bearing. Non-matriculated students may enroll in some of the same course options available to matriculated students. Those who wish to later transfer credits into our Master of Music in Music Education (MM) program may transfer up to six credits.

Matriculated students earn a Master of Music in Music Education (MM) from UArts upon completion of the course of study. The following matriculated programs are offered through the School of Graduate & Professional Studies: Master of Education in Educational Program Design (MEd), Master of Education in Educational Technology (MEd), Master of Music in Music Education (MM); Graduate Certificates in Arts and Educational Technology. These programs require an application for admission.

Registration for non-matriculated students is accepted until a course reaches capacity, or until 11:59pm the Thursday before class starts, whichever comes first. We recommend registering early to ensure that you receive all the information regarding the class ahead of time. Late registrations will not be accepted.

SMS students can register and pay online through Instant Enrollment.

The SMS refund policy can be found in the UArts Catalog.

View Professional Studies Policies

SMS courses are taught by UArts faculty and expert educators, artists, and creative professionals from across the country who enjoy the opportunity to share their expertise and collaborate with our students. Learn more about our faculty by visiting the course pages.

Financial assistance from UArts is not available for SMS courses. Many music educators participating in SMS courses have been able to apply to their school districts for tuition reimbursement.

Your instructor will go over synchronous and in-person attendance policies and expectations on the first day of class.

Your grades and unofficial transcript can be accessed in Self Service. Grades are typically available one week following the completion of your course / your submission of any final projects. Your instructor will go over grading policies and expectations on the first day of class. You will also have the opportunity to provide feedback to SMS about your experience via an exit survey at the end of the course. View more about SMS Grading in Policies.

You can also access an unofficial transcript in Self Service (Self Service > Academic > Student Planning)

Requests for official paper transcripts are processed by the Registrar's Office via an online form. Please note, there is a fee to process this request.

Request transcript

If you have additional questions regarding your student records, please contact the Registrar's office at registrar@uarts.edu. Please note: it is best to use your @uarts.edu email address when communicating about your student record.

Access the UArts Portal to view grades, registration statement, unofficial transcript, and more.

You can use your UArts credentials to log in to your @uarts.edu email account via Gmail.

First-time log in instructions 

Trouble logging in? Contact the Help Desk: (215)717-6677 or helpdesk@uarts.edu

For credits to post, educators must supply their unique Professional Personnel Identification (PPID) number and submit an Act 48 Transmission Request from the Student Forms card to the UArts Office of the Registrar, available through the university's portal. Educators may log into PDE's Professional Education Record Management System (PERMS) to obtain their PPID and to track credit progress. University of the Arts Registrar office posts Act 48 to the State after final grades have been submitted, in batch uploads that typically occur during the last week of each month. For more info visit https://www.uarts.edu/sps/act-48.

Learn more about Act 48 & Teacher Professional Development

Yes, six "NM" credits can be transferred into the MM program.