Transfer Students

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music will validate credits from other higher education institutions in Puerto Rico, the United States, or abroad, accredited by a credential evaluation service agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Validated courses will not receive a grade. Therefore, they will not be considered for the GPA. Validated courses will count as credits attempted and passed.

The auditions will determine the level of instrument and ensemble where the student is placed. Placement exams and transcript evaluation will determine the year of study and additional semesters required to complete the program. When there is a discrepancy between the instrument level and the academic level, the transfer student must accept a lower instrument level or a lower academic level.

Credits in instrument and music theory classes will be transferred according to the placement designated by the jury in the admission exam. The institution reserves the right to relocate these students following the result of their first departmental examination. Validations will be governed by the following provisions:

1. The Application for Credit Convalidation from other institutions must be submitted to the Registrar's Office by completing the corresponding form. The Registrar will conduct a preliminary evaluation and submit it, along with her recommendations, to the Dean of Academic and Student Affairs for final approval.
2. Students must submit an official credit transcript and detailed course description with their application.
3. The general academic index of the credit transcript must be, at least, 2.00 for the specialties of Vocal Performance, Composition, Guitar, Piano and Orchestral Instruments, Performance in Jazz and Caribbean Music, and 3.00 for the Music Education specialty (on a scale of 0.00 to 4.00).
4. Course credits requested for transfer must have been approved with an average equal to or greater than 2.00 (C).
5. Documents for this purpose must be sent directly to the Registry Office.

If an applicant disagrees with the final determination regarding the recognition of transfer credits, they have the right to file a formal appeal. The appeal must be filed in writing with the Registrar's Office within ten (10) business days of notification of the decision. The Dean of Academic Affairs will review the request and issue a final determination within thirty (30) days. This decision will be final and binding.

Up to thirty-six (36) undergraduate credits taken at other duly accredited higher education institutions may be validated.

Students must complete the minimum three-year residency requirement (96 to 105 credits) at the institution. These must meet the residency requirement in its entirety to be considered candidates for graduation. The credits requested to be transferred must have been approved within the five years prior to the validation request.

Validation of credits for courses taken as part of other university degrees obtained at the graduate level will not be permitted.

Up to six graduate-level credits taken at other duly accredited higher education institutions may be validated. Validated courses must have been passed with a grade of at least 3.00 (B). Credit validation for this program will be evaluated by the Graduate Program Coordinator, the Dean of Academic Affairs, and the Registrar. Credits for validation must be approved within five years prior to admission to the Master of Music in Music Education or the Master of Performance Program at the Conservatory.

Those courses that are validated from other institutions will not receive a grade, therefore, they will not be taken into consideration for the calculation of the general academic index.

Credits for courses approved at other higher education institutions will expire 10 years from the first semester in which the student enrolled. These will not be authorized for validation.

The Conservatory may offer achievement exams, to grant university credits in the subjects it deems convenient and feasible, to those eligible students who request them or who are referred by members of the teaching staff.

The course validation policy, by exam or by jury, will not apply to the level of graduate studies (diploma and master's degree).

1. Students must apply for validation by exam at the Registrar's Office and pay the corresponding fees on or before the date stipulated in the academic calendar.
2. The validation exam will be offered during the final exam period.
3. Students may not request validation of a course in which they were enrolled and did not pass, or from which they dropped out.
4. Only a maximum of two courses per academic semester will be validated.
5. Each of the courses to be validated must have a duration of one semester, whether it is an academic or theoretical subject.
6. No more than 12 credits leading to a degree in the area of concentration will be validated.
7. The exam will cover all the course content topics as outlined in both the syllabus and the course outline.
8. The exam will be passed with a score equal to or greater than 80 percent (80%).
9. Courses validated by means of an exam will obtain the grade of Pass (&P) or Not Pass (NP).

Voice
OPER 40014002 – Opera Workshop

Sets
Major sets
Minor sets
chamber music ensembles

Composition
PNON 40214022 – Piano for Composers

Musical Direction
CGTG 4001 – Introduction to Management
CDTG 4002 – Choral Conducting

Musical Education
AGRM 4101 – Musical Groups
CLIT 4001 – Choral Conducting and Literature
DLIT 4001 – Conducting and Instrumental Literature
EDUR 4103 – Teaching Music in Elementary School
EDUR 4104 – Appropriate Practices for Early Music Education
EDUR 4105 – Choral Repertoire and Concert Preparation
EDUR 4106 – Teaching Choral Music in Secondary School
EDUR 4107 – Instrumental Music in Secondary School
EDUR 4201/4202/4203 – Seminar and Teaching Practice
EDUR 5005 – Music Education in Preschool
PTEA 30113012 – Piano for Teachers
SEMEDUR17 – Educational Seminar
TTCH 3001 – Voice Teaching Techniques
TTCH 3002 – Teaching Techniques: Strings
TTCH 4001 – Teaching Techniques: Woods
TTCH 4002 – Teaching Techniques: Metals
TTCH 4003 – Teaching Techniques: Percussion

Jazz and Caribbean Music
MPUR 40014002 – Puerto Rican Music Workshop
MUAC 40014002 – Experimental Workshop on Afro-Caribbean Music

Literature and repertoire
ILIT 40014002 – Instrumental Literature
OREP 40014002 – Reading of Orchestral Repertoire

Piano
ACOM 40014002 – Accompaniment
ARMO 31313132 – Keyboard Harmony for Pianists
LPRI 30013002 – Sight-Reading for Pianists

Seminars
Instrument or singing seminars
Jazz Forum
Musical Education Seminars
Composing room

Theoretical-musical courses
Thematic courses (TEMA code)

Concentration Courses
PLAB 30013002 – Musical skills on the keyboard I
PLAB 30113012 – Musical Skills on the Keyboard II

Voice
DICT 30013002 – Diction
TEAN 30033004 – Performance for Singers
VLIT 40014002 – Vocal Literature

Guitar
ARMO 30513052 – Harmony of the Tuning Fork
GLIT40014002 – Guitar Literature

Jazz and Caribbean Music
ARRE 40014002 – Jazz Arrangement Techniques
JIMP 31213124 – Technique and Improvisation Seminar for Mallet Instruments (vibraphone, marimba)
JPNO 30113012 – Musical Skills on the Jazz Keyboard
JSEM 31213124 – Improvisation Seminar

Piano
LPRI 30013002 – Sight-Reading for Pianists
PLIN 40014002 – Piano Literature

Theoretical-Musical Courses
CMUF 3001 – Computerized Musical Notation Finale
CMUS 3001 – Sibelius Computerized Musical Notation
CMUS 3003 – Digital Recording Techniques
OSTN 30013002 – Orchestration
SOLF 21012102 – Preparatory Solfeggio
SOLF 30013002 – Solfeggio 1
SOLF 30113012 – Solfeggio 2
SOLFJAZ1SOLFJAZ2 – Jazz Solfeggio
TMUS 30013002 – Theory 1 and 2
TMUS 30113012 – Theory 3 and 4

The theory and music theory courses will only be validated through a departmental exam upon recommendation of the theory and music theory faculty. These exams cannot be requested by students.

History Courses
HIST 3001 – History of Music: Origins – 1500
HIST 3002 – History of Music: 15001750
HIST 3011 – History of Music: 1750-1825
HIST 3012 – History of Music: 1825 to the Present
HIST 30213022 – History of Music of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
HIST 30313032 – History of Jazz
HIST 30413042 – History of Opera
HIST 32113212 – Development of Western Music
HIST 4065 – History of Puerto Rico
HIST 4067 – United States History

General courses
ESPA 30013002 – Spanish 101 and 102
FCHN 30013002 – French 101 and 102
GRMN 30013002 – German 101 and 102
HUMA 30013002 – Humanities 101 and 102
INGL 30013002 – English 101 and 102
ITLN 30013002 – Italian 101 and 102

Musical Education
EDUR 3101 – Human Growth and Development
EDUR 3102 – Psychological Foundations of Education
EDUR 3103 – General Teaching Methods
EDUR 3104 – Nature and Needs of the Exceptional Child
EDUR 3105 – Technology in the Music Class
EDUR 4101 – Philosophical Foundations of Education
EDUR 4102 – Social Foundations of Education
TMUS 4102 – Arrangement

Primary piano students majoring in Musical Education will replace PLAB 3001 and PLAB 3002 courses with two credits of the complementary instrument of their choice. However, they will take the courses PTEA 3011 and PTEA 3012, these being requirements for all students of said specialty.

The deadlines for transferring from another university will be the same as those established in the academic calendar for student admissions.

• December: application period
• February: Auditions, interviews, and placement tests
• May: Late hearing

1. To continue your high school studies: Request that the Conservatory send you a transcript from the most recent accredited institution where you are currently or have previously studied. The transcript must show a grade point average of 2.00 or higher on a 4.00-point scale. At the end of the January-May semester, you must request a final transcript evidencing your senior year and certifying that you have completed high school, indicating the graduation date, and providing a copy of your Graduation Diploma.

2. To continue Master's studies: An official transcript from the accredited university where the student completed his or her studies. The transcript must demonstrate that the student completed the Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00-point scale.

You should refer to the section of Admission requirements for more information about the requirements of the program you are interested in.

To access applications for admission to the CMPR: Apply for Admission

Veterans and Beneficiaries

The Conservatory is authorized to enroll veterans and their beneficiaries referred by federal and state agencies. These recipients must meet all admission requirements in addition to those related to their status as a recipient of the applicable agency in the federal or state program. The Veteran's services area is located in the Registrar's Office. This office is in charge of evaluating and certifying the academic load of all students who receive benefits from the Veterans Administration. The students who are certified are all those who receive benefits from:

1. Chapter 1606 – Montgomery GI Bill® – Reservists and National Guard
2. Chapter 30 – Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty
3. Chapter 35 – Dependents of Veterans
4. Chapter 31 – Vocational Rehabilitation
5. Chapter 33 – Post9/11 GI Bill®

To be certified for the first time, beneficiary students must submit their eligibility letter and form DD214 to the Registrar's Office. They must also sign the Responsibilities as a Veteran's Beneficiary form. In subsequent semesters, students will not need to submit additional documents; however, they must request recertification each semester (including the summer session). Qualified students may also receive benefits under Act 203, the Puerto Rican Veterans' Bill of Rights for the 21st Century. To receive this exemption, students must submit form DD214. The Registrar's Office is responsible for maintaining up-to-date information on changes to our institution's academic offerings in coordination with the Veterans Administration and the Puerto Rico Department of Education.

Compliance Policy with Law 114315

In compliance with Law 114315 (which modifies Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, 38 USC 3679[c]) the people described below will apply the study costs as residents of Puerto Rico:

1. A Veteran utilizing educational benefits under Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty Program) or Chapter 33 (Post 9/11 GI Bill®) of Title 38 of the United States Code who lives in Puerto Rico while attending an institution located in Puerto Rico (regardless of formal residency status) and enrolls in the institution within three years after a period of active duty of 90 days or more.
2. Any person using benefits transferred from the Post9/11 GI Bill® (38 USC § 3319) who lives in Puerto Rico while attending an institution located in Puerto Rico (regardless of formal residency status) and enrolls in the institution within three years of the date the person who transferred the benefit to him or her completed a period of active duty of 90 days or more.
3. Any person described above while continuously enrolled (except during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or periods of study) at the same institution. The person must have enrolled at the institution before the expiration of the three-year period following completion of active service as described above and must be using benefits under chapter 30 or chapter 33 of title 38 of the United States Code.
4. Any person using the benefits of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 USC § 3311 [b] [9]) who lives in Puerto Rico while attending an institution located in Puerto Rico regardless of their formal residency status.
5. Any person using benefits transferred from the Post9/11 GI Bill® (38 USC § 3319) who lives in Puerto Rico while attending an institution located in Puerto Rico (regardless of their formal residency status) and the person who transferred the benefit to them is a member of the uniformed service and is on active duty.

1. Review the admission policies
2. Review the admission requirements for the program you are interested in.
3. Review the credit validation policy
4. Apply for admission
5. Submit your transcript of credits
6. Submit the materials required by the concentration of interest.