Graduate Program

College Student Affairs

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Semester of Degree Completion

Spring 2024

Thesis Director

Dianne Timm

Thesis Committee Member

Jody E. Stone

Thesis Committee Member

Christopher J. Mitchell

Abstract

The arts in college provide a unique experience to students that may be different than other studies. As schools around the nation cut their art programs due to budgets and lack of testing, students who enter a college program in the arts may have different levels of preparation for the demands and needs of their program. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the transition of music students into a college level music program. Research showed that these students are extremely passionate about music where they are fully engaged in the music program, however they may be separated from the other resources and opportunities that their campus has to offer. Participants discussed their identity as everything music, the support they received, the outside factors, and ways they coped with their transition into college. To enhance this experience, responses were analyzed, and recommendations were suggested.

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