Admissions Deadlines
September 1
Online Application and supplemental forms available
December 1
Postmark deadline for applications for September 2008 admission ($100 appl. fee); note: It is possible to start some graduate programs as early as Summer 2008
March 15 - April 15
Admission decision notifications mailed
April 15; May 1
Response deadline: Accepted graduate students must notify the school of their decision to accept or decline the offer of admission by April 15. Accepted undergraduate students must notify the school of their decision to accept or decline the offer of admission by May 1. Students who are accepting must pay the enrollment deposit by the date for their program of study (stated in their official admissions letter).
*June enrollment is open to graduate students only. Music education majors, or students who have the express permission of the associate dean of graduate studies, may enroll for summers only degree study. Those students who do apply must submit all application materials by December 1. Newly enrolled graduate students who are scheduled to begin study in September may take placement tests and begin degree study in June. International students and those needing remedial coursework are particularly encouraged to consider summer study and may be required to do so as a condition of their matriculation.
September enrollment is open to all applicants in all degree programs. In the event that there are no openings in a given degree program, major, or instrumental area of study, due notification is given in the application.
Late applications will only be accepted at the discretion of the Director of Admissions. Late applications submitted between December 1 and December 31 are subject to a late fee of $50, in addition to the regular application fee of $100, ($150 total) and will not be processed until all timely applications have been processed. After January 1, the total fee for any submitted application is $200. Late applicants may not be able to be fully scheduled for interviews if they are attending a live audition, or may only be permitted to audition by recording. We strongly urge all applicants to submit the application forms and application fee at least three weeks before the deadline to avoid the possibility that all audition spots are filled. Deadlines are postmark deadlines. Applications can only be submitted online. We do not accept faxed applications.