General university admission requirements:

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
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Additional requirements:

Important: Applicants must submit an ASU application for undergraduate admission in addition to a separate School of Music, Dance and Theatre application. Students should visit the Apply to a music major for details. Admission to the School of Music, Dance and Theatre is based on an audition. Auditions take place in November (spring admission) and in January and February (fall admission) of each year. Applicants may review audition information.

Admission to the music program is highly selective and based on an audition process. Students are admitted as music audition students and must successfully complete the audition before enrolling in music major courses. Upon admission to both ASU and the School of Music, Dance and Theatre, the applicant's major will be changed to music. In the event a student is admitted to ASU but not to the School of Music, Dance and Theatre or misses the audition deadline, the student will remain as a music audition major and will need to successfully pass the music audition milestone in the first semester in order to gain admission into the program.

The following comprise the audition process for admittance to the music and culture concentration:

1. Students must submit a writing sample, which will be evaluated by all musicology faculty members.
2. Students must submit evidence of musicianship broadly defined (basic notational literacy plus live audition on, for example, didgeridoo or gospel-style composition, or documented transdisciplinary installation including music), which will be evaluated by all musicology faculty.
3. Students must attend an interview with at least three musicology faculty members.
4. Each student will be matched with a musicology advisor at the time of acceptance. The advisor will assist them in the choice of ensembles (as qualified) and electives to support their programs of study. Students must audition and be accepted into large ensembles following established procedures.
5. Students who wish to take studio lessons as part of the degree must audition for the appropriate performance faculty members. Students should follow the audition requirements for the BA in music.

Application deadlines: Visit the Apply to a music major page for complete music deadlines.

Spring admission:The deadline to apply for admission to this program is October 15.

Fall admission:The deadline to apply for admission to this program is January 5.

Transfer admission requirements:

Transfer applicants:Transfer of courses from other accredited institutions is subject to the existence of parallel and equal courses in the college's curriculum and to departmental or school evaluation of studio and class piano courses with respect to performance standards. Every candidate for the bachelor's degree must earn a minimum of 30 hours in resident credit at ASU. Transfer students enrolled in the institute must complete a minimum of 15 resident credit hours in the major as approved by the faculty.

Application deadlines: Visit the Apply to a music major page for complete music deadlines.

Spring admission:The deadline to apply for admission to this program is October 15.

Fall admission:The deadline to apply for admission to this program is January 5.