• How to Apply - Undergraduate

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        College of Performing Arts
        Office of Admission
        55 West 13th Street
        New York, NY 10011
        212.229.5150 or 800.292.3040
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    • Below you’ll find a checklist of required application materials for our Bachelor of Music programs, as well as specific instructions for students applying from international high schools or colleges, students whose native language is not English, transfer students, homeschooled students, and students seeking readmission.

      The College of Performing Arts will hold on-campus auditions for both spring and fall entry.

      Spring 2023 Composition and Theory interviews will be held online. Fall 2023 Composition and Theory interviews will have hybrid options.

      Bachelor of Music applicants must submit both the Common Application and a recorded video audition/portfolio.

      Application Deadlines

      Fall
      Common Application: December 1
      Prescreening: December 1 (Composition, Piano, and Voice only)
      Final Audition Recordings: February 1

      Live Audition: Late February/early March—applicants will be invited to schedule in December

      Spring
      Common Application: October 15
      Prescreening: October 15 (Composition, Piano, and Voice only)
      Final Audition Recordings: November 1

      FAFSA (U.S. Citizens and Eligible Non-citizens)
      Fall Applicants: February 1
      Spring Applicants: November 1

      While we strongly encourage all applicants to apply by or before these deadlines, we will accept applications and recorded auditions/portfolios on a rolling basis after the deadline if space allows. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if that deadline has passed. Please email us at [email protected] with any questions.

      Prescreening Requirements

      Only Composition, Piano, and Voice applicants require prescreening. All other disciplines should submit final recorded video auditions at any point during the application process, but no later than the deadline listed below.

      The Application Process

      Additional Information for Specific Applicant Populations

      Some applicants are required to submit additional information. If you identify as an applicant from one of these populations please submit the required information below.

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Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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