Music Department - St. Cloud State University

Undergraduate Admissions

Application to St. Cloud State University

University Admissions

Entrance Audition

• Saturday, December 8th (Application Deadline: December 1st)
• Saturday, January 26th (Application Deadline: January 19th)

Students intending to major in music who complete an Entrance Audition will be considered for a music scholarship. Awards range from $1500 to $4000. All entering students wishing to study an applied instrument for the fulfillment of curriculum required of a music degree must perform an entrance audition.

Entrance Audition Application and Information

Piano Placement Audition

A piano placement audition will be required of all incoming freshmen and transfer students. The purpose of the audition is to determine the level of study for each incoming student taking piano as a secondary instrument. Students with no piano background will be advised to take class piano. Piano placement auditions occur during the first three days of classes each semester.

MUSP 101, 102 and 110 Placement Information (pdf 1.6mb)
Questions? Dr. Carmen Wilhite cwilhite@stcloudstate.edu

Theory Placement Exam

A theory placement exam will be given to all incoming students, freshmen and transfer students. Results determine placement into MUSM 100 or MUSM 101.

Sample Theory Placement Exam (pdf 56k)
Questions? Dr. Melissa Krause mkrause@stcloudstate.edu

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Music History Placement Exam (transfer students only)

The music history placement exam will be given to all transfer students who have had at least one course of music history at another institution.

The exam will determine the validity of the transfer credits. Students not performing well on the exam may be required to repeat music history courses. The exam will be offered at the three annual audition dates.

Questions? Dr. Catherine Verrilli cverrilli@stcloudstate.edu

Placement exams and entrance auditions will be given the first week of each semester.