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Do
music applicants have to apply to both the School
of Music and the University? |
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Yes. |
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Application for Admission - All music
applicants are required to submit an application
for admission to FSU, as well as all supporting
documents required by the University (e.g. academic
transcripts, standardized test scores, etc.). Applicants
are urged to contact the FSU Office of Admissions
or visit the FSU
Admissions website for specific information
regarding University admission requirements. |
FSU
School of Music Supplementary Application
- Applicants to all degree and certificate programs
in music must submit the completed School of Music
Supplemental Application
directly to the FSU School of Music Office of Admissions.
Although applicants are encouraged to do so as early
as possible, deadlines for filing the supplementary
application will coincide with the FSU application
deadlines for freshman, transfer and graduate admission.
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Do
I need to wait to be admitted to the University
before I can submit my application to the School
of Music? |
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No.
Please do not wait.
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Do
I have to audition? I’m applying for a non-performance
degree. |
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All
undergraduate applicants must audition successfully
in order to be considered for admission and merit-based
financial aid. Graduate applicants for a non-performance
degree are encouraged to audition. A non-performance
graduate applicant may choose not to audition, in
which case she/he is required to take at least two
full semesters of principal-level graduate voice
study in lieu of an audition. This study will begin
in the first semester of residence.
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What
is a Statement of Objectives & Resume? |
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If
this is required by your degree program, applicants
are should prepare a brief statement of their professional
goals, as well as their purpose in applying for
the particular program. Applicants are also encouraged
to prepare a resume, detailing professional and
academic experience.
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What
is a Repertoire List and will I be asked to perform
anything on the list at my audition? |
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Repertoire List is simply a listing of significant
solo literature you have studied or performed in
the past. You will not be asked to perform any of
these works at your audition. You will only be asked
to perform what you have selected to perform at
your audition. Applicants to degree and certificate
programs in performance are encouraged to prepare
a detailed list of the repertoire they have studied.
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What
is a Writing Sample? |
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Applicants
to some graduate level programs are required to
submit samples of academic and analytical writing.
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Letters
of Recommendation |
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Undergraduate
applicants are required to submit at least one letter.
Graduate applicants are required to submit at least
three letters. These letters should be from persons
familiar with your academic and professional background.
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Do
I need to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)? |
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The
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is NOT required
for admission unless you are applying for the MA
– Arts Administration and/or if your GPA for
upper-division undergraduate coursework is 3.0 or
higher. IF YOUR GPA IS BELOW 3.0, YOU MUST FURNISH
A GRE SCORE OF AT LEAST 1000 (VERBAL + QUANTITATIVE). |
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If you wish to be considered for a University Fellowship
and you are applying for a non-performance degree,
then YOU MUST SUBMIT A GRE SCORE. A combined verbal/quantitative
score of 1350 is generally required to receive these
Fellowships. Please call the Graduate Music Office
(850 644-5848) for details (Fellowship applications
are due by January 9, and your file MUST be complete,
including audition for performance majors, prior
to January 24). |
Test
scores that are more than five years old at the
time of application are not accepted.
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Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) |
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In
addition to all other application and audition requirements,
all applicants whose native language is not English
are required to submit scores from the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Both paper-based
and computer-based scores are accepted. Test scores
that are more than five years old at the time of
application are not accepted.
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Financial
Support Documentation |
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In
accordance with U.S. immigration guidelines, all
international applicants are required to submit
documentation of sufficient financial support.
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Examinations |
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Placement
Tests
Undergraduate transfer students who have had formal
study in core music fields such as music theory
and music history must take the appropriate placement
examinations prior to their first semester at FSU.
These examinations are normally administered during
the week prior to the start of classes each semester. |
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Music
Graduate Entrance Examinations
Achievement tests in various areas of musical study
are required of all entering graduate students prior
to the first semester in residence. These examinations
are normally administered during the week prior
to the start of classes each semester. |
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