Admissions and Audition Information

Freshman applicants must apply using the Common Application.

Applicants can only submit one application to one major. Admitted students can request additional majors/minors during their first semester. 

Applications will only be reviewed after all components have been received, including: transcripts, test scores and audition materials. 

Include your Social Security number on your application if you wish to be considered for financial aid or Hope Scholarship/ Lifetime Learning tax credit. 

Please note: While VCU does not require your social Security number for admission consideration, it is necessary for applicants who wish to be considered for financial aid and the Hope Scholarship/ Lifetime Learning tax credit to provide a Social Security number to the university. To protect your privacy, your Social Security number will not be used as your VCU student identification number. 

November 1st, 2024 is the deadline for first-year students to submit the Common Application for consideration for the University’s Presidential, Provost and Dean’s scholarships. 

January 15th, 2025 is the regular application deadline for first-year and transfer students.

After completing the Common Application, applicants must sign up for their audition through Slate. In Slate, applicants will choose to audition in-person or virtually.

If you choose to audition virtually, you will submit a total of three recorded videos which will be uploaded into Slate for faculty to review. You may be asked to schedule a virtual meeting with our faculty. 

If you choose to audition in-person, you will sign up for your in-person audition date in Slate. You will then come on-campus to complete your audition. 

You can find audition requirements here. 

Once you have completed your audition, whether in-person or virtual, you should receive results within 6-10 weeks.   

Applicants who have submitted their application, all necessary materials and completed their audition by January 15th, 2025 are guaranteed a decision by April 1st, 202. 

Applicants who have submitted their application, all necessary materials and completed their audition by March 15th, 2025 are guaranteed a decision by May 1st, 2025.

All prospective students who have completed their Common Application and Audition materials by February 15th are automatically considered for departmental scholarships.

Transcripts should be sent to: 

Office of Admissions, PO Box 842526, Richmond, VA 23284-2526

First Year Students

Request that your high school guidance counselor send your official transcripts to VCU. 

Transcripts may be submitted electronically via Common App or Naviance, or sent in the mailed in a sealed envelope. If you are sending a hard copy in the mail, please request your counselor send your transcript and also include the following: 

• Senior-year courses and first-term grades, if available
• Class rank, if available

All foreign transcripts must be official and submitted on the original language. If the original language is not English, and official translation must be submitted along with the transcript.

Transfer Students 

Transfer applicants must submit an official transcript from each previously attended college or university, including summer schools. If you completed less than 24 credit hours, you must also submit your high schools’ transcripts. Request that your college send your official transcript to VCU. Transcripts may be sent in the mailed in a sealed envelope.

Transcripts must arrive in a sealed envelope and signed across the seal by official high school, university or college registrars. 

Currently VCU does not require SAT or ACT scores for admissions. However, submission of test scores remains a requirements for all Guaranteed Admissions Programs, offered through the Honors College. 

Applicants whose first language is one other than English, must submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). For mor information, please visit this page.  

Admissions to VCU remains a competitive process, and all candidates for admissions will be considered on their own merits. Qualifying for application review without submitting standardized test scores does not guarantee admissions to VCU.

VCU does not require applicants to submit recommendations. If you choose to submit recommendations, you will see an option to list your recommendations in the Common App.

Applicants should review VCU’s Student Financial Services’ financial aid checklist available here. 

Applicants are encouraged to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA). Completing the FASFA form allows you to be considered for federal student aid. States and colleges also use FASFA information to award grants, scholarships and loans.