First-Year Applicants: Music

Freshman applicants must apply using the Common Application.

Applicants may only submit one application to one major. Admitted students can request additional major/minor(s) during their first semester.

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

Include your Social Security number on your application if you wish to be considered for financial aid or the 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 1, 2023, is the deadline to submit the Common Application for consideration for the University’s Presidential, Provost, and Deans’ scholarships.

January 16, 2024, is the regular application deadline.

After completing the Common Application, applicants must create a SlideRoom account. In SlideRoom, applicants will choose to audition in person or virtually. If you choose to audition virtually, you will submit recorded videos prior to the final audition date.

You will also be asked to upload a short introduction video of yourself in SlideRoom. SlideRoom accounts should be created within a week of the Common App submission.

You will receive an email prompting you to create a SlideRoom account, or you do so directly by going to https://vcuarts.slideroom.com/#/login/program/71935.

Request that your high school guidance counselor sends your official transcripts to VCU. Transcripts may be submitted electronically via the Common App or Naviance, or sent in the mail. If sending a hard copy in the mail, please request that your school counselor send your transcript, including:

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

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

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

Transcripts should be sent to:

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

Applicants audition either via recorded videos (submitted through SlideRoom) or in person at VCUarts. This year’s in-person audition dates are:

• Saturday, November 11, 2023
• Saturday, January 27, 2024
• Saturday, February 3, 2024

The deadline to submit virtual auditions is Saturday, February 3, 2024.

Review the audition requirements for your instrument. If you have any questions about the content of your video, please contact the faculty coordinator for your area.

If you have any questions about the audition process, please reach out to us at apply4music@vcu.edu.

Currently, VCU does not require SAT or ACT scores for admission. However, submission of test scores remains a requirement for all Guaranteed Admission 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 more information, please visit this page.

Admission to VCU remains a competitive process, and all candidates for admission will be considered on their own merits. Qualifying for application review without submitting standardized test scores does not guarantee admission 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 (FAFSA). Completing the FAFSA form allows you to be considered for federal student aid. States and colleges also use FAFSA information to award grants, scholarships and loans.

The FAFSA form is available starting October 1. To be considered, complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the priority deadline of March 1.