A. Auditions for Applied Study

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B. Juries (Performance Studies Examinations)
  1. Music Majors and Minors 
    1. All potential music majors and minors must audition for the appropriate area faculty. 
    2. Acceptance letter will specify which major(s) or minor the student may declare on the basis of her/his audition and interview. 
    3. After the audition. Changing to a major not initially approved will require agreement of the appropriate area faculty. 
  2. Elective Study 
    1. Requires approval of the appropriate area program coordinator and Director of PSOM. 
  3. Transfer students 
    1. Any student transferring from another college must audition for the area faculty, who will place them in the appropriate level of study. This will be determined by the level demonstrated at the audition, and not necessarily on the number of semesters of college study already completed. 
    2. If a transfer students desires to place out of the 203 level or higher, they must audition for a panel of the full music faculty to demonstrate their ability to perform at the level required for their major. A technical exam for the area may be required. 
  4. Graduate Students 
    1. All prospective graduate students must audition for the appropriate area faculty. 
    2. A student may be accepted provisionally on the basis of audition and/or transcript if the audition panel and/or the Graduate Committee is not convinced of the applicant’s likely success in meeting standards of the performance major at the graduate level.
      1. PROVISIONAL STATUS BASED ON AUDITION: 
        1. If the student has Provisional status because of the level of performance shown at the audition, he or she will be required to perform a qualifying examination in the performance area at the end of the first year of study. The examination will be performed for the area faculty and will normally occur during regularly scheduled juries. 
        2. The examination repertoire should meet the graduate audition requirements of the area in length, variety of styles, and memory. The material should be prepared under the direction of a Converse teacher and should not include works studies by the applicant before admission to Converse. 
        3. If the exam is passed, the student may proceed in the chosen performance degree. Elective hours in performance taken as a provisional student will not count towards the required graduate credits for a performance degree. 
      2. PROVISIONAL STATUS BASED ON TRANSCRIPT 
        1. Students who are admitted provisionally as a result of poor academic performance at the undergraduate level must attain a GPA of at least 3.0 over the course of nine hours of Converse graduate study, with other stipulations to be set on a case-by-case basis by the Graduate Committee.