Admissions
Fall 2025 Entrance Auditions
Undergraduates must apply online at CalState Apply by December 2 for Fall admission.
Applying to San Diego State University:
The School of Music and Dance will notify students who have applied to SDSU to complete the School of Music and Dance online audition and application. All degree and non-degree programs in the School of Music and Dance require a performance audition or portfolio/paper submission in addition to the regular university application process. Audition applications are due by January 15, 2025.
NOTE: Applicants to Global Composition (GC) and Music Recording Technology and Audio Design (MRTAD) have no live audition, and are subject to a separate application deadline. All application materials for these two majors only are due, via interfolio, no later than February 1, 2025.
Applying to the School of Music and Dance:
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
If you noted that you’d like to audition in person, our student services coordinator will contact you to schedule a time.
- Dance Auditions: February 1, 2025 and February 2, 2025 from 10am-3pm
- Music Auditions: February 1 and 2, February 8 and February 9, 2025
- Brass auditions will only be held on Saturday, February 1st (French horns, Tuba, Trumpet, Euphonium, Trombone) Sunday, February 2nd (Tuba, Trumpet, Euphonium, Trombone) Sunday, February 9th (Trumpet, Euphonium, Trombone)
- Guitar auditions will be held on February 1st
- Percussion auditions will only be held on Saturday, February 1st and Sunday, February 9th
- Woodwind auditions will only be held on Saturday, February 1st and Sunday, February 2nd
- Jazz auditions will only be held on Saturday, February 1st; Sunday, February 2nd; Saturday, February 8th and Sunday, February 9th
- String auditions will be held on Saturday, February 1st and Sunday, February 9th
- Piano auditions will only be held on Saturday, February 1st; Sunday, February 2nd and Sunday, February 9th
- Vocal auditions will be held on Saturday, February 1st; Sunday, February 2nd; Saturday, February 8th and Sunday, February 9th
For additional information please contact Shirley Valencia, Student Services Coordinator, at [email protected].
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
All degree and non-degree programs in the School of Music and Dance require a performance audition or portfolio/paper submission in addition to the regular university application process. Please visit the links below to learn more information about the audition and application process for the program in which you are interested.g our different departments and programs. It is an opportunity to showcase the breadth of.
DANCE
MUSIC
It is very important to observe all deadlines. Undergraduates must apply online at the CSU Apply Site by December 15 for Fall admission. Graduate deadlines for the School of Music and Dance are outlined here.
