Next Steps: New students

 

Undergraduate Students

1) Before classes begin

• Set up UMail and Campus Information Services (CIS) accounts
• Register for University of Utah orientation
• If applicable, attend International Student Orientation
• Get Student ID card
• Audition for an ensemble
• Sign up for Practice Rooms
• Every student applying to the School of Music must take the First-Year Theory Diagnostic Assessment.  It is highly recommended that students do so in the McKay Music Library on the day of their audition.  Students who do not pass this exam are not eligible to enroll in either Theory I (MUSC 1110) or Aural Skills I (MUSC 1130). As a result, they may either take the online summer theory-rudiments class (MUSC 110) or enroll in the in-class version (MUSC 1100) in the fall. Successful completion of either of these classes will enable students to enroll in Theory I and Aural Skills I.

2) Register

Attend Orientation, where a CFA Academic Advisor will help you register for classes. All incoming students are required to attend orientation.  At Orientation, the CFA Advising team advises students about registration and degree programs.

• Complete the private lesson application, then register for lessons when you receive the class number through your UMail.
• Register for courses
  • To register for courses, such as music theory courses, that you are unable to do so normally through CiS, please fill out an undergraduate class permission code request
• Piano Proficiency Requirement: All music students must pass the Piano Proficiency Examination. The exam is administered at the beginning of each semester. All students should be enrolled for Keyboard (MUSC 1150, 1160, 2150, and 2160) each semester until this requirement is fulfilled or until the piano proficiency exam is passed. Private piano study may not be substituted for Class Piano or the Piano Proficiency Exam. For BM Jazz Composition or Jazz Performance majors whose primary instrument is piano, please refer to the Jazz Piano Placement Requirements for Jazz Piano Majors document for information on placement out of MUSC 2181 and 2182.
  

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Graduate Students

1) Before Orientation

• Set up UMail and Campus Information Services (CIS) accounts
• If applicable, attend International student orientation
• Get Student ID card

2) Take appropriate placement exams.

Placement Exam Study Guides

1. History Study Guide and Practice Exam
2. Graduate Theory Placement Study Guide
3. Theory Study Examples

3) Attend required graduate student orientation

4) Register

STEP 1) Meet with your area head to determine courses for registration. See this link for your area head's contact information. College of Fine Arts Advising is only for undergraduate students.

STEP 2) Obtain results from placement exams

STEP 3) Fill out special registration forms, if applicable (private lesson, individual coaching, recital, research courses and thesis hours applications).

STEP 4) Register for courses. See this link to learn how to register for courses. If you have questions, please contact the head of your area. College of Fine Arts Advising is only for undergraduate students. You will receive separate instructions to enroll in special courses over the summer (see Step 3).

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Transfer Students

1) Before classes begin

• Set up UMail and Campus Information Services (CIS) accounts
• Register for University of Utah orientation
• If applicable, attend International Student Orientation
• Get Student ID card
• Complete Transfer Student Information form
• Take music theory transfer placement exam
  The exam will be held Thursday, August 15, 2024 from 12:00-1:00 PM in room 416 in David P. Gardner Hall.
• Audition for an ensemble
• Sign up for Practice Rooms

Music Theory Transfer Placement Exam Study Guides

1. Sophomores: Freshman Practice Capstone Examination
2. Juniors: Sophomore Practice Capstone Examination
   
   

3) Register

STEP 1) Attend Orientation, where a CFA Academic Advisor will help you register for classes. All incoming students are required to attend orientation.  At Orientation, the CFA Advising team advises students about registration and degree programs.

STEP 2) Fill out private lesson application

STEP 3) Register for courses

• • To register for courses, such as music theory courses, that you are unable to do so normally through CiS, please fill out an undergraduate class permission code request.
• Piano Proficiency Requirement: All music students must pass the Piano Proficiency Examination. The exam is administered at the beginning of each semester. All students should be enrolled for Keyboard (MUSC 1150, 1160, 2150, and 2160) each semester until this requirement is fulfilled or until the piano proficiency exam is passed. Private piano study may not be substituted for Class Piano or the Piano Proficiency Exam. For BM Jazz Composition or Jazz Performance majors whose primary instrument is piano, please refer to the Jazz Piano Placement Requirements for Jazz Piano Majors document for information on placement out of MUSC 2181 and 2182.