Frequently Asked Questions

FSU Application for Admission - All music applicants are required to submit an application for admission to FSU, as well as all supporting documents required by the University (e.g. academic transcripts, standardized test scores, etc.). Applicants are urged to contact the FSU Office of Admissions or visit the FSU Admissions website for specific information regarding University admission requirements.

FSU College of Music Supplemental Application - Applicants to all degree and certificate programs in music must submit the completed College of Music Supplemental Application directly to the FSU College of Music Office of Admissions. Please note that application deadlines for the College of Music differ from FSU's application deadlines.

All undergraduate applicants must audition successfully in order to be considered for admission and merit-based financial aid.

Graduate non-performance applicants: Please know that an applied music assessment is a part of all master's and doctoral programs in the College of Music. Non-performance graduate applicants are not assessed until actually arriving on campus for course enrollment and placement. Many non-performance students chose to complete this requirement during orientation week, prior to the start of the semester along with other curricular placement activities. This requirement must be completed by the end of the first term. Composition, Music Theory and Musicology students are exempt from this requirement.

The GRE IS required if you are applying for Musicology, Ethnomusicology, or PhD Music Theory (highly recommended for MM Music Theory applicants) otherwise the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is NOT required for admission unless your GPA for upper-division undergraduate coursework is below 3.0. IF YOUR GPA IS BELOW 3.0, YOU MUST FURNISH A GRE SCORE OF AT LEAST 1000 (VERBAL + QUANTITATIVE). If you are unsure of your GPA, please use this worksheet and submit to the College of Music Admissions Office.

If you wish to be considered for a University Fellowship and you are applying for a non-performance degree, then YOU MUST SUBMIT A GRE SCORE. A combined verbal/quantitative score of 1350 is generally required to receive these Fellowships. Please call the Graduate Music Office (850 644-5848) for details (Fellowship applications are due by early January, and your file MUST be complete, including audition for performance majors by the last audition date in January. Please check this site for specific deadlines http://gradstudies.fsu.edu/funding.html.

Test scores that are more than five years old at the time of application are not accepted.

Placement Tests
Undergraduate transfer students who have had formal study in core music fields such as music theory and music history may take the appropriate placement examinations prior to their first semester at FSU, but if you have college credit, it is usually granted as transfer credit when evaluated by the Theory Faculty. The theory examinations are normally administered during the week prior to the start of classes each semester. There are no real placement tests in Music History, rather a tarnscript evaluation by the History Faculty.

Music Graduate Entrance Examinations
Achievement tests in various areas of musical study are required of all entering graduate students prior to the first semester in residence. These examinations are normally administered during the week prior to the start of classes each semester.