Incoming Status: Transfer
Area of Interest: Music
Entry semester available: Spring 2008 (All programs except Jazz Studies. Voice and Opera Studies will only be auditioning Mezzo-sopranos and Tenors for spring.)
Fall 2008 (All programs)
Application Deadline: See below
All students applying to the Studio Production, Jazz Studies, and Voice and Opera Studies programs must first submit the Audition Request Form and a pre-screening CD to the Conservatory of Music. Students will then be selected for a live, on-campus audition. Only students who are offered a live audition will be considered for admission to these programs.
Studio Production - Spring 2008 Deadline: Submit application and pre-screening CD by October 15, 2007. Live auditions for spring will take place in November 2007. Fall 2008 Deadline: Submit application and prescreening CD by February 1, 2008. Live auditions for fall will take place during the months of February and March 2008.
Jazz Studies - Fall 2008 Deadline: Submit application and prescreening CD by February 1, 2008. Live auditions for fall will take place during the months of February and March 2008. Jazz Studies will not be holding spring auditions for undergraduate applicants. Only graduate applicants will be considered for spring admission.
Voice and Opera Studies - Spring 2008 Deadline: Mezzo-sopranos and Tenors only. Submit application and pre-screening CD by October 15, 2007. Live auditions for spring will take place in November 2007. Fall 2008 Deadline: Submit application and prescreening CD by February 1, 2008. Live auditions for fall will take place in February and March 2008
Studio Composition, Composition, and Classical Instrumental Performance - Spring 2008 Deadline: Submit application by October 30, 2007. Fall 2008 Deadline: Submit application by March 1, 2008. Admission to these programs is by live audition only. All auditions will take place in February and March 2008.
Follow these instructions when applying to Purchase College as a Transfer Music applicant.
Note: International Applicants must follow the international application instructions.
Note: Transfer students who were enrolled in an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), College Discovery (CD) or similar special program at their initial college should review the Educational Opportunity Program portion of this website.
Apply Online
Step 1: Submit your completed application
Note: You must submit your completed application to the Application Services Center (ASC) in Albany, NY so that the Admissions Office receives it by the deadline above for Fall 2005 admission.
Send the completed application and a check for $40 (payable to "SUNY ASC") to:
SUNY Applications Processing Center
State University Plaza
PO Box 22007
Albany, New York 12201-2007
Note: International Students need to mail the completed application to the Office of Admissions at Purchase College. International Students should review the international application instructions.
Step 2: Have your official college transcripts* sent directly to:
Office of Admissions
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
*Students with under 30 credits must request for official high school transcripts, SAT, ACT, and/or GED scores.
Step 3: Submit your Music Response Form 07-08, audition recording (if applicable) and a $54 check made payable to Purchase College, Conservatory of Music to:
Mail to:
Conservatory of Music
Attn: Conservatory Coordinator
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
Visit the Conservatory of Music Audition information page for admission audition dates.
For additional information about the Music program and for specific audition requirements, visit the Purchase College Conservatory of Music website.