Incoming Status: Freshmen
Area of Interest: Music
Entry Semester Available: Spring 2009 – Classical Music Performance Instrumental only for the following instruments: violin, viola, oboe, bassoon, harp, piano, trombone, French horn. All other programs closed for Spring 2009.
Fall 2009 - All Programs Open
Application Deadlines: Spring 2009 - October 1, 2008; Fall 2009 - December 15, 2008
All students applying must first submit 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.
IMPORTANT: Audition requests will not be taken by phone. You must request a preferred live audition date through your myPurchase account approximately one to two weeks after you submit your application.
Note: International Applicants must follow the international application instructions.
Note: Students who have not reached their academic potential because of limited financial resources and inadequate academic preparation should review the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at Purchase College.
Step 1: Submit your completed application
Send the completed application(after it is reviewed by your guidance counselor), a check for $40 (payable to "SUNY APC"), and your Official Transcripts 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: Request your official High School transcripts or GED scores, and SAT or ACT scores.
Have scores sent to Albany with your application or sent directly to:
Office of Admissions
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
Step 3: AUDITIONS - Submit a pre-screening audition recording (in CD form), request a preferred live audition date through your myPurchase account and submit a non-refundable $54 check made payable to Purchase College, Conservatory of Music 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.
Live audition – Only those students who pass the prescreening step in the application process will be asked to come in for a live audition. The Conservatory of Music will contact students directly.
For additional information about the Music program and for specific audition requirements, visit the Purchase College Conservatory of Music website.