BS Viola (Music and an Outside Field) at Indiana University Bloomington

Programme overview

Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field with a focus on viola at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Bloomington.

Faculty: Jacobs School of Music | Duration: 120 credit hours | Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

The Bachelor of Science in Music and an Outside Field requires 120 credit hours: 27 core music credits (musical skills, music theory and literature, history and literature of music), 17 other music credits including up to 12 of secondary performance study, 27 credits in an approved outside field, major ensemble each semester, at least 2 credits of performance study per semester until the senior recital, secondary piano proficiency, general education and electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Jacobs School of Music (undergraduate): IU application due November 1 (fee $65) and Jacobs Supplemental Application due December 1 (fee $50); official transcripts; SAT/ACT optional (IU is test-optional); letters of recommendation and prescreening video submitted with the supplemental application where applicable; audition and/or interview required depending on programme. Viola prescreen recording due December 1; BSOF audition: first-year applicants two contrasting pieces; transfer applicants two movements of a solo Bach work and a solo of choice.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Freshmen can start in the fall or spring semester; freshmen applying for the spring semester should apply by November 1 (priority deadline).

Transfer students can start in fall, spring (January start) or summer.

Freshman early action (non-binding) deadline is November 1 (response January 15); regular decision deadline is February 1 (response March 15); after February 1 applications are considered on a space-available basis. The enrollment deposit of $100 is due May 1. IU Bloomington is test-optional (SAT, ACT and CLT scores are optional). Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

Transfer priority deadlines: fall start June 1, spring (January start) November 1, summer start March 1; School of Nursing applicants for fall must apply by April 1 and Kelley School of Business applicants by June 1. Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

The undergraduate application fee is $65 (US citizen and international); the Jacobs School of Music application fee is $95.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.indiana.edu/apply/index.html

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