Prospective Students

After you apply to CSU Apply, you will be sent an email with a link to our Music Department Audition Site. If you are auditioning in-person, you will choose your audition day/time there, or if you are auditioning by video, you will upload your video/s there. In some cases we may need to adjust your time slot as we get closer to the actual Audition Day.

Be sure to review your specific audition requirements.

Only JAZZ programs require a pre-screen video submission, roughly two weeks prior to the regular deadline - check the yearly deadlines. 

Applicants for Jazz Performance B.M. who pass the pre-screen will be scheduled in specific instrument groups to play with live combos. You will choose your preferred Audition Day.

Applicants for Jazz B.A. programs who pass the pre-screen will generally be passed to the next stage, such as for an interview or essay, as required by each program. Therefore, no second round live audition will be required, and your second stage (if required) can be done either in person or remotely.

Yes, you may schedule a TOUR. We do our best to accommodate drop-in requests, but we strongly prefer that you schedule in advance.

Unfortunately, a second Bachelor's is not available at this time.

The Music Therapy Certificate Program does offer a certificate program for qualified students who have a Bachelor's Degree.

Or, you may wish to pursue a Master's Degree.

Music performance majors will receive lessons on a single instrument. Please select an audition for the instrument you would like to take lessons for.

Once accepted, you are encouraged to audition for additional ensembles (but this is not required).

Please complete the CSU application, and indicate Music. When you are sent the audition application link, you will choose your music program option and instrument. 

Unfortunately, those options are not available at this time.

Your CSUN email and CSUN ID# is an important part of your application and you may receive important notifications there. In correspondence, please include your CSUN ID# (and program/level) whenever possible.

Your CSUN email will be sent to you during the CSU Application process, and you must have your CSUN ID# in hand before starting the Music Department application. 

Please contact Admissions/Registrar regarding instructions on how to access your new CSUN Email – so that you don’t miss any important information. 

Contact Registrar@csun.edu (and provide name, DoB, CSUN ID#)

We'll do our best to help you, but you will also need to connect with University Admissions. A few helpful emails are:

• Freshman Admissions: admissions.freshman@csun.edu
• Graduate Admissions: admissions.graduate@csun.edu
• Transfer Admissions: admissions.transfer@csun.edu
• International Admissions: intladm@csun.edu
• IT Department is also of help: please see this link: https://www.csun.edu/it/email

We are proud to have a lot of international students. All questions regarding visas, transcripts, TOEFL and so forth are handled by the CSUN International Admissions Office or by email: intladm@csun.edu

Newly accepted students – and returning students – can apply for Music Department Scholarships each spring for the coming year. Directions will be sent via your music department audition application. All other scholarships should be pursued directly with the CSUN Financial Aid Office.

All Audition Results for the primary Audition Season are sent at one time, through our audition software to your email. We do our very best to announce results as soon as we can, typically about 3 weeks after the final in-person Audition Day. Your patience is appreciated.