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How to Apply

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Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
musicadm@iu.edu
Phone: 812-855-7998

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Step 1: Apply to Indiana University

Step 2: Apply to the Jacobs School of Music

Step 3: Complete an audition and/or interview

For more details, find your application category on this page.

Undergraduate

Apply to an undergraduate program.

Graduate

Apply for a master’s, doctoral, or diploma program.

International

Apply as an international student.

Current Jacobs students

Apply to another Jacobs undergraduate or graduate program as a current Jacobs student.

Visiting

Apply to study at Jacobs for a semester as a student currently enrolled at another university.

Certificates

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Important dates and deadlines
When	What	Who
November 1 (Preferred)	IU application due	All undergraduate applicants
December 1	Jacobs Supplemental application due. (Prescreening due, as applicable to your audition requirements)	All applicants
December 1	IU Graduate School application due	All graduate applicants
December 1	TOEFL or IELTS scores due	Non-native English speaking applicants in graduate Voice, Piano (D.M. only), Conducting, Musicology, Music Theory, and Graduate Music Education
January 30 -31. 2026	January Audition/Interview Weekend	All applicants (See department specific pages as some dates may vary)
February 13, 14, & 15, 2026 and February 27 - 28, 2026	February Audition/Interview Weekend	All applicants (See department specific pages as some dates may vary)
February 15	Recorded auditions due	All applicants submitting final recorded auditions
March 1	TOEFL or IELTS scores due	All non-native English speaking applicants
March 6 - 7, 2026	March Audition/Interview Weekend	Graduate Voice Overflow Dates (See department specific pages as some date may vary)

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