Admission

Students must be accepted into the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts in order to major in Art, Art History, Dance, Music, or Theatre. Students gain entrance into the College through a dual process of review using the UNL general admission requirements and specific college admission requirements.

For general admission students must apply and be accepted to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln through the UNL on-line application, which has a May 1 deadline for summer and fall admission.

Within the College of Fine & Performing Arts some majors and emphasis areas require further action by the student, in the form of an in-person audition, or a special application with supporting materials to the department office.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS

All students must meet University Core Course Requirements. In addition, to be admitted to the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, all students must have completed the following:

New Freshmen: minimum ACT 22 (composite) or minimum SAT 1020 (Critical Reading and Math only).

Transfer Students: completed twelve or more semester credits from a postsecondary institution with a minimum cumulative GPA 2.5 and GPA 2.0 during the last semester of record at the time of application. (Theatre majors with an emphasis in Film and New Media: minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 and GPA 3.0 during the last semester of record at the time of application.)

Readmit Students: minimum UNL system cumulative GPA 2.5 (Theatre majors with an emphasis in Film and New Media: minimum 3.0).

International Students: minimum TOEFL 213 (computer) or 550 (paper).

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS BY MAJOR

Art: None. Entrance for art majors is determined by availability of spaces in the Visual Literacy program.

Music, Dance: An audition, by appointment only, is required.

Music and Dance Audition Dates:

January 25, 2008 (winds, brass, voice, percussion)
January 26, 2008 (strings, keyboard, voice, dance)
February 22, 2008 (strings, keyboard, voice, dance)
February 23, 2008 (winds, brass, voice, percussion)

Schedule auditions on-line at: http://www.unl.edu/music/prospective/audition_info.shtml

Theatre and Film (Emphasis in Performance):

Audition Dates: March 8, 2008 (Additional appointments on most Fridays through April 25, 2008)

Theatre and Film (Emphasis in Film & New Media, or Directing and Management):

A separate application and supporting materials to the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film is required.

Early Deadline & Notification: February 1, 2008 (postmark)
Application Deadline: March 17, 2008 (postmark)

PLEASE NOTE--VERY IMPORTANT

DEFICIENCIES

Students may have no more than two deficiencies. If students have more than two deficiencies, they must take steps to remove them before being admitted to the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.

MID-YEAR ADMISSION

Art:
Entrance for art majors is determined by availability of spaces in the Visual Literacy program.

Dance:
Dance majors and minors must audition.  Auditions for dance majors and minors: November 7th, 2007.

Music and Music Education:
Music and music education majors and minors must audition.  Auditions for music majors and minors: November 8th, 2007.

Theatre:
Contact the School of Theatre and Film for deadlines and procedures. There is no mid-year admission for the emphases in Film and New Media, or Directing and Management.

NOTE: Non-majors may enroll in music ensembles, beginning dance and theatre classes, music classes for non-majors, and all art history classes. Otherwise, courses offered in the Hixson-Lied College Fine and Performing Arts are open to majors only.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information, contact the Dean's Office or the Department Offices listed below. Dance students should contact the School of Music.