Texas Christian University School of Music

If music is your passion, TCU is your school.

The TCU School of Music is a nationally recognized, award-winning institution featuring a distinguished, renowned faculty and a talented, energetic student body. The TCU School of Music will challenge you to grow and excel personally and musically as we prepare you to be the next generation of world-changing teachers, performers, scholars, composers, and arts advocates.

As a comprehensive music school within a liberal-arts university, we are large enough to offer world-class musical opportunities, yet small enough to ensure a personalized musical experience with one-on-one mentoring from leading experts. At the same time, you are part of the larger TCU community—a highly ranked national university providing students with unique intellectual challenges and unlimited opportunities. It is truly an exciting time to be part of the TCU School of Music with the recent opening of the new, state-of-the-art TCU Music Center and Van Cliburn Concert Hall.

To find out more, visit our website:  www.music.tcu.edu.

Please note: All applicants (Undergraduate, Graduate, and Artist Diploma) to the TCU School of Music must complete both the Acceptd application (for the TCU School of Music) and the appropriate TCU university application.

TCU School of Music applications open September 1.

*Note: for Fall 2025, the application deadline for Artist Diploma: Strings has been EXTENDED until August 11, 2025 11:59 PM CST for this program only.

Application Deadlines
Undergraduate - Bachelor of Music, Performance; Bachelor of Music Education; Bachelor of Arts in Music

• November 1 – TCU General Admission Early Action application (recommended for all music major applicants)
• December 1 – Preferred deadline for TCU School of Music Acceptd application
  • *Complete applications submitted by December 1 will be given priority scheduling if invited to audition.
• January 15 – Regular deadline for TCU School of Music Acceptd application
  • *Complete applications submitted after December 1 but by January 15 will be reviewed but may not be guaranteed their preferred audition date and time if invited to audition.
• February 1 – Final deadline for TCU Regular Admission
• February 1 – Final deadline for TCU School of Music Acceptd application
  • *Note: It is not recommended to wait until February 1 to submit the School of Music application. Applications submitted after the January 15 regular deadline are not guaranteed to be reviewed by faculty before live auditions conclude.

Graduate - Master of Music, Master of Music Education, Doctor of Musical Arts and Artist Diploma

• December 1 –  Preferred Application Deadline for Accept'd and TCU Graduate Studies applications (To assure full consideration for the Fall 2026 term, an application must be completed online and ALL supporting materials pertaining to the application for admission must be received by the TCU School of Music Office BEFORE December 1. Optimal consideration for scholarships and assistantships will be given to applications completed fully with ALL supporting materials received by December 1. *Those who complete both Accept’d and TCU Graduate Studies applications and have all materials submitted by December 1 will be given priority scheduling if invited to audition.)

• January 15 – Regular Application Deadline for Accept'd and TCU Graduate Studies applications 

  *Those who complete both Accept’d and TCU Graduate Studies applications and have all materials submitted after December 1 but by January 15 will be reviewed but may not be guaranteed their preferred audition date and time if invited to audition.

• February 1  – Final Application Deadline for Accept'd and TCU Graduate Studies applications *Those who complete both Accept’d and TCU Graduate Studies applications and have all materials submitted by February 1 are not guaranteed to be reviewed before the final audition date below.

2026 Audition Dates
Please check specific area of study for audition/interview details. Requirements will vary by program. All undergraduate students who are invited to audition will be considered for Nordan and other full scholarship opportunities.

• January 24 – UG/MM/AD/DMA (see specific program details)
• January 31 – UG/MM/AD/DMA (see specific program details)
• February 7 – UG/MM/AD/DMA (see specific program details)

*All auditions are by invitation and in-person on campus.

If you have questions regarding the guidelines, please contact Kayla Maciel, Coordinator of Music Admissions, at k.l.maciel@tcu.edu or text/call 817-257-4742.

**If you are in undergraduate applicant interested in the Music Minor, please complete the Music Minor Interest Form and reach out to either Kayla Maciel or Dr. Gina Bombola, G.BOMBOLA@tcu.edu, with any questions. Applicants interested in the Music Minor should not complete an application for the School of Music through Accept'd, unless you would like to primarily be considered for a music major.**

For technical questions, please visit the Acceptd Help Desk. 

For fee waiver requests, please visit this Acceptd Help Desk article.

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