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Application Deadline: December 1, 2024. This deadline applies to all applicants, including first-year, transfer, and graduate applicants.
Fall Deadline: December 1, 2024. The only programs with different application deadlines are “Arts Leadership” and “Popular Music Teaching and Learning” (May 1 final application deadline).
1. Submit the USC Graduate Application for admission online, here. 2. Submit Thornton’s SlideRoom application, and pay the SlideRoom submission fee. A link to the SlideRoom portal can be found inside the USC Application for Graduate Admission, in the “Program Materials” section.
All DMA and PhD applicants as well as Master’s applicants in Music Teaching and Learning, Popular Music Teaching and Learning, Community Music, and Early Music must, as part of the admission process, take the Graduate Academic Admission Examination administered by the Thornton School.
A performance audition is required of applicants to most degree and certificate programs in the Thornton School of Music. Detailed information regarding audition requirements for specific Thornton programs is available online at music.usc.edu. Graduate Record Examinations
Join a representative from the USC Thornton Office of Admission for an overview of the USC Thornton undergraduate experience and application process. First-year and transfer prospective students are welcome to attend! All programs are listed in Pacific Time.
Fall application deadline for all applicants: December 1, 2024. The only programs with different application deadlines are “Arts Leadership” and “Popular Music Teaching and Learning” (May 1 final application deadline) and all Thornton minors (October 1, 2024 and March 1, 2025).