Academic entry qualification
• Please note applicants to the Thornton School are only permitted to select one music program through the Common Application and it must be selected as the first-choice major. Applicants who would like to be considered for admission to a second Thornton program must submit a written request following the Second Major Request.
• Submit official transcripts and test scores to the USC Admission Office.
Standardized Tests
First-year application
• Minimum score of 600 on the SAT Critical Reading exam (previous SAT) or 650 on the SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing exam (redesigned SAT) or 27 on the ACT English exam; OR
• A minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum score of 20 in each section); OR
• A minimum IELTS score of 7; OR
• A minimum PTE score of 68.
Transfer application
SAT or ACT (with the optional Writing test) Scores. Required from applicants who have completed fewer than 30 semester units of college coursework.
• A minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum score of 20 in each section); OR
• A minimum IELTS score of 7; OR
• A minimum PTE score of 68.
Portfolio
Applicants to Classical Guitar must submit a video recording to be pre-screened by the faculty. The results of this pre-screen will determine whether an applicant will be invited to perform a live audition on the USC campus in Los Angeles. Pre-screen recordings must include video. Audio recordings will not be accepted.
The prescreen video should include the following for all degrees of application:
The submitted video recording must contain two pieces of contrasting character and those pieces must be from different style periods. Ideally, one piece should be composed before 1900 and the other should be composed after 1900. The video recording should be about 12 minutes long.
Deadline
December 1st
学术入学资格
• 桑顿学校的申请人只能通过通用申请选择一个音乐课程,并且必须选择作为首选专业。 希望被考虑参加第二个桑顿计划的申请人必须在第二次重大要求之后提交书面申请。
• 向USC招生办公室提交正式成绩单和考试成绩。
标准化成绩要求
新学生
• SAT SAT阅读考试(原SAT)至少600分,SAT考试成绩至少650分或ACT英语考试27分;
• TOEFL iBT最低分数为100分(每部分至少20分);
• 最低雅思成绩7分; 要么
• PTE最低分数为68
转学生
SAT或ACT(可选写作考试)分数。 申请人完成不到30学分的大学课程需要提供。
• TOEFL iBT最低分数为100分(每部分至少20分);
• 最低雅思成绩7分; 要么
• PTE最低分数为68。
作品集要求
古典吉他申请者必须提交录像,由教员预先筛选。 预选的结果将决定是否邀请申请人在洛杉矶的USC校园进行现场试演。 预屏录制必须包含视频。 录音将不被接受。
预先筛选的视频应包括以下所有程度的应用程序:
提交的视频录像必须包含两个对比字符,而这些片段必须来自不同的风格时期。 理想情况下,一幅作品应该在1900年之前创作,另一幅应该在1900年之后创作。录像应该长约12分钟。
截止日期
12月1日