First round of materials due by December 15th 2011!
Application requirements vary between our Artist Diploma programs. For information on your specific area of interest please click the program below.
Artist Diploma in Orchestral Studies
Artist Diploma in Choral Conducting
Artist Diploma in Orchestral Conducting
Lamont Artist Diploma General Application (applicants in all areas must complete)PDF version
Please submit the following to the University of Denver Office of Graduate Studies:
1. Apply to the University of Denver. If you currently have an undergraduate degree you can apply online at: http://du.edu/apply/graduates. Select ‘Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.’ For the major or degree, simply select ‘CERT-Graduate Certificate’ then ‘Artist Diploma in Orchestral Studies’.
2. Application Fee: A $60 non-refundable application fee is required.
3. Submit one (1) transcript from the institution of your highest degree earned. A high school diploma is required; however, an undergraduate degree is not necessary.
Mail transcripts to: University of Denver - Office of Graduate Studies
Mary Reed, Room 5
2199 S. University Blvd
Denver, CO 80208-4802
Phone: 303.871.2856
Fax: 303.871.4942
Please submit the following to the Lamont School of Music, Office of Admission:
4. Complete the Lamont Artist Diploma Application. Please complete the Lamont Application enclosed (or available online at: http://du.edu/lamont/ under ‘Apply Now; Artist Diploma’). Please include with this application, any supporting documentation that you would like faculty to see when reviewing your pre-screen audition.
5. Pre-Screening Audition DVD with no more than 25 Minutes of unedited music to be reviewed by the Lamont committee prior to be invited to audition live. (Submitted prior to December 15th 2011)
6. Live Audition Recital (if passed through the pre-screening) and interview. Candidate will give a live recital of 30 to 40 minutes in length with solo and assigned excerpts. Candidates must provide accompanists when necessary.
Additional Items for International Students
7. Non-native English speakers, regardless of citizenship, must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores. The language score minimums for Lamont are 6 for the IELTS or 550/80 (PBT/iBT) for the TOEFL.
8. All accepted international applicants who will be studying in F-1 status must follow the F-1 immigration regulations. This includes being enrolled full-time for each academic year of studies, regardless of program.
9. If you intend to study in F-1 status, a Certificate of Eligibility, Form I-20, will be issued after you have been admitted to the University of Denver and we have received the following documentation from you:
• Supplement for International Applicants: http://www.du.edu/apply/media/documents/Supplement_Form.pdf
• Photocopy of biographical page from your passport and your dependents’ passports (if you will bring dependents)
• Financial Verification Form and supporting financial documentation (i.e.original bank statements) http://www.du.edu/apply/media/documents/Financial_Verification_Form.pdf
• Transfer Eligibility Form (only F-1 students now studying in the US): http://www.du.edu/apply/media/documents/TRANSFER_ELIGIBILITY_FORMsevis.pdf
• Please visit http://www.du.edu/apply/admission/apply/international/sevis.html for details about applying to be an F-1 student at the University of Denver.
You may submit this documentation when submitting your application or after an admission decision is made. Please note that if you decide to wait until a decision is made, it will take longer to prepare the I-20, and you risk not obtaining a visa in time to start the program.
