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Office of Music Admissions

713-348-3578

Geoffrey Scott
Director of Music Admissions

geoffrey.scott@rice.edu

Phyllis Smith
Admissions Assistant

pws2@rice.edu

Mailing Address and Phone
Music Admissions 
Shepherd School of Music
Rice University – MS 532
P.O. Box 1892 
Houston, TX 77251-1892
713-348-5317 (Fax) 

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AT THE SHEPHERD SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer Applicant Instructions for Fall 2013

The Shepherd School of Music strongly encourages applicants to submit their application by December 1 to allow for timely collection and review of applicant materials.

Transfer applicants will be notified of their admission decision by the Rice University Admission Office on or before May 15. For more information, please visit The Transfer Admission Calendar

Checklist

 

Date Due

1. Common Application

 

March 15, 2013

2. The Rice Supplement to the Common Application

 

March 15, 2013

3. A $75 nonrefundable application fee or waiver request

 

March 15, 2013

4. Final high school transcript

 

March 15, 2013

5. All official college transcripts: GPA 3.2 or better in recent college work, must show courses in progress.

 

March 15, 2013

6. College Official’s Report

 

March 15, 2013

7. Two College Instructor Evaluations

 

March 15, 2013

8. SAT or
ACT

 

January 26, 2013
February 9, 2013

9. Financial Aid Forms: submit all 3
• Complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), use 003604 for school code.
• Complete CSS PROFILE, use 6609 for CSS PROFILE Code.
• Submit 2012 Tax Returns and W-2s to IDOC.

 

April 1, 2013

10. Audition Proflie Form or Preliminary recording, if necessary, as described on the Audition Page

 

December 1, 2012

11. Transfer Acknowledgement Form Applications for transfer admission for Fall 2013 enrollment must be submitted by March 15, 2013. However any preliminary recordings and auditions must be scheduled according to the Audition Page.

 

March 15, 2013

12. Complete the Shepherd School Financial Assistance Application.

 

March 15, 2013

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Rice University
Admission Office-MS 17
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892

Office of Music Admissions
Shepherd School of Music – MS 532
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892