If there is a thread about a list of programs that make you re-audition your sophomore year to stay in the program or have a cut system etc. could someone please point it out? We are avoiding those schools as my D is not comfortable with that process and neither am I…I know Western Kentucky is and I just saw on the Nazareth College in NY website that they do the same thing, re-audition 1/2 way through…also I think East Carolina is that way…
Here: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/musical-theater-major/1811442-cut-programs-class-of-2020-p1.html
Western Kentucky is “audition-after-entry,” not “audition-to-stay-in” (which would be a “cut” program). Here is a list of schools that you audition for after your initial entry into the program - from the bottom of the “Big List MT Colleges by Program Type”:
AUDITION AFTER 1st/2nd YEAR
Cal St Fullerton BFA 2yr CA
Clarion Univ. of Pennsylvania BFA semesters 2/3 PA
Dalhousie BA Hons audition for classes Canada
Hofstra BFA w/MT Minor 2yr NY
Lees-McCrae College BFA 1yr NC
Metropolitan State College of Denver BFA after entry CO
North Dakota State BFA w/MT Track 2yr ND
Northwestern MT certificate 1yr IL
Southern Methodist MT Minor after admission for BFA Acting/Dance/Voice TX
St. Edward’s BFA w/MT Minor 2yr TX
Southern Utah BFA w/MT Emp 1yr UT
Stephens College BFA 1yr MO
U California-Irvine audition for BFA MT after certain coursework complete
U Minnesota-Duluth BFA 1yr MN
U Mississippi BFA 1yr MS
Western Kentucky BFA 2yr KY
To reiterate (in an effort to forestall any confusion), these are not “cut” programs, they are “audition after entry” programs. It is true that you may end up in the undesirable position of attending a program that is not what you may have been looking for if you are not admitted to the BFA or certificate program after you have spent 1-4 semesters at the school. So, some might call these programs a bit of a “crapshoot.” However, some of these programs do offer 2nd and, I think, in a few cases, even 3rd chances to re-audition for entry.
This list is not all-inclusive by the way, there are more audition-after-entry MT certificate programs such as the University of Kentucky plus several/many audition-based MT minors.
CSUF has juries in the spring of each year and if you do not meet the requirements you will be asked to leave the program. You jury in at the end of your sophomore year to enter the BFA program but before that you can still be asked to leave because you are juried during the BA program as well. You can be cut the spring of your senior year and not graduate with a BFA degree….be careful…
My daughter will audition for the BFA program at Western Kentucky in a few weeks. This is not a re-audition as mentioned above, but will be her first official audition for the program. She has had 2 juries at the end of her first 2 semesters; the 1st one was a “get to know you” jury where she was interviewed by a panel of professors on what her interests were; the 2nd jury was a performance jury where she received feedback on what she needed to work on for her BFA admission audition. It has been a very positive experience for her and she feels very supported by the professors. I’ll know more in a few weeks and will report back. However, when I ask her about the number of students in her class auditioning for the MT BFA she has no idea. She may have a better idea once the next semester starts.