<p>I'm Zach, an applicant for the fall 2014 year. I'm attempting to double major in Computer Science and Music Composition.
The Common App prompted me to submit an art supplement along with my application, but I am not sure if I should. The University of Michigan website (A&D</a> Undergraduate Admissions - Apply) makes it seem like only those going for a BA/BFA should submit the supplement. </p>
<p>My question is: as a musician, should I submit an art supplement for Michigan?</p>
<p>You should post this on the music major forum. There are lots of people who have applied for music composition programs, and there is bound to be someone who knows the answer to your question!</p>
<p>Zach, please call the School of Music admissions office to make sure you get current, correct, information, but the Common App supplement traditionally is not adequate for application to the SOM.</p>
<p>Further, just to be clear, I do not believe you can double major in comp and CS. You CAN however, dual degree.</p>
<p>That means you apply to LSA or COE for computer science, AND you apply to the School of Music for composition. It is possible to be accepted to both, rejected by both, or accepted by one and not the other, and the two applications are not connected.</p>
<p>However, since my son applied dual-degree back before the common app, I’m not 100% certain how they handle it now. SOM admissions, however, will point you in the right direction.</p>
<p>There’s this comment on the SOM applicant info page, which suggests that you can submit some of the info via common app:</p>
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<p>For composition, here are the initial upload requirements, which would be followed by audition/interview etc.</p>
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<p>Hope that helps.
Good luck!</p>
<p>BTW, neither of your intended majors are running through the School of A&D.
Composition is the School of Music Theater and Dance.</p>
<p>Okay, here is where you need to create your profile for applying to the School of Music once you’ve completed the actual application:
[UM</a> School of Music, Theatre & Dance - Prospective Students](<a href=“http://music.umich.edu/upload/]UM”>http://music.umich.edu/upload/)</p>
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<p>Are you sure you can do that? You can’t apply to both LSA and CoE for instance. It seems weird to me that you could apply to LSA and Music.</p>
<p>^Yes, Vlad. My son did it 
It is a dual-degree application and EACH application is determined independently. Actually, several of his friends have dual-degreed in ENG, which is an especially brutal combo.</p>
<p>It can also a bear in terms of scheduling and time-to-finish, as the prereqs are quite different for each degree. Eg. languages required for LSA, not required for BMus…but music theory and musicology and keyboard required for BMus degree (and obviously not req’d for LSA) etc. </p>
<p>Composition at Michigan is an exceedingly competitive admit with only a wee handful that make it, so it is often wise to apply for a concurrent degree. Then, if admitted to both, the school will send a letter confirming that you wish to proceed with both, and you’ll have special counseling to help keep it all sorted out.</p>
<p>That’s strange. What’s the justification for allowing that but not allowing people to apply for both LSA and CoE?</p>
<p>I don’t know the rationale, except that it is possible to dual degree between SOM and LSA or COE, while it is presumably not possible to dual degree between COE and LSA, I suspect.</p>
<p>The Bmus and BFA degrees are also studio-style degrees, meaning its a very specific sequence with a lot of prereqs and reqs and and emphasis on “doing” – in other words, its not an academic degree compared with BA, but more like “practical” training in nature. If you were studying LSA music, which is more academic in nature and a BA, you could not dual degree in COE, for example.</p>
<p>However, remember that as a top music conservatory, only a fraction of the most talented auditioners get in. Eg. In music theatre after initial screening I think there was 700 auditions for 24 spots, which by gender, work out to 12 of each. So the odds for mt if you’re good enough to audition are a fraction of a percentage. (However, I don’t think mt students can dual degree in practice because their degree is already multi disciplined, but I may be wrong.)</p>
<p>It is possible to dual degree between CoE and LSA. I’ve known a few who have done so.</p>