

All prospective and transfer students must apply for admission to NYU Steinhardt before scheduling an interview. Please note that transfer students are only accepted for the Fall semester.
The link below will take you to general instructions for submitting your common application to NYU. PLEASE NOTE: When submitting the common app, in order to apply to this program you must select "Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development" as the school and "Music - Theory and Composition (Bachelor of Music)" as your program.
Portfolio must be submitted online via GetAcceptd by the appropriate deadline noted below. All materials must clearly indicate the applicant's name and NYU ID Number (if applicable), the program applied to, and the contents of the file. When initiating the portfolio submission process on GetAcceptd please make sure to select the correct program group, Music Theory and Composition, and program – Music Theory & Composition: Bachelor of Music (including Concert Music, Screen Scoring, and Songwriting concentrations).
The undergraduate Composition portfolio must contain:
All applicants are required to submit their portfolio materials prior to being invited to a remote interview. Below are specific guidelines for Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Regular, and transfer applicants. Please note that we are only conducting remote (video) interviews due to safety precautions related to COVID-19.
All prospective students applying for Early Decision I are required to have a remote interview. Once you have submitted your application and portfolio, please use our online scheduling system to schedule your interview.
All prospective students applying for Early Decision II are required to have a remote interview. Once you have submitted your application and portfolio, please use our online scheduling system to schedule your interview.
Interviews for prospective students applying for regular decision are by invitation only. All prospective students applying for regular decision are required to submit their portfolio materials prior to being invited to interview. After submitting your portfolio, your materials will be reviewed by our faculty. If, following the review, we require an interview, you will be sent an email invitation no later than January 24. We will offer a remote interview for invited applicants. Instructions for scheduling the interview will be included in the invitation email.
Please be aware that interviews are only requested if the faculty would like more information on an applicant that would warrant an interview. Not being asked to interview does not mean you have been rejected.
Interviews for prospective transfer students are by invitation only. All prospective students applying for transfer into the composition program at NYU Steinhardt are required to submit their portfolio materials prior to being invited to interview. After submitting your portfolio, your materials will be reviewed by our faculty. If, following the review, we require an interview, you will be sent an email invitation. We will offer a remote interview for invited applicants. Instructions for scheduling the interview will be included in the invitation email.
Please be aware that interviews are only requested if the faculty would like more information on an applicant that would warrant an interview. Not being asked to interview does not mean you have been rejected.
Please note that interviews for Regular Decision and Transfer applicants are by invitation only. See the above section (Schedule Your Interview) for guidelines concerning interviews for all applicant types. Please also note the portfolio deadline for each interview date. Applicants must first submit their portfolios before being invited to interview.
Interview Date | Portfolio Deadline | Applicants Eligible for Date |
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November 7, 2021 | November 1, 2021 | Early Decision |
January 9, 2022 | January 1, 2022 | Early Decision II (Freshmen) |
February 6, 2022 | January 5, 2022 | Regular Decision (Freshmen) |
See note below | March 1, 2022 | Internal Fall and Summer transfer |
See note below | April 1, 2022 | External Fall and Summer transfer |
Note for prospective transfer students: Though NYU's deadline for Fall transfer admission is April 1, we suggest that you submit your Common Application and Portfolio at least one month in advance so that faculty can review your materials, and if necessary allow sufficient time to schedule an interview. Please note that interviews for transfer students are by invitation only as outlined above.
Interviews will include a short discussion of your background as a musician and composer, your goals for the program, and may include a discussion of works in your portfolio as well as brief testing of music theory fundamentals.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sergi Casanelles at sergi.casanelles@nyu.edu.