The admission process for the College of Performing Arts (CoPA) includes the Common Application, Creative Supplement and an audition. In the sections below you can learn more about each CoPA discipline's admission and audition requirements.
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Department of Dance
Welcome to the Department of Dance!
As dance majors at Chapman, students participate in a strong professional training program with high quality productions while still enjoying the benefits of a small university. Students may choose from a pre-professional Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance or from the more broad based Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance. Both degrees provide excellent preparation for those who plan to enter the professional dance world and/or attend graduate school.
The Department of Dance is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance. The curriculum for dance majors includes course work in choreography, dance history, dance production, dance performance, acting, music for dancers, dance science, dance teaching methods, ballroom, somatics, hip-hop, tap, and comprehensive pre-professional training in modern, jazz and ballet technique.
Julianne O'Brien Pedersen
Chair, Professor
Department of Dance
dance@chapman.edu
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Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
Welcome to the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at Chapman University! We offer an exciting diversity of performance opportunities combined with a rigorous music curriculum and liberal arts studies. Our excellent facilities compare with institutions far larger in size while our students have direct contact with faculty, without substitutions or teaching assistants, providing a personalized education not seen at larger institutions.
Our faculty and alumni create an intimate and supportive community for our students and are closely involved in the music industries of Los Angeles and Orange counties. This creates a fantastic resource for professional growth and career opportunities for our students, allowing them to go from Chapman to graduate programs and performance and teaching careers throughout the world.
The Conservatory of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Please explore our programs, faculty, and performance opportunities through our webpages or feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.
Amy Graziano, PhD
Chair, Professor of Music History
Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music
music@chapman.edu
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Department of Theatre
Welcome! Please take some time to view our website to learn more about our theatre degree offerings and and our faculty. The Department of Theatre is dedicated to providing an education infused with strong professional ethics, hard work, and respect for collaboration.
At Chapman University, theatre students work together with an exceptional faculty within a professional theatre curriculum designed to help students find their true voice as artists and empower them to pursue career paths appropriate to their abilities.
We offer three programs tailored to the specific goals of each student. First, our broad-based BA degree in theatre offers areas of study in theatre technology or theatre studies. Second, the pre-professional BFA degree in theatre performance, and third, the interdisciplinary BFA in screen acting, offered cooperatively with Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. All of the degrees prepare students to attend graduate school or enter their profession directly from college. The department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre, which holds us to the highest standards of theatre training.
I am sure you will find Chapman University, located in beautiful and sunny southern California, a vibrant, challenging, exciting and fun place to explore and grow as an artist as you develop your craft.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the department or our programs. We are happy to discuss how we can help you have the career you desire and to become the artist you strive to be.
Tamiko Washington
Chair, Professor
Department of Theatre
theatre@chapman.edu
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