Undergraduate Admissions

Admission to the B.Mus. in Music 

• Auditions are required for all B.Mus. applicants, including Freshmen and Transfer applicants, those choosing Music as a primary OR alternate major, and current UCI students who want to add the B.Mus. as a major. Auditions take place over fall and winter each year, and are only offered for classical strings, voice and piano. For details, please see the pages Undergraduate Auditions and Undergraduate Auditions FAQs.
• Students are admitted to the B.Mus. in Music degree only during Fall Quarter (after having passed the 2nd round audition held in the prior year Winter quarter).
• In addition to passing the required B.Mus. audition, prospective students must be academically eligible for UC, and submit their online application within the filing period.
• Additional information for B.Mus. applicants:
  • Course & Materials Fees for Individual Lessons: For individual lessons courses, music majors are billed a $500 per quarter for a course & materials fee (aka 'Lab Fees'). Fees are billed to student Zot Accounts on a quarterly basis.
  • Music Department Scholarships: Established by donors and patrons of the Department of Music, we have a limited number of scholarships for music majors. All students who pass the B.Mus. audition are automatically considered for one of these limited undergraduate scholarships. There is no separate application required.
  • Applicants seeking financial aid are strongly encouraged to learn more about financial aid options from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Admission to the B.A. in Music 

• Auditions are not required for the B.A. in Music. Prospective students applying to UCI for Fall 2026 may select the B.A. in Music option on the application. 
• Students who are currently enrolled at UCI or entering UCI in Fall 2025 must complete a set of core lower-division course requirements to enter the B.A. in Music. Please visit this page on the CTSA Student Affairs website to see the requirements, and contact CTSA Student Affairs Arts Academic Advising for more information on change of degree requirements for currently enrolled UCI students.
• Applicants seeking financial aid are strongly encouraged to learn more about financial aid options from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

UC EAP (foreign exchange students)

Applicants may be considered, but are not afforded the same privileges as Music majors. They do not receive private lessons, and do not have access to practice rooms.

Questions? Contact Us:

• For general inquiries about the Department of Music and our programs, contact the Music Office (music@uci.edu).
• For questions about degree requirements and/or what's required to be a double major, contact CTSA Student Affairs.
• For questions about auditions, view the pages Undergraduate Auditions and Undergraduate Auditions FAQs.