Advising Team

The School of Art & Design offers three degree programs, and two minor programs for aspiring artists, historians, and teachers: 

• The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, with concentrations in ceramics, drawing and painting, graphic communications, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textile and surface design, and sequential art, Illustration, art education, and art history.
• BFA in Digital Animation
• Master of Arts in Art and Design
• Minor in Art History
• Minor in Classical Studies

If you are interested in pursuing the B.F.A., you must apply directly to the School of Art & Design and submit a portfolio of your work. Please note that as these are professional degree programs, the earlier you begin your course of study, the better. Do not wait to complete your General Education coursework before applying, as it is unusual that students can complete these degrees in less than three years from the time of acceptance to the major.

There are specific deadlines by which you must submit your portfolio, and it is important that you submit your portfolio as early in your college career as possible. At the same time that you submit your portfolio, you can also request credit for studio art courses based on courses taken at another college or university. Carefully review the information on the School of Art & Design website before you submit your portfolio:

Art Admission Information 

Dance offers a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with concentrations in ballet and modern/contemporary, as well as a 15-hour dance minor. 

If you are interested in pursuing the B.A. in Dance, you must apply directly to the Department of Dance and complete an audition for the faculty. 

Auditions are held on specific dates each year, and you must submit your application at least one week in advance of your selected date. 

Our dance minor may be an option for you if you wish to continue your dance training while pursuing another major at KSU. An audition is not required for the dance minor; contact the Department of Dance directly for more information.

Dance Academic and Audition Requirements

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the Bailey School of Music offers two degrees as well as a music minor:

• Bachelor of Music in Music Education: The
• Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Music Education degree is offered with concentrations in General Music Education, Choral Music Education, Band Music Education, and Orchestra Music Education.
  Bachelor of Music in Music: The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) degree is offered with concentrations in Composition, Instrumental Performance, Jazz Performance, Music Theory, Piano Performance, and Voice Performance. 
• Minor in Music: The KSU Bailey School of Music offers an 18-credit Music Minor for students. The Bailey School of Music approves all music minors and advises students as to all specific requirements of the minor.

All programs in music, including the minor, require a separate application to the Bailey School of Music, and an audition on a principal applied instrument or voice. If you are interested in music education or in the B.M. concentrations in Composition or Music Theory, you will also be asked to complete an interview with the faculty. If you are interested in composition, you will submit a portfolio of work in addition to your audition and interview. 

Please note: You must be in good academic standing with the university (minimum 2.0 adjusted GPA) in order to become a major or minor in the Bailey School of Music.

Auditions are held on specific dates each year (in November for January acceptance, and November, February or March for August acceptance). It is important that you apply and audition as early in your college career as possible, as it is unusual that you would be able to complete a degree in music in less than three years from the time you are accepted as a major. Carefully review the information about auditions on the website below before applying:

Music Admissions Information

 

Our music minor may be an option for you if you wish to continue your music training while pursuing another major at KSU. Contact the Bailey School of Music directly for more information.

All ensembles are open to any student, and, while some do require an audition for placement, others are open to any student who wishes to participate. The ensemble auditions are separate from admission auditions.

Music Ensemble Information

 

The Department of Theatre & Performance Studies is a distinctive undergraduate program that includes theatrical production, musical theatre, storytelling, performance of literature, performance art, and the performance of self in everyday life. The Department of Theatre & Performance Studies offers a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Performance Studies with concentrations in acting, performance studies, design/technology, and musical theatre. 

Please note: While no audition is required to become a major, you must have a minimum 3.0 adjusted GPA to become a major. 

Auditions are held separately each semester for theatre and musical theatre productions, the KSU Tellers storytelling ensemble, the Kennesaw Improv Society (K.I.S.S.), the Music Theatre Ensemble, and the Music Theatre Practicum. Typically, these fall within the first full week of classes each semester, and often in late April or May for early productions the following fall.

Theatre Admissions Information