Please contact the CCPA Office of Enrollment at ccpaadmissions@roosevelt.edu with any questions about the application or audition processes. You may also request a virtual appointment with a CCPA Enrollment member.
All CCPA applicants must first submit their Roosevelt University Application online. There is no fee associated with this application.
After first submitting the Roosevelt University application online, Chicago College of Performing Arts applicants to BM, BMA, MM, MA, PD, and PED programs must submit an artistic application with the following supplemental materials:
Once you submit your application, you will be able to view your Supplemental Items Listing within the Application Checklist. This is where you can view and track what materials have been received or are still outstanding. For Fall 2025 applicants, all supplemental materials must be submitted by February 1 to receive full scholarship consideration.
Mailing address for transcripts and test scores:
Roosevelt University
Admission Processing Center
1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
admissionforms@roosevelt.edu
A majority of CCPA applicants must also submit the Artistic Application, which allows applicants to provide more information about their artistic background, submit their Audition Preview or pre-screening recordings (No audio or video enhancements, please!), and schedule their future audition/interview.
To request a fee waiver, please contact your respective admissions counselor.
All graduate performance applicants: After you have submitted your initial Roosevelt University application, you are required to submit pre-screening recordings/materials (no audio or video enhancements, please) for review before you can be invited to a live virtual audition. Pre-screens are to be submitted through GetAcceptd.com beginning in August.
All undergraduate applicants: After you have submitted your initial Roosevelt University application, you should also submit an Audition Preview, a presentation of two contrasting pieces/excerpts (no audio or video enhancements, please). Please note that it will not serve as a pre-screening, but as a means of learning more about you prior to your audition. The Audition Preview is to be submitted through GetAcceptd.com beginning in August.
BFA Acting, BFA Musical Theatre and BFA Musical Theatre: Dance Concentration -- After you have submitted your initial Roosevelt University application you are required to submit pre-screen materials for review before you can be invited to a live virtual audition. Pre-screens are to be submitted through GetAcceptd.com beginning in August.
You may not submit your pre-screen materials until you have first submitted the Roosevelt University Undergraduate Application. The pre-screen deadline is December 1, though earlier submission is highly recommended.
Please see "Theatre Conservatory Pre-Screen and Audition Details" below.
After submitting the Roosevelt University application, you are required to submit the following information via GetAcceptd.com:
After submitting the Roosevelt University application, you are required to submit the following information via GetAcceptd.com:
Amanda Horvath-Adair
Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management for Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: ahorvath@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-3796
Jessica Meaux
Assistant Director of Enrollment for College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: jmeaux@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-3795
Parker Morley
Admissions Counselor for College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: pmorley01@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-6982
Rebekah Green
Admissions Counselor for College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: rgreen17@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-6493
International Applicants should check the International Admission Requirements to determine if they meet the University's English Language Proficiency Requirement and are required to submit a Foreign Credential Evaluation.
All non-native speakers of English who are admitted and enrolled will be required to take Roosevelt University's English Language Proficiency (ELP) exam upon entry and may be required to complete additional coursework as part of their program of study. Please contact us at ccpaadmissions@roosevelt.edu if you have questions.
US Citizens and Permanent Residents must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if they wish to be considered for federal aid. Please see our Financial Aid page for more information. Enter Roosevelt’s six-digit Federal School Code (001749) to ensure the University receives your FAFSA information.
As the CCPA Scholarship is one award and is inclusive of merit/talent and financial need, all undergraduate applicants that are US Citizens or Permanent Residents are strongly encouraged to complete the FAFSA by March 1.
All applicants offered admission to the Chicago College of Performing Arts are automatically considered a CCPA Scholarship, which ranges from partial to full tuition. The scholarship does not exceed tuition and does not apply to fees, housing, meals, books and supplies, and other personal expenses.
The scholarship award for the Professional Diploma in Opera grants full tuition with the exception of the Graduate General Fee, Student Activity Fee, and CTA Ventra U-Pass Fee.
CCPA also offers Graduate Music Student Assistantships. However, each assistantship is not always available.
A pre-screen is required for all graduate and diploma performance applicants. All pre-screening recordings will be submitted through GetAcceptd.
Music Conservatory auditions will be held live on-campus Saturdays in February 2025. We will also host live-virtual audition options remotely. Please check back for specific program's audition dates and times later in the fall.
All undergraduate applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their Audition Preview, which is not a pre-screen, through GetAcceptd.
Auditions for admission to all Fall 2025 programs will be held on-campus in Chicago, the below Saturdays in February.
Woodwinds:
Brass:
Percussion (Classical):
Music Composition / Music & Computing Interviews:
Strings (including Classical Guitar):
Piano (Classical):
Harp:
Jazz and Contemporary Music:
Classical Voice:
BMA Interdisciplinary Honors Interviews:
Music Education Interviews:
Live virtual auditions will be available for a limited number of applicants on select dates and times, likely in late January.
A prescreen is required for all BFA Acting, BFA Musical Theatre and BFA Musical Theatre: Dance Concentration applicants. All pre-screens will be submitted through GetAcceptd.
Theatre Conservatory 2025 auditions will be held live on-campus, and at Chicago, LA, and NYC Unifieds, on the dates listed below. We will also host live-virtual audition options remotely.
You do NOT need to bring a headshot or resume to your audition.
If you are singing at your audition, please bring your charged device with your accompaniment tracks. If you have a speaker that you would like to connect it to, feel free to bring that along. We will have a speaker available, but it is always a good idea to have an extra backup plan for any technological issues. You are welcome to use your pre-screen materials for your audition, or bring new material! As a reminder, our audition requirements are as follows:
Two 60-90 second contemporary monologues (written sometime during the 20th Century to present) from a published play (not from a musical, movie, or TV show).
One monologue from a contemporary play, no longer than 2 minutes, and two song selections. Both song selections should be 32 bars each and from musical theatre repertoire. One selection should be a ballad, and one should be a more up-tempo song.
Dance Concentration applicant, please bring ballet slippers, character shoes, and tap shoes for your Dance Call.
Dates/ times are subject to change.
TBD