Please contact the CCPA Office of Enrollment at ccpaadmissions@roosevelt.edu with any questions about the application or audition processes. We encourage you to attend one of our upcoming information sessions, and you may also request a virtual appointment with a CCPA Enrollment member.
All students must first submit their Roosevelt University Application online. There is no fee associated with this application.
After first submitting the Roosevelt University application online, all Chicago College of Performing Arts applicants must submit 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 2023 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
All 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.
The Artistic Application Fee is $100.
Undergraduate applicants seeking a waiver of the application fee must submit a Request for Application Fee Waiver or other qualifying documentation to support@getacceptd.com.
Graduate applicants seeking a waiver of the application fee must submit qualifying documentation to support@getacceptd.com.
This form must be received prior to the application deadline.
*Undergraduate applicants who are current members of the Merit School of Music, Music Institute of Chicago, Midwest Young Artists, or Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as CCPA Graduate and Performance Diploma alumni/currently-enrolled applicants, will automatically qualify for a 75% discount. The above request form should not be completed by these applicants. Please email Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management Thomas Ott at tott03@roosevelt.edu for information on the discount process. Discounts will not be made retroactively after applications and fees have been submitted.
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 September 8.
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 September 8.
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 September 8.
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:
Ee Ming Chua
Assistant Director of Admission for Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: echua@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-6735
Amanda Horvath-Adair
Assistant Director of Outreach/Engagement for Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: ahorvath@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-3796
Jessica Meaux
Admissions Counselor for College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: jmeaux@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-3795
Thomas Ott
Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management for College of Performing Arts (CCPA)
Email: tott03@roosevelt.edu
Phone: 312-341-6982
Demonstration of English proficiency is required of international applicants. This requirement may be satisfied in the following ways:
There are no minimum required TOEFL, IETLS, Duolingo, or Pearson English Test scores for admission, and these examinations are used to assess English proficiency and if additional coursework will be necessary. 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 2023. 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.
LIVE AUDITIONS: Auditions for admission to all Fall 2023 programs will be held on-campus in Chicago, the Saturdays in February. Specific music programs host auditions on select dates - this information will be posted soon!
Live audition protocols and dates are subject to change as public health guidance evolves. Please revisit this page regularly for updates.
Starting June 2022, the University will now require all guests 2 and older to show proof of vaccination to gain access to Roosevelt facilities. In June 2022, the CDC approved vaccines for everyone aged 6 months and older. As with previous age groups, children age 2 to under 5 years of age will have a 90 day grace period, until October 1, 2022, to receive their vaccines. Children under 2 are exempt from masking and vaccine policies.
If visitors/applicants are not fully vaccinated, they will not be granted access to the building. Applicants are encouraged to submit their vaccination cards through the application portal or bring it the day of the audition.
LIVE VIRTUAL AUDITIONS: 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 auditions will be held live on-campus, and at Chicago and selected Unifieds, throughout January and February of 2023. We will also host live-virtual audition options remotely. Please check back for specific audition dates and times later in the fall.
We are following guidelines for the Common Musical Theatre Pre-Screen. Each piece should be filmed/uploaded as a separate piece of media. No continuous videos.
Students should prepare 2-contrasting pieces:
Applicants for the Musical Theatre: Dance Concentration program must also submit the BALLET OPTION. This is optional for the BFA Musical Theatre (non-dance concentration).
Beginning September 20, outside guests will no longer need to show proof of vaccination to gain access to our campus facilities. The University continues to monitor cases in our internal community and Cook County and is prepared to reinstitute these policies as necessary.
Those auditioning at Unifieds must follow all guidelines set forth by the audition venue and public safety guidelines.
These auditions are held virtually on GetAcceptd.com