Placement and Exemption Tests

Placement or exemption tests in languages, mathematics, biology, and chemistry are offered during orientation for students who wish to begin study at a higher level than customary for first-year students. Auditions for Conservatory ensembles also are held during Orientation, as is the aural skills placement test, which is required of all Conservatory students. (Conservatory students take the music theory placement exam as part of their application for admission.)
Check the Orientation Schedule

Prior to orientation you can complete your placement exams online for music theory, French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. The link below will take you to the exam site. You must log in using your ObieID, which is printed on the mailing label attached to your copy of the Big Book of Forms. Click on the "Academics" tab; there you will find that you are enrolled in a course titled "Placement/Readiness Exams." Click that link for information on scoring, passwords, and dates of availability.
Log in to take online test


Auditions for Lessons, Large and Small Ensembles

These auditions are coordinated by the Office of the Conservatory Associate Deans.
Go to the audition requirements and excerpts section of the Con Deans Office