Entering Belmont University | Admissions

Admission to the Department of Art
In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to the university, applicants to the Department of Art are required to submit a portfolio with 12-20 pieces of their best and most recent work. This portfolio can include examples of the various media in which the applicant works and should emphasize the applicant's artistic strengths. The portfolio may be submitted as slides, VHS video, photographs or CD-ROM presentations DO NOT SUBMIT ORIGINAL PIECES.

Admission to the Honors Program

Prospective freshman applicants may be considered for admission to the Honors Program if they are in the top 10% of their high school graduating class and have an ACT score of 28 or higher or an SAT score of 1260 or higher (composite score of Critical Reading and Math). After submitting the application for admission, applicants should complete the Honors questionnaire available at www.belmont.edu/honors. Normally, a maximum of thirty-six students are admitted to the program.

Admission to the School of Music

In addition to meeting the general requirements for admission to the University, applicants for a major or minor in the School of Music must:

1. Submit application for admission, including the School of Music Supplement, no later than 2 weeks prior to the requested audition date.
   
2. Complete the School of Music Supplement, including the following :
   a. List of music activities from school, church, and community.
   b. Repertory list (title and composer) of solo pieces studied and performed.
   
3. Complete a live or videotaped audition (after application to the University and School of Music Supplement have been received by the University Admissions Office) following the guidelines in the 'Your Audition' leaflet available from the School of Music and found on the School of Music website at www.belmont.edu/music.
   
4. Complete the School of Music Basic Musicianship Test at the time of audition. This test is included as part of the evaluation process for admission to the School of Music. Information about this test can be found on the School of Music website at www.belmont.edu/music.

Admission to the School of Nursing

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the university, a student desiring admission to major in nursing must meet the following:

1. All applicants who are not currently licensed registered nurses must submit their high school information, including high school transcripts, and SAT-1 or ACT scores.
   
   
2. Applicants who have 30 semester hours or more of prior university work must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. Preference is given to applicants with a GPA of 3.0 and above. GPA will be calculated on courses required by nursing curriculum.
   
   
3. Persons who have been convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic violation could be ineligible for registered nurse licensure in the state of Tennessee even though they successfully complete the program.

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   Admission to the Department of Social Work

   Students who have been admitted to Belmont and are interested in pursuing the Bachelor of Social Work degree, should enroll in the Intoduction to Social Work course, (SWK 2000). After successful completion of SWK 2000, students may make a formal application to officially major in Social Work. Contact the department for further information regarding admission to the Department of Social Work.

Applications for admission may be picked up from the Department of Social Work, Wheeler Humanities Building, Room 306. Further information may be found in the Social Work Handbook.

Mathematics Placement Test

Placement into Mathematics courses will be determined by the student's Math ACT or Math SAT scores. Alternatively, students may take the Belmont Math placement exam, which is available on-line to all incoming first-year and transfer students during Towering Traditions. Math faculty members will be available to advise students about their Math courses during Towering Traditions, as well.

Questions about which courses taken at other colleges and universities may be substituted for Math requirements at Belmont should be directed to the chairperson of the Department of Mathematics/Computer Science or the associate dean of the School of Sciences.