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Cornish College of the Arts

Admitted Students

Congratulations on your admission to Cornish College of the Arts! One of the most important things you can do is visit campus and experience Cornish first-hand. Even if you've visited before you may want to do this again — what's important to you now might be very different than before you applied for admission.

New Student Registration & Housing Workshop

June 12 -13 and July 17 - 18

Main Campus Center
1000 Lenora Street / Seattle, WA 98121

New students – freshmen and transfers – who haven't yet registered for Fall '08 should plan on attending this event. If you are a music student, you will need to show up to Kerry Hall for placement tests on June 11 or July 16 at 1:00PM.  These tests are required for all music students regardless of major or concentration.

*Thursday/Friday registration and housing workshop on June 12/13 and July 17/18 both begin at 9:30 AM at the Main Campus Center located at 1000 Lenora St.

At the program of your choice you will:

Details on how to register were mailed in early May. If you have questions call or email your Admission Counselor. If you can't make either registration/housing workshop, there will be a final registration day on August 26. Appointment times will be mailed to you in advance.

Cornish Student Housing Guide (PDF) »

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Important Information

The Start of School

Students

The school year for new students begins with Orientation on Wednesday August 27. Orientation continues until the first day of class, September 2. Music and Theater students will need to be on campus August 25 and/or 26 for placement auditions to determine some first semester classes. Dance majors will need to attend a physical screening for injury prevention on Tuesday, August 26 as well. Everyone must attend Orientation.

Tuition Deposits

To confirm your space in this fall's class you must return the Intent to Enroll Form and $250 in tuition deposit. Once we receive your deposit, we'll send you detailed information about our New Student Registration and Housing Workshops and other information you need to begin your studies at Cornish. The tuition deposit is non-refundable if paid after May 1, and is applied towards your first semester tuition.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

The Office of Financial Aid is mailing out award packages to new students daily. For us to complete and mail your award we must have a complete FAFSA on file and we must have received any supplemental documents we requested. If you believe your FAFSA is complete and you have responded to any requests for additional information but still have not received your award please contact your Admission Counselor immediately.

Housing

While students and families are responsible for finding housing accommodations in Seattle Cornish has a number of resources to help you – most important the Housing Workshops and Student Ambassadors. Our general advice is to begin researching housing options in June to secure a place by the end of July. If you have decided you will be attending Cornish this fall and want to do some preliminary work now, you can correspond with potential roommates via our Housing Forum and direct any questions you may have to your Admission Counselor.

To use the Online Housing Forum admitted students must log in using the link at the top right of our online Forums page. If you have not logged in before — use the Register Here link to create a log in.

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Orientation Week August 25-29

Monday, August 25
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Music Theater Auditions.
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Cornish Dance Theater Auditions (current students or transfer students with 15 credits or more are invited to audition).
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Music placement for classical vocalists. If you are planning to major in Classical Voice within the music department, you must attend this audition; it will lead to your placement with the correct vocal instructor.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Music placement for Theory, Musicianship, and Piano. Required if you did not participate in placement testing during the June or July registration session.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Music placement for classical instrumental, composition, and vocal jazz majors. If you are planning to major in one of these majors, you must attend these auditions; it will lead to your placement with the correct instructor and/or courses the first semester. Instrumental Jazz placement is on Thursday.

Tuesday, August 26
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Theater Performing Arts major audition. IF you are planning to major in the Performing Arts Track within the Theater Department you must attend this audition; It will place you with the correct vocal instructor within the Music Department.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Dance performance enhancement screenings. All incoming Dance students are required to attend. A team of health care professionals will screen students for baseline strength and motion assessments that will be used to enhance their dance performance.
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - If you did not register at the June or July New Student Registration event this is when you will meet with your advisor and select first semester classes. Advising times are by appointment that will be sent to you in the mail.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Presidents reception for parents of new students (parents only).

Wednesday, August 27 - Orientation - Required for all Students
All Day. Check in begins at 8:30 AM.

Thursday, August 28th
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Orientation Groups meet
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Orientation Groups go to a Seattle hot spot.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Jazz Instrumentalist Ensemble Placement - All Jazz Instrumentalists must attend these auditions; they will lead to your placement with the correct ensemble.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Kerry Hall Happy Hour - food and drink provided by Skillet

Friday, August 29
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Dance Department Meeting. All Dance Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Theater Department Meeting - All Theater Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Art Department Meeting - All Art Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Design Department Meeting - All Design Students must attend this meeting to be prepared for the first week of classes.

Links of Interest

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