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Two Degrees, Two Applications
All Conservatory applicants must submit an application to both the Conservatory and the College. 
The deadline for both applications is January 1. 
Performance Application
Composition Application
College Application

Two Applications, Two Admissions Letters
Photo by Liam Brosh '25

Two Applications, Two Admissions Letters

Because the Conservatory undergraduate program is a double-degree program, applicants will receive two separate decision letters: one letter will come from the Conservatory admissions office, and one will come from the College admissions office. You will be able to view each letter online by accessing your student portal. Each letter will inform you as to whether or not you have been admitted, wait-listed, or denied. Applicants who are not admitted to the College may not attend the Conservatory. Applicants who are admitted to the College, but not the Conservatory, will be able to enroll in the College and participate in music through the Bachelor of Arts music program.

Important Dates and Deadlines

Important Dates and Deadlines

  • January 1: Both applications and all materials for first-year applicants are due.*
  • Mid-January: Prescreening notifications will be emailed to all applicants.
  • End of February, beginning of March: Final auditions are held at Bard College.
  • Mid-March: Final admissions decisions and financial aid packages will be released. 
  • May 1: Enrollment deadline

Please Note

All applicants to Bard Conservatory for admission in Fall 2025 must submit a Regular Decision application to Bard College. Additional information about the Bard College application process may be found below. 

Bard College Application Information

Conservatory Majors

Bard Conservatory offers a bachelor of music degree in performance or composition. Through our US-China Music Institute in partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, we offer training in traditional Chinese instruments.
(Note: the conducting degree is offered only at the graduate level.)

  • Strings

    Strings

    Bard Conservatory offers a Bachelor of Music Performance in the following string instruments: 

    Bass
    Cello
    Viola 
    Violin

  • Woodwinds

    Woodwinds

    Bard Conservatory offers a Bachelor of Music Performance in the following woodwind instruments: 

    Bassoon
    Clarinet
    Flute 
    Oboe
  • Brass

    Brass

    Bard Conservatory offers a Bachelor of Music Performance in the following brass instruments: 

    Horn
    Trombone
    Trumpet
    Tuba
  • Other Conservatory Majors

    Other Conservatory Majors

    Bard Conservatory offers a Bachelor of Music Performance or Composition in the following additional instruments: 

    Composition
    Harp
    Percussion 
    Piano 
    Voice 
  • Traditional Chinese Instruments

    Traditional Chinese Instruments

    Bard Conservatory offers a Bachelor of Music Performance in the following traditional Chinese instruments: 

    Dizi
    Erhu
    Guqin
    Guzheng
    Konghou
    Chinese Percussion 
    Pipa
    Ruan
    Sheng
    Suaon 
    Yanxin
    Other (with special permission) 
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