{"id":25,"date":"2021-09-24T17:24:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/admission\/apply\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:07:48","slug":"apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/admission\/apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply to JCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Jordan College of the Arts Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/about\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/majors\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Three-Year Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/admission\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">JCA Admission<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/faculty-staff-production\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty, Staff, and Production <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butlerartscenter.org\/butler-community-arts-school\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Butler Community Arts School<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/butlerartscenter.org\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Butler Arts &amp; Events Center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/arts-for-non-majors\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Arts for Non-Majors<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/current-student-resources\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Current Student Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-apply-to-jca\">How to Apply to JCA<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the Butler Application or Common App (see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/apply\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Admission<\/a> site&nbsp;for more details on the general application),&nbsp;applicants wishing to major in the arts have the following additional requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete an arts discipline-specific supplemental application for applicants majoring&nbsp;in Art, Arts Administration, Dance, Music, and Theatre. The supplemental application will be available on the Student Status Page soon after the Butler Application or Common App has been submitted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the supplemental application is submitted, applicants will receive an email to&nbsp;sign up for an audition, portfolio review, and\/or interview, when necessary:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Art + Design: portfolio review conducted by Art faculty only, no scheduled review necessary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts Administration:&nbsp;interview only for General and Art History applicants, audition or portfolio review&nbsp;<em>and<\/em>&nbsp;interview for Art, Music, and Theatre applicants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dance:&nbsp;audition for all applicants, either video submission or in-person are available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music: <em>Vocal applicants: <\/em>video pre-screen and possible invitation to an in-person audition; <em>Instrumental applicants:<\/em>&nbsp;in-person&nbsp;audition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatre: audition or portfolio review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-us\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have additional questions about the application process or selection of the audition, interview, or portfolio review&nbsp;date, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amy Barnes<br>Associate Director of Recruitment<br>Jordan College of the Arts<br><a href=\"mailto:jcaadmissions@butler.edu\">jcaadmissions@butler.edu<\/a><br>317-940-9656<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#00a3e0 !important;color:#13294b !important\" class=\"has-inline-color has-custom-primary-color\">Additional Department Requirements<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/art\/apply\/\">Art Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/dance\/apply\/\">Dance Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/theatre\/apply\/\">Theatre Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/arts-administration\/apply\/\">Arts Administration Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/jordan-arts\/undergraduate-programs\/music\/apply\/\">Music Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Additional Department Requirements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Apply to JCA | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out more about Butler&#039;s admissions process and what we&#039;re looking for. 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