B.F.A. in Dance

External Transfer Application Procedures

1. SUBMIT THE COMMON APP APPLICATION

Available: August 1
Deadline: March 1

All applicants must submit a transfer university application via Common App. This university application will include:

• Application
• Fee
• Essay
• Resume
• Transcript(s)
• Other required or optional materials, if applicable
• Scholarship interest form

For a full list of application requirements, please visit the Office of Admissions website.

2. SUBMIT THEATRE AND DANCE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Available: September 1
Deadline: March 10

Submit the College of Fine Arts supplemental application with the prescreen materials listed below. Select applicants may be invited to attend an in-person or virtual callback audition. Please reference the Fall 2026 Dance Audition Resources Folder for movement samples and other materials. 

• Video 1 - Movement Samples & Creative Challenge: Video 1 should be comprised of the three movement samples and a creative dancemaking challenge. All directives for the prompts will be outlined in the provided Pre-screen Audition Instructional Video. Title your video, “Movement Samples & Creative Challenge." 
  
  For the choreographed movement sections, please use the music provided in the Audition Resources Folder and be sure that the music can be heard in your video recording.
  
  Be sure to edit your samples into one video file in the following order:

  • Contemporary  
  • Ballet  
  • Afro-Contemporary Forms
  • Creative Challenge

  For the creative challenge, the focus should be to solve the five-part movement problem outlined in the video with your unique voice and creative ideas, while adhering to the time limit (one minute or less).

• Video 2 – Personal Reflection video: Create a self-interview video that responds to the following prompts and is no more than one minute long. You may write your answers and read your response to us or respond more conversationally, without writing down your answers first. What’s most important is that you think about the question and provide a thoughtful response. We are not evaluating your oral presentation skills!
  • This audition process probably challenged you in one way or another. What was one challenge and how did you use what you know to respond to this challenge? Your challenge should be unrelated to the actual filming of the video or to performing an unfamiliar movement technique.
  • Share one discovery you made throughout the process of completing these materials and why it matters to you.

Callback auditions will take place January-February  

Selected applicants will be invited to a callback audition or interview during which you’ll showcase your skills and engage with our faculty. If invited, our faculty strongly encourage attendance to the in-person callback days. 

The portal to submit a Theatre and Dance application will be accessible via the applicant’s MyStatus portal after submitting the Common Application.

APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR EXTERNAL TRANSFER APPLICANTS 

View a full list of important application dates and deadlines.

Internal Transfer (Change or Add Major) Application Procedures

1. COMPLETE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN INTERNAL TRANSFER APPLICATION

Available: February 1
Deadline: May 1

Applicants will be required to submit a list of prescreen materials provided in the application portal. Select applicants may be invited to attend a virtual interview and/or audition. Further information about Theatre and Dance application requirements will be available in January.

For more information regarding the internal transfer process, please visit the Office of Admissions Internal Transfer website.

APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS (CHANGE OR ADD MAJOR)

View a full list of important application dates and deadlines.