PVA Admissions
Make Your Art. Find Your People.
At UNC, you will join a creative community where faculty know your name, collaboration crosses disciplines, and your work moves from the classroom to the studio, gallery, recording booth, and stage.
Whether you are ready to audition or still exploring your options, we will help you find your place in the College of Performing and Visual Arts.
Explore Our Schools
School of Art and Design
Make work that is unmistakably yours. Develop your creative voice through hands-on studio experiences, close faculty mentorship, and opportunities to exhibit your work. No portfolio is required for admission to our undergraduate Art and Design programs, but you may submit one for scholarship consideration.
School of Music
Your music belongs here. Study closely with artist-teachers, perform in dynamic ensembles, and build the musical and professional skills to shape your future. Performance, Music Education, Composition, and graduate programs require an audition, interview, or both, while our undergraduate Bachelor of Arts programs do not require an audition for admission.
School of Theatre Arts and Dance
Bring stories to life. Develop your voice as a performer, educator, designer, technician, and collaborator through rigorous training and hands-on production experience. Requirements vary by program and may include an audition, interview, work samples, or additional application materials.
Why Artists Choose UNC
Be Known
At UNC, you are more than a name on a roster. Our faculty invest in your individual development as an artist, scholar, educator, and professional.
Create Through Experience
Your education extends beyond the classroom. Perform, exhibit, design, record, teach, produce, and collaborate as part of your degree.
Explore Across Disciplines
PVA brings Art and Design, Music, and Theatre Arts and Dance together in one college. That creates opportunities to work across traditional boundaries and discover new directions for your art.
Prepare for a Life in the Arts
Develop your craft while building the communication, entrepreneurial, teaching, and professional skills needed to sustain a meaningful creative career.
Find an Accessible Path Forward
With flexible Bachelor of Arts options, professional degrees, graduate programs, and more than $1.5 million in annual scholarships, PVA offers multiple ways to build your future.
See Yourself at UNC
The best way to understand PVA is to experience it. Visit a class or rehearsal, explore our studios and performance spaces, meet students and faculty, and learn what your life at UNC could look like.
Not Sure Whether You're Ready?
You do not need to have every step figured out before contacting us. PVA Admissions can help you identify the right program, understand your requirements, plan a visit, and prepare for your audition, interview or portfolio.
PVA Admissions
PVA.Admissions@unco.edu
970-351-1921