Berklee Summer Semester

No audition is required. You will need a minimum of two years of formal music training or experience on your principal instrument or voice, and a good working knowledge of/familiarity with the written fundamentals of music theory (including rhythmic notation, melodic notation in treble and bass clefs, key signatures, major and minor scales, intervals, and the construction of triads and seventh chords). Because you'll be enrolled in classes with full-time students, it's important that your musical abilities and writing, theory, and ear training skills are at a compatible level.

At the start of the program, you'll take the Entering Student Placement Assessment (ESPA), which will allow us to determine your instrumental training and theory levels. This process will enable us to place you with students of similar abilities in order to maximize your musical progress. With almost 35 percent of our students coming from countries other than the United States, you're sure to be playing and working with students from a variety of different backgrounds and musical experiences. 

Students currently attending a university program may earn transferable credit through completion of the Berklee Summer Semester program. Check with your institution to see what credits can be applied.

International students are required to obtain a valid Form I-20 and F-1 student visa to enroll in this program. You may not participate in the program on a tourist visa. Participants traveling from abroad should visit the I-20/F-1 Visa Information page for important visa requirements.