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Entering Belmont University
Belmont provides admission
opportunities in two categories: degree seeking and non-degree seeking.
Within these categories, there are several different programs.
Degree-Seeking
Programs
New Admission
High school seniors
are encouraged to apply to Belmont during the early fall months of the
senior year. Transfer applicants should apply to Belmont as soon as possible
during the term immediately preceding the term for which they are applying.
Applications for admission to Belmont are for a particular term of enrollment.
Requirements of materials may change from one term to another. Acceptance
for one term does not necessarily indicate that admission will be granted
for any other term. Admission to Belmont University is competitive.
To apply for admission
to Belmont:
- Complete the entire application. This includes the Personal Supplement
and School of Music Supplement (if necessary). An incomplete application
cannot be considered and will be returned to the applicant.
- Attach a resume of honors, awards and activities for grades 9-12
to the Personal Supplement page and submit with the application.
- Submit the application and $35.00 application fee to the Office of
Admissions. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Belmont
University.
- Request that official transcripts be sent from the high school directly
to Belmont University Office of Admissions. For a transcript to be official,
it must be sent directly from the school to Belmont in an official school
envelope and may not be marked “issued to student.”
Transfer Students: Submit transcripts for all colleges and universities
attended, as well. If you have 30 transferable hours from a regionally
accredited college, you do not have to submit the high school transcript.
A nursing student must be a licensed registered nurse to be exempt from
this requirement.
- Submit the Secondary School Report Form to your guidance office for
completion and have it sent with the transcript directly from the school.
If you have 30 transferable hours from a regionally accredited college,
you do not have to submit this form. A nursing student must be a licensed
registered nurse to be exempt from this requirement.
- Provide the Confidential Recommendation Form to the appropriate person
as designated on the form. Students should pay special attention to
the instructions regarding who should complete this recommendation form.
Have the reference send the form directly to Belmont University Office
of Admissions.
- Request that score reports from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-I)
or the American College Test (ACT) be sent to Belmont. You may request
that these be sent to Belmont at the time you register for the test;
you may request this directly of the agency if you have already tested
and did not request that they be sent to Belmont; or they may be received
on an official high school transcript. Belmont’s ACT code is 3946,
the SAT code is 1058. Transfer Students: If you have 30 transferable
hours from a regionally accredited college, you do not have to submit
these reports. A nursing student must be a licensed registered nurse
to be exempt from this requirement.
- Applicants to the Department of Art are strongly encouraged to submit
a portfolio with 10-20 pieces of their best and most recent work. This
portfolio can include examples of various media and should emphasize
the applicant’s artistic strengths. The portfolio can include slides,
VHS video, photographs, or CD-Rom. Do not submit original pieces; submissions
will not be returned.
- Applicants for the School of Music are required to complete an audition
as part of the application process. Plans for an audition should be
indicated on the School of Music supplement. The audition is a requirement
for admission for either a major or minor in music. While taped auditions
are accepted in certain circumstances, live auditions are strongly encouraged.
For audition requirements and guidelines, please call (615) 460-6408
to request an audition brochure.
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis, so early submission
of all application materials is encouraged. Many programs such as music
and music business are limited in terms of the number of spaces available.
Applicants must comply with published deadlines to be considered for
these programs. Applicants will be notified of a decision within 4-6
weeks of completing the application.
- Direct all materials and inquiries to: Belmont University, Office
of Admissions, 1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212.
Readmission
Students applying
for readmission to Belmont are considered on the same basis as new applicants
to the university for that particular term. If a student has attended
any other college or university since the last term of enrollment at Belmont,
official transcripts must be sent. Recommendations previously sent to
Belmont may be used if they are less than two years old. Contact the Office
of Admissions to determine what particular requirements may be needed
if you have questions. Readmission cannot be considered if the student
has any unsettled business with Belmont University or any other institution
attended, whether in the form of a financial, disciplinary or academic
obligation. Once those issues have been resolved and the Office of Admissions
has been notified of the resolution in writing, the application will be
considered. The university reserves the right to refuse readmission to
a student on any grounds deemed sufficient by the Belmont University administration.
A student who receives his/her first academic suspension from Belmont
University may petition for readmission to the university after one semester.
Any student who receives two academic suspensions may appeal for readmission
after one year from the date of the last suspension. Any appeal for reinstatement
from suspension is made to the Admissions Committee and is subject to
full review. In no case is reinstatement guaranteed. A third suspension
results in permanent dismissal from the university.
Electronic
Applications
The Belmont University
Undergraduate Application is available on the university web site and
through other electronic media such as CollegeView, the College Board,
etc. These applications are accepted and processed with equal consideration
to the paper application.
Admissions
Consideration
Applicants are considered
on the total picture that a student’s credentials present. High school
students will be considered competitive for admission if they present
a rigorous course of college-preparatory academic studies. Transfer work
should likewise be strongly related to the chosen field of study.
Students should have
an above-average academic and cumulative grade point average and rank
in the top half of their graduating classes. Any college-level work is
also expected to be at the above-average level. A strong correlation between
high school grades and entrance examinations scores is expected. The personal
supplement information, resume of activities and recommendations are also
strongly considered as positive indicators of success at Belmont. Additional
requirements such as portfolios or auditions are considered in conjunction
with the academic credentials for those programs which require them. Each
application is considered on an individual basis. No two applicants will
present the same credentials or the same degree of “fit” with
the university. Our desire is to work with each student to determine the
likelihood for that student to enroll, graduate and benefit from the Belmont
educational experience.
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