Required Tests

Standardized Tests

Undergraduates (including transfer applicants) who are US citizens or Permanent Residents must submit an ACT or SAT test report.

• ACT: The CIM school code for the ACT is 3250. You may call (319) 337-1313 to order a score report.
  
  
• SAT: The CIM school code for the SAT is 1124. You may call (866) 756- 7346 to order a score report.

Your score must come to CIM directly from the testing center or be recorded officially on your secondary school transcript. If you have not yet registered for one of these examinations, you should do so as soon as possible.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

If you are an international applicant for whom English is a second language, you must complete the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). No other form of testing is acceptable. There are no exceptions to this requirement, and test results must come directly to CIM from the testing center.

No audition can be scheduled until CIM receives an official TOEFL result that meets the following minimum standard:

• Bachelor of Music - 61 (iBT)
• Master of Music - 61 (iBT)
• Doctor of Musical Arts - 90 (iBT)
• The minimum TOEFL requirement for non-degree programs (Artist Certificate, Artist Diploma, and Professional Studies) - 51 (iBT)

No applicant can be admitted until CIM receives an official TOEFL result that meets the following minimum standard:

• Bachelor of Music - 79 (iBT)
• Master of Music - 79 (iBT)
• Doctor of Musical Arts - 100 (iBT)
• The minimum TOEFL requirement for non-degree programs (Artist Certificate, Artist Diploma, and Professional Studies) - 61 (iBT)

The CIM school code for the TOEFL is 1124 (when registering for the test or when ordering a score report, no departmental code is necessary). Call TOEFL at (609) 771-7100 to order a score report.

Graduate Applicants

GRE: CIM does NOT require the GRE for graduate applicants.