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ADMISSION
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2014-2015
Achievement Scholarship, renewable with a 2.0 cum GPA
Cornerstone Scholarship, renewable with 2.0 cum GPA
Foundation Scholarship, renewable with 2.0 cum GPA
Greensboro Scholarship, renewable with a 2.0 cum GPA
Trustee Scholarship, renewable with a 2.0 cum GPA
Presidential Scholarship, renewable with a 2.5 cum GPA
澳门新葡京官网 Award, renewable with a 2.0 cum GPA
Competitive Scholarships
Fine and Performing Arts Scholarships
. Fine and Performing Arts
Scholarships are awarded to talented high school seniors and transfer
students who come to campus and compete in the Fine and Performing
Arts Scholarship Competition held in February. Fine Arts scholarships
are determined on an individual basis through audition or portfolio
presentation. In order to compete for scholarships in an area of the Fine
and Performing Arts, students must complete a “Reservation Form for Fine
Arts Scholarships” which can be obtained from the Office of Admission
website and must be returned by February 1. Below are the requirements to
compete.
Art and Art History Scholarships
. Studio art awards are determined
based on a portfolio presented by the student and a personal interview
with members of the art faculty. The portfolio should contain only two-
dimensional art work. Three-dimensional work such as sculpture, crafts,
and large oil paintings should be presented through photographs or slides.
The entire portfolio may be presented through photographs or slides. The
portfolio should be no larger than 30 inches on any side. Portfolios should
be mailed or delivered by February 1 to Kennedy Art Center, Birmingham-
Southern College, 900 Arkadelphia Road, Box 549021, Birmingham, AL
35254. Art history awards are based on a written visual analysis submitted
by the student and a personal interview with art history faculty.
Music Scholarships
. Awards are determined by an audition and an
interview. Singers are expected to sing at least three songs from memory,
including at least one song in a foreign language and one song in English.
Singers who do not have an accompanist should send a copy of their music
to Music Office, Birmingham-Southern College, 900 Arkadelphia Road, Box
549033, Birmingham, AL 35254. Pianists and organists are expected to play
from memory two pieces of at least the difficulty of the Bach inventions
or the sonatas of Haydn or Mozart. Performers on other instruments are
expected to play at least one solo and one technical exercise.
Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre Scholarships
. Theater scholarships
are awarded based upon an audition and interview with theatre faculty.
For musical theatre, the audition consists of sixteen measures each from
two Broadway/Off Broadway songs and one monologue (no Shakespeare
or dialects) of no longer than one minute in length. Auditionees should
choose material close to their age and experience; an accompanist will
be provided. For theatre, the audition consists of two monologues of no
