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do not have to come to the campus to compete. All first-year student
applicants accepted for admission are considered. Academic scholarships
are renewable with a minimum cumulative grade point average (cum GPA)
and appropriate academic progress. Amounts vary per scholarship:
Foundation Scholarships, renewable with 2.0 cum GPA
Greensboro Scholarships, renewable with a 2.0 cum GPA
Trustee Scholarships, renewable with a 2.0 cum GPA
Presidential Scholarship, renewable with a 2.5 cum GPA
Fine and Performing Arts Scholarships
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Fine and Performing Arts
Scholarships are awarded to talented high school seniors 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, and amounts
are determined by faculty in the Fine and Performing Arts. In order to
compete for scholarships in an area of the Fine and Performing Arts,
entering first-year students must complete a “Reservation Form for Fine Arts
Scholarships” which can be obtained from the Office of Admission and
must be returned by February 1. Below are the requirements to compete.
Art and Art History Scholarships
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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, Birmingham, AL 35254. Art History awards are based on
a written visual analysis by the student and a personal interview with art
history faculty.
Music Scholarships
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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, 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. Composition students should
submit a portfolio of one or two written compositions or a tape of a
performance of a composition.
