From the link at the bottom of this page, fill out the application. Please be aware that there is a link on the site for first-time applicants. Once you have created a login and password, you may use them again to log into to your application repeatedly allowing for multiple sessions until you are ready to submit it. Be advised that in the application you are asked to select an audition/portfolio review date. Be careful to select a date that is appropriate to your chosen start date. For instance, if you are attempting to start in the Spring semester, a February audition date will be too late. And finally, we highly recommend using Firefox or Safari browsers for the application process (do not use Internet Explorer).
Write a resume of your artistic endeavors listing art classes and activities in which you have been involved and their dates. If you are self-taught, please indicate that.
This may be submitted by email to Dana Cotton at DanaCotton@sjrstate.edu. You may also mail it to:
Florida School of the Arts
Admissions
5001 St Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
In a typed one to two-page essay outline your background, interests, short and long-term goals, and any other information providing insight into your education and artistic growth and achievements.
This may be submitted by email to Dana Cotton at DanaCotton@sjrstate.edu. You may also mail it to:
Florida School of the Arts
Admissions
5001 St Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
You should have two letters of reference. Ideally, one letter should be from someone who knows you as a student; the other, from someone who can speak to your artistic development.
These may be submitted by email to Dana Cotton at DanaCotton@sjrstate.edu. You may also mail them to:
Florida School of the Arts
Admissions
5001 St Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
For the purposes of your audition or portfolio review, your transcripts may be unofficial. If you are accepted into a Florida School of the Arts program, St. Johns River State College will need all your final, official transcripts as part of your application process for them.
You may mail your transcripts to:
Florida School of the Arts
Admissions
5001 St Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
All programs except Dance: check-in by 12:30 p.m.; auditions and reviews begin at 1:00 p.m.
Dance: check-in by 1:30 p.m.; auditions begin at 2:00 p.m.
Friday, October 28, 2022
Friday, February 24, 2023
Friday, April 14, 2023
Thursday, June 15, 2023
It is always recommended that candidates come to the campus for a face to face interview. However, when distances are too great or schedules don’t allow for travel to the school on the specific dates, it is also possible to apply with an electronic portfolio or video audition. If you would like to submit an electronic portfolio or video audition, please contact Dana Cotton at DanaCotton@sjrstate.edu for instructions.
