How to Apply

Please request an official copy of your high school transcript be sent to The Theatre School Admissions Office. (Transcripts are not considered official if sent to us by the applicant.) If you have taken college credit courses you wish to have considered for transfer credit, please have your official college transcripts sent to us as well. We strongly prefer to receive electronic/emailed transcripts (sent to theatreadmissions@depaul.edu) over mailed copies. Mailed copies should be sent to this address: "Theatre Admissions Office, 2350 N. Racine Avenue, Chicago IL 60614".

Transfer students who have completed over 30 college credits or who are 24 years or older are not required to include high school transcripts alongside their college transcripts unless requested.

For international applicants: If your official transcript is in a language other than English, you will also need to submit a word-for-word English translation of all pages.

Almost all applicants can choose to apply with or without ACT or SAT scores; homeschooled applicants must submit SAT or ACT scores. If you choose to submit your test scores and they are not already included on your high school transcript, request the testing agency forward a score report to DePaul. Our college code number for ACT is 1012 and for SAT is 1165. Learn more about applying test optional.

Students educated outside the U.S. for secondary school (high school) are required to submit an exam score that meets our English proficiency requirement. Applicants can demonstrate proof of English proficiency by submitting one of the exams listed on this page. DePaul University does not have a preference as to which exam you choose to take; choose whichever is most accessible to you and allows you to submit official scores to us by the application deadline.