How to Enroll
Find on-campus or online summer programs for your experience level in music performance, theater, dance, music production, songwriting, and music business.
Our programs are designed to accommodate a variety of levels of musicality and performance. Whether you are enrolling in a performance-based or a skill-based program, we have a place for you. Class placement for our performance-based programs is generally based on your submission of placement audition materials. Our skill-based programs may allow you to choose the level that works best for you. To learn more about how class placement works, visit our class placement Help Center article.
- Step 1Submit your registration
Begin by submitting your registration online. If applicable, you may need to submit additional supporting materials.
- Step 2Make your tuition payment
All programs have limited capacity, so be sure to complete your full tuition payment to reserve your space in the program.
- Step 3Request housing
If you will be age 15 or older by the start of your Boston-based program and require on-campus accommodations, complete the Residence Hall Agreement in the Next Steps tab of your registration portal.
- Step 4Complete your next steps
Visit the Next Steps section of your account to view and complete any additional requirements. Review the checklist to make sure you are on track.
On-Campus Housing Availability
Berklee is able to provide housing accommodations with all-you-can-eat meals included in the cost of housing for any participating Summer Programs student as long as you are 15 or older by the start date of a Boston-based program. You can request housing accommodations by completing the Residence Hall Contract in our registration portal(Opens in a new window). If you are registered for multiple programs, you must complete a housing agreement for each individual program.
Please complete and submit the Residence Hall Contract, then make the housing payment when prompted on the subsequent screen. If you are attending multiple summer programs, please fill out a separate form and payment for each program. On-campus housing capacity is limited, so apply and pay early to reserve your spot.
How to Pay
The preferred method of payment is through the registration portal. Acceptable payment methods include credit and debit cards, and e-check. Note that credit and debit card payments are subject to a 2.5 percent service charge that is non-refundable by Berklee. There is no service charge for EFT/electronic checks. You can learn more about this and alternative payment methods in this article on the Summer Programs Help Center site. For all of Berklee’s Summer Programs, with the exception of the Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive, the full cost of tuition must be paid alongside the registration fee at the point of registration and/or admission. The Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive is the only program that allows for tuition payments to be completed in separate installments. All housing payments for Boston-based programs can be made in installments, if desired. However, the only way we can guarantee your spot in on-campus residence halls is if your housing is paid in full. We cannot guarantee your space even if partial payments have been made towards your housing fee. Berklee offers a variety of full and partial merit-based scholarships for students attending the Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive. In the event you receive a scholarship from Berklee after already having paid your tuition in full, you will be reimbursed for any excess balance on your account once you have fully checked in to your program.
International Student Requirements
Berklee Summer Programs welcomes students from all over the world to join us. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires that any student who is not a US citizen participating in the Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive apply for an F-1 student visa. Information on I-20 and F-1 visa procedures will be shared with registered students beginning in late January or February. If you are already in the US on a different visa status or hold an F-1 status at another institution, please consult with our Summer International team as soon as possible. If you are not participating in the Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive, it is recommended that you enter the US with a B-2 tourist visa or, if eligible, through the Visa Waiver Program.
Important Dates
Registration opens annually in autumn and remains open until the corresponding payment deadline or until the program reaches capacity. Payment deadlines are as follows:
Reference your program’s page for payment deadlines and check-in/check-out times. Scholarship application deadlines can be found on the Scholarships page.
- May 1Payment deadline for June programs.
- June 1Payment deadline for July programs.
- July 1Payment deadline for August programs.
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