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Department of Recording Industry

Admission to Candidacy

Students desiring to be Recording Industry or Audio Production majors must apply for and be admitted into a limited number of openings in the program. This ensures our majors have ample access to our facilities and maintains the integrity of our degree by selecting students who perform at a high level. You will not be eligible to take most Recording Industry courses unless and until you are granted candidacy, which is admission to continue in the major. 

Candidacy is granted three times per year after the end of the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Students should apply for candidacy BEFORE THE END of the semester in which they will have completed the respective requirements for candidacy. If a student has already received candidacy, they do not need to apply again unless they change their major.

See the following links for candidacy requirements in each major and MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MET ALL OF THEM BEFORE APPLYING!

BS in Audio Production

BS in Recording Industry (RI)

If you have met the requirements, please click the “Apply for Candidacy” button below to fill out the candidacy application. *You will receive a confirmation email if your application was submitted successfully.  

Candidacy Appeals

The form and basic instructions for appealing rejected candidacies can be found here.  Please make sure to include all the required information before submitting the candidacy appeal packet. Students who appeal will be notified by email of the Appeal Committee’s decision before the next semester starts.

Students who do not achieve candidacy by appointment or appeal may reapply the following semester.

Department office:

To schedule a department tour:

The Recording Industry Department offers faculty-led tours every Friday at 1:00 p.m., during the Fall and Spring terms.  During the summer term, tours are scheduled by appointment.  To schedule a tour of the Recording Industry Department, please contact Tina Chevalier at Tina.Chevalier@mtsu.edu