Students who attend CSA graduate with a CMSD diploma and an CSA arts certificate. In order to earn the credits necessary for the CSA certificate, students must be with us for a minimum of three academic years. Exceptions are considered for students of active-duty military families or students transferring from an arts high school, who bring along sufficient acceptable arts credits! 

Admission to CSA is a four-step process. After the initial audition, you will be notified the following week whether or not you have been selected to continue in the process. Selected families will be invited to complete the CMSD online application for enrollment. Final admissions decisions will be made two weeks after the audition and/or SchooChoice portal is complete. 

Check the specific requirements for each art discipline of interest on their auditions pages. Click on any of the areas to the left to look at the items to bring.

You may audition for up to two arts areas. If you pass 2 auditions, you must then choose one concentration. Please refer to each arts discipline’s audition requirements by clicking here.

Yes, families that reside outside of the city of Cleveland are still eligible to apply and audition at CSA. Additional steps are required to finalize enrollment.

Submit the CSA audition registration form by the deadline in order to be eligible to audition. The CSA audition process can be reached from our Admissions overview page 

Individuals who are writing letters of recommendation on behalf of a student will receive a notification via email once the student has submitted their online application via SchooChoice portal. Each applicant has to provide an email address for two teachers (Math, Art/Other, School Counselor) who are submitting letters of recommendation.