PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT PROGRAMMES

A 10 months' course is designed for prospective students who wish to be prepared for the entrance examinations and for the first year studies at the conservatory and who do not have a working knowledge of Russian, but wish to enter the Conservatory Diploma Course Programme.

Students receive instruction in the Principal Study and the Russian language, as well as in Aural training and Harmony. For students who apply for studies at the Department of Choreogpahy: Choreographic tuition, Classical training, and the Russian language.
The curriculum is arranged to suit each student's individual needs prior to full undergraduate course entry.

Knowledge of the Russian language is not required. Russian language course is an integral part of the Preparatory programme.
Admission to the Preparatory department programmes in the Conservatory is based on the results of entrance examination in specialty.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

April 30 – Receipt of all applications and supporting materials for Early Admission (01 – June 30)
01 – June 30 – Entrance examinations at St. Petersburg Conservatory
July 15 – Receipt of all applications and supporting materials for Fall Admission (September 01-15)Video recordings must be received by the conservatory no later than on June 25.
September 01-15 – Entrance examinations at St. Petersburg Conservatory.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The academic year lasts ten months (from September to the 30th of June) and consists of two semesters starting in September.

01 September – Academic year starts
15 September - Academic year for the first year students starts
18 September – All payments for the Fall semester must be received by the Conservatory
28 December – 03 January – Testing session
04 January – Last day of group classes
05 January – 25 January – Exanimations (Winter session)
25 January – Last day of individual classes

26 January – 09 February – Winter vacations

10 February – First day of classes (Spring semester)
28 February – All payments for the Spring semester must be received by the Conservatory
01 June – 05 June – Testing session
04 June – Last day of group classes
06 June – 30 June – Examinations (Spring session)
26 June – Last day of individual classes
30 June – End of the Academic year