Early Admissions Exercise for Diploma programmes

The qualifications listed below are common entry qualifications submitted by applicants.

• Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level with a pass in English at Grade C6 or better, and an aggregate score of 25 points or better in four other GCE O-Level subjects
• Singapore-Cambridge Secondary Education Certificate (SEC)—applicable from 2028 intake onwards: A pass in English (G3) at Grade C6 or better, and an aggregate score of 21 points or better in 4 other subjects, one of which can be at G2. Students who offer all four subjects at G3, will have the subject with the lowest grade mapped from G3 to G2*
• GCSE/IGCSE (five subject passes, including English, at Grade 9–4)
• Full-time Higher Nitec/Nitec
• Part-time Higher Nitec/Nitec (minimum GPA of 2.0 for Higher Nitec holders or 3.5 for Nitec holders)
• Integrated Programme (successfully completed Year 4 or higher)

The qualifications listed below are common entry qualifications submitted by applicants.

• Completed at least 10 years of formal education with good passes in a recognised national/international examination.
• In the event where an applicant has not sat for a national/international examination at the end of 10 years of formal education, a detailed academic transcript of the most recent school examination or preliminary examination results, which must be certified by the school, may be produced for admission consideration on a case-by-case basis.
• For applicants from countries where English is not the first language, or whose qualifications are obtained from institutions where English is not the medium of instruction, LASALLE will consider English proficiency attained through the following alternative English qualifications:

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit a portfolio.

• Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of original work from at least two of the following categories: paintings, drawings, collages, posters, sculptures, digital images (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), photographs, and/or video clips. These works should demonstrate your creative development and process and be created solely by you (not from a photograph, magazine or copied from a reproduction of another source).
• You are required to upload your portfolio online and label each work as follows:
  (i) Title of your work (if any)
  (ii) Medium used
  (iii) Month/year created

Notes:
– All submitted materials should be original works created by you.
– Although AI has revolutionised the world of art and design, we prefer to see work that has not been assisted with AI tools.
– Portfolios containing work copied from other sources, such as websites, magazines, films, and the work of other artists/designers, will be rejected.

If we wish to know more about your artwork from your portfolio, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit a portfolio.

• Your portfolio should include two samples of your work. Examples include music productions, original compositions recorded and produced by you or a video recording of a live performance where you were an integral part of a live sound reinforcement production. Your submission will need to be in .wav, .aiff, .mov or .mp4 format and uploaded online.

Additional requirement

You are also required to complete an online audio production test set by the School of Contemporary Music.

If we wish to know more about your portfolio, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit a portfolio.

• Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of original work from at least two of the following categories: paintings, drawings, collages, posters, sculptures, digital images (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), photographs, and/or video clips. These works should demonstrate your creative development and process and be created solely by you (not from a photograph, magazine or copied from a reproduction of another source).
• You are required to upload your portfolio online and label each work as follows:
  (i) Title of your work (if any)
  (ii) Medium used
  (iii) Month/year created

Notes:
– All submitted materials should be original works created by you.
– Although AI has revolutionised the world of art and design, we prefer to see work that has not been assisted with AI tools.
– Portfolios containing work copied from other sources, such as websites, magazines, films, and the work of other artists/designers, will be rejected.

If we wish to know more about your artwork from your portfolio, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to undergo an audition.

You will need to prepare a 1–3 minute self-choreographed solo, of any genre, in response to one of the following themes/stimuli:

1. Create a work that develops a narrative of your choice.
2. Windows.
3. Architecture.
4. Cycles.
5. Pick a painting or sculpture that you are attracted to and choreograph your response to it (please bring a copy of this picture).
6. Pick a poem that you find meaningful and choreograph your response to it (please bring a copy of this poem).

In this segment, you will be assessed on your expressions, commitment, embodied presence and ability to respond to this brief. Your solo may be performed in silence or to music, with or without specific costume choices. Choose your music or soundscape carefully to support your choreography.

You will also attend a dance and improvisation class that will need you to demonstrate the following:

1. A combination of going to the floor and recovering up in various forms.
2. Elevation or jumps within a movement sequence.
3. Extension of the body and the coordinated use of the legs.
4. Extended sequence of movements that deals with folding in the body, fall and balance, circles and alternating leading with the upper body and the legs.

It is advisable that you thoroughly warm up and wear appropriate dancewear and footwear for the audition.

International applicants

If you cannot attend the audition at LASALLE, an online audition will be arranged. If we wish to know more about your audition, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit a portfolio.

• Your portfolio should contain 10 individually produced and carefully chosen images of creative work that reflect your interests in the programme discipline you have applied to. You may include 2D and 3D visualisations, photographs, ideation, sketches or written work that demonstrate your interests, flair and development in design.
• Each piece of work should be labelled to indicate if it is academic, professional or personal. If you present a team project, clearly identify your individual contribution. Keep any description to a minimum number of words. Upload your portfolio as a digital PDF file of not more than 120MB.

Notes:
– Although AI has revolutionised the world of art and design, we prefer to see work that has not been assisted with AI tools.
– All submitted materials should be original works created by you.
– Portfolios containing work copied from other sources, such as websites, magazines, films and the work of other artists/designers, will be rejected.
– Examples of work might include designing a brand identity, packaging, fashion design, surface and textiles patterns, furniture, products, spatial design, posters, advertisements, storyboards and mood boards.
– Examples of work might also include drawings, collages, posters, sculptures, digital images (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), photographs, and/or video clips. These works should demonstrate your creative development and process and be created solely by you (not from a photograph, magazine, copied from a reproduction of another source or assisted with AI tools).

If we wish to know more about your artwork from your portfolio, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit a portfolio.

• Your portfolio should contain 10 individually produced and carefully chosen images of creative work that reflect your interests in the programme discipline you have applied to. You may include 2D and 3D visualisations, photographs, ideation, sketches or written work that demonstrate your interests, flair and development in design.
• Each piece of work should be labelled to indicate if it is academic, professional or personal. If you present a team project, clearly identify your individual contribution. Keep any description to a minimum number of words. Upload your portfolio as a digital PDF file of not more than 120MB.

Notes:
– Although AI has revolutionised the world of art and design, we prefer to see work that has not been assisted with AI tools.
– All submitted materials should be original works created by you.
– Portfolios containing work copied from other sources, such as websites, magazines, films and the work of other artists/designers, will be rejected.
– Examples of work might include designing a brand identity, packaging, fashion design, surface and textiles patterns, furniture, products, spatial design, posters, advertisements, storyboards and mood boards.
– Examples of work might also include drawings, collages, posters, sculptures, digital images (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), photographs, and/or video clips. These works should demonstrate your creative development and process and be created solely by you (not from a photograph, magazine, copied from a reproduction of another source or assisted with AI tools).

If we wish to know more about your artwork from your portfolio, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit a portfolio.

• Your portfolio should contain 10 individually produced and carefully chosen images of creative work that reflect your interests in the programme discipline you have applied to. You may include 2D and 3D visualisations, photographs, ideation, sketches or written work that demonstrate your interests, flair and development in design.
• Each piece of work should be labelled to indicate if it is academic, professional or personal. If you present a team project, clearly identify your individual contribution. Keep any description to a minimum number of words. Upload your portfolio as a digital PDF file of not more than 120MB.

Notes:
– Although AI has revolutionised the world of art and design, we prefer to see work that has not been assisted with AI tools.
– All submitted materials should be original works created by you.
– Portfolios containing work copied from other sources, such as websites, magazines, films and the work of other artists/designers, will be rejected.
– Examples of work might include designing a brand identity, packaging, fashion design, surface and textiles patterns, furniture, products, spatial design, posters, advertisements, storyboards and mood boards.
– Examples of work might also include drawings, collages, posters, sculptures, digital images (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), photographs, and/or video clips. These works should demonstrate your creative development and process and be created solely by you (not from a photograph, magazine, copied from a reproduction of another source or assisted with AI tools).

If we wish to know more about your artwork from your portfolio, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit a portfolio.

• Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of original work from at least two of the following categories: paintings, drawings, collages, posters, sculptures, digital images (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), photographs, and/or video clips. These works should demonstrate your creative development and process and be created solely by you (not from a photograph, magazine or copied from a reproduction of another source).
• You are required to upload your portfolio online and label each work as follows:
  (i) Title of your work (if any)
  (ii) Medium used
  (iii) Month/year created

If we wish to know more about your artwork from your portfolio, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to submit an audition recording to help us understand your technical and musical abilities.

Audition recording

You will need to submit a video recording of three contrasting pieces of music in any style that will demonstrate your technical and musical abilities most effectively.

Three contrasting pieces may refer to different tempos (e.g. ballad, medium tempo, fast tempo), different styles (e.g. pop, jazz, funk), different genres in one style (e.g. rock ballad, rock-pop, hard rock), different meters (e.g. 4/4, 3/4, 6/8), different periods (e.g. Baroque, Classical, Romantic), or any characteristic that renders the pieces contrasting.

In your video(s), you must perform each of the three pieces in its entirety, not just sections.

Voice auditions
Vocal recordings must have an accompaniment. You can either sing your tunes with a backing track, sing on top of the original recording, or you can accompany yourself with a guitar or piano or another musician can accompany you. You must not perform or submit an a cappella (without accompaniment) vocal recording.

Instrumental auditions
You can either perform your tunes with a backing track or on top of the original recording. Only guitarists and pianists can record one solo piece, as long as it is a solo piece arrangement. For classical pianists, each movement will be considered as one piece in case of performing a multi-movement work.

Your video recordings must clearly show your face, and in the case of instrumentalists, you must also show your hands while playing as best as possible. Please refrain from using any special effects or filters that might blur your face or hands or submitting social media videos (like TikTok).

Additional requirement

Previous qualifications in music theory or practical exams are preferred but not a requirement for entry into the programme as you will be judged solely on the quality of your submitted audition recordings.

However, you are required to complete an online music theory and aural test set by the School of Contemporary Music. You will be notified of the date and time.

If we wish to know more about your audition recording, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

Audition

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will need to undergo an audition. You will need to prepare for your audition based on your choice of one of the two options:

Option A

Memorise two contrasting monologues, either from the selection of plays provided or from properly published plays that are not on the list. You will act them at the audition.

Option B

Memorise one monologue, either from the selection of plays provided or from a published play that is not on the list. You will act it at the audition.
Sing one memorised song from the prescribed list. You only need to learn 32 bars of any section and not the entire song. You can sing these unaccompanied, or you may wish to bring a ‘minus one’ to accompany you.
Download male monologues
Download female monologues

For your monologue, you will be assessed on your ability to convey a sense of character, environment and circumstances based on your interpretation of the play.

It is advisable that you wear loose-fitting clothing that allows you to move easily. Do not bring large props or costumes.

International applicants

If you cannot attend the audition at LASALLE, an online audition will be arranged. If we wish to know more about your audition, we will arrange for a discussion with you.

The Diploma in Theatre Production and Management is a highly practical, vocational and collaborative programme.

To determine your suitability for the programme, you will be invited to attend an admissions workshop. You will be expected to complete a series of technical and collaborative tasks and challenges where you will be assessed on your mindset and skills in collaboration and problem-solving.

During the workshop, you should be prepared to discuss your experience, professional aspirations, particular areas of interest and reasons for applying to study in the programme.

International applicants

If you are unable to attend the admissions workshop and interview in person, an online session will be arranged for you.