My daughter took AP Music Theory and scored a 3/4 on the test – she also took Music Theory her freshman year at Ball State. She was very glad to have the grounding in Music Theory before she reached her college course. It definitely helped her to solidify her skills. I believe they are now starting to test at Ball State auditions, but don’t quote me on that. Piano is a required course freshman year and there are keyboard juries every semester throughout the four years, along with sight singing.