从2004年开始,教育部首次允许31所独立设置的本科普通高等艺术院校自行划定本校艺术类本、专科(高职)专业文化考试录取控制分数线。同时,拟录取的艺术专业推荐免试生名单将在“中国高等教育学生信息网”上公示,未经公示的推荐免试生不能录取。2006年起,将停止艺术类专业招收推荐免试生工作。2003年11月18日,教育部下发了《2004年普通高等艺术 Starting from 2004, for the first time, the Ministry of Education has allowed 31 undergraduate colleges of higher learning to independently designate the admission and control scores of art-based and specialist (higher vocational) professional culture in our university. At the same time, the list of free candidates recommended for admission to art major to be accepted will be publicized on the “China Higher Education Student Information Network”, and may not be accepted without the publicity. Since 2006, arts professions will be stopped from being recommended for free trial work. On November 18, 2003, the Ministry of Education issued the "General Higher Arts 2004