The body of a University High School student was found Wednesday morning in a music practice room on the Fresno State campus. The university reported that the girl apparently killed herself.

California State University, Fresno, didn't release the student's name Wednesday at the request of the girl's family. The university was awaiting police and coroner's reports about the cause of death.

Faculty members and at least one student discovered the girl's body in the room on the north end of the second floor of Fresno State's music building. Campus police blocked the building off with yellow police tape while investigators worked.

Fresno State, its campus police and the Fresno County Coroner's Office released few details. The California Department of Justice was investigating, too, because the death appears to have occurred on campus, which is state property.

University High School opened in fall 2000 on the south side of the Fresno State campus. It is a charter school founded by Fresno State's College of Arts and Humanities. University High received its charter from Sierra Unified School District in April 1999. The school has about 350 students who pursue an accelerated college preparatory program. To win admission, students must complete first-year algebra and two years of music instruction. Once admitted, University High students must study a foreign language, English and musicianship. They must play a musical instrument or sing in a school choral group.

Musical studies for some students include practice sessions in Fresno State's music building, where the high school girl's body was found.

Principal Brad Huff said her death was a shock and that the high school community was "deeply saddened by this tragedy. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the family."

Word of the death spread around the Fresno State campus and to some high school students. Huff met Wednesday afternoon with his faculty.

The high school arranged for counseling for students and others affected.