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Admissions – Current UA Students

Current UA students are students who are already enrolled in classes at UA.

MAJORS:  Current UA students wishing to apply to (or declare) a major in the School of Theatre, Film & Television should follow the instructions in the pull-down menus below.

MINORS:  Students interested in the Theatre minor or the Film & Television minor should click HERE for further instructions.

If you have any questions about the application process or requirements, you may contact Ms. Daniela Tascarella by phone at (520) 621-9303, or by email at danielat1@arizona.edu.

The School of Theatre, Film and Television is continuing to revise our programs. Students interested in Theatre should join our Live and Screened Performance major. We hope to make further changes to our Theatre programs in the future that may include, (but we cannot promise) tracks in Live and Screened Performance and a new BFA in Acting. These program updates will be reflected on our website as our programs evolve and are officially approved by the College of Fine Arts Dean’s Office and the Arizona Board of Regents. 

Going forward, the School is no longer accepting applications for the BFA in Musical Theatre, or the MFA program in Design & Technical Production.

There are no changes to our BA and BFA in Film and Television. These programs will continue to be offered in the form they are currently offered.

The Bachelor of Arts in Live and Screened Performance (LSP) does NOT require application to the major. To be eligible for the BA in LSP, current UA students must:

  • have a minimum UA cumulative GPA of 2.0
    -or-
  • be in your first semester at UA with no UA cumulative GPA yet.

To declare the major, schedule an appointment with Keshia Neal or Hannah Meyer.

Eligibility

  • You must be a current UA student (registered for at least one class at UA) during the semester you are applying to the major.
  • You must have a minimum UA cumulative GPA of 2.5 to be eligible to apply to the major. (Students who have no GPA yet because they are in their first semester at UA are also eligible to apply.)
  • After reading the online session, please email Daniela Tascarella at danielat1@arizona.edu for a major information packet that contains the change of major link.

Major Information Session

 

Application submission

You must be accepted to the major by the Film & Television faculty before you may take courses toward the FTV major.

The application deadline for current UA students for spring 2025 admission is Thursday, October 3, 2024.

If you have any questions about the application process or requirements, you may contact Ms. Daniela Tascarella by phone at (520) 621-9303, or by email at danielat1@arizona.edu.

Arizona Online Students

Please make an appointment with Keshia Neal or Hannah Meyer using Trellis.

FTV course information

Most FTV courses that count in the major are not available to students in Fall and Spring semesters, unless and until they have been accepted and declared in the major — exceptions are FTV 301, FTV 325, and FTV 400, which (if offered) are available to all UA students via UAccess registration.

FTV courses offered in Summer sessions (including FTV 100A, FTV 100B, and FTV 200, which all count in the FTV major) are available to all UA students via UAccess registration, beginning in November.

Eligibility

You must be a current major in the BA Film & Television at the U of A. (Non-UA students and non-Film & TV majors cannot be admitted directly into the BFA degree and must first apply to the BA Film & Television.)

Students must complete all of the following courses by the end of the Fall semester in which they apply: FTV 100A, 100B, 200, 210. (Because these courses are not all offered in the Fall semester, students beginning at UA in a Fall semester will NOT be eligible to apply to the BFA Film & Television until the following Fall semester. This application is intended for students in the Fall of their sophomore year.)

To enter the BFA Film & TV, you must have a minimum UA cumulative GPA of 2.5 by the beginning of the Spring semester in which the BFA courses begin.

BFA Information Workshops

You must attend ONE of the following BFA information workshops. (Please be on time; prior registration is not required to attend.)

  • Friday, April 19, 2024 – 1 to 1:50pm, via Zoom
  • Friday, April 26, 2024 – 11 to 11:50 am, via Zoom
  • Friday, August 23, 2024 – 1 to 1:50pm, Marshall 211 and via Zoom
  • Friday, August 30, 2024 – 11 to 11:50 am, via Zoom
  • Friday, September 13, 2024 – 4 to 4:50pm via Zoom
  • Friday, September 20, 2024- 1 to 1:50 via Zoom

Application

Submit the application requirements (see link below) to be considered for acceptance to the major.

BFA Film & Television – Instructions for Application 2024!

The deadline for Spring 2025 admission is 12:00 noon on Friday, September 27, 2024.
(Accepted students on this timeline may graduate no earlier than May 2027).

  • Friday, October 4 and Friday, October 11: Applicant interviews (TBD)
  • Friday, October 18: Callback interviews (TBD)
  • Thursday, October 25: Results e-mailed to applicants
  • Friday, November 1, 10am: New BFA student orientation, Marshall 221

If you have any questions about the application process or requirements, you may contact Prof. Michael Mulcahy by email at mmulcahy@arizona.edu.