MFA in Digital Cinema

At any time after completing 7 courses (28 credit hours) toward the MS degree a student may elect to apply for admission into the MFA program. The steps in applying for the MFA are as follows:

1. Contact the full-time DC faculty member with whom you want to work. This faculty will become Chair of your MFA Committee if you are accepted in the MFA.
2. Work with that faculty member in preparing materials and a timeline for your application.
3. Make a formal MFA application during the first week of any academic quarter or during the first week of the Summer I session.
4. Your sponsoring faculty member will serve as your advocate during the MFA selection process.

The MFA application should include:

• a statement of purpose in pursuing the MFA degree, including the faculty member who will be your advocate.
• samples of creative work submitted on DVD.
• a synopsis and production/finishing schedule for the proposed thesis project.

The application should be made to Gary Novak, Chair of the MFA Committee. Applications should be made during the first week of any academic quaarter or during the first week of the Summer I session.

The MFA committee will meet every academic quarter (and during the Summer I session) to consider applications into the program. Decisions pertaining to acceptance or rejection into the MFA program will be made only at these meetings. The criteria for admission into the MFA are as follows:

1. The student's creative potential as a filmmaker.
2. The committee's determination of the student's ability to complete the thesis project.
3. The compatibility of the Digital Cinema MFA program with the student's goals as indicated in the statement of purpose.

Students will be advised of MFA Committee application decisions by the 5th week of the academic quarter (or at the end of the Summer I session). All admission decisions of the MFA Committee are final. Students who are not admitted into the MFA will continue on in the MS program.

The student's MFA Committee shall have a Chair and a minimum of two other members.. The Chair (who was the student's advocate during the selection process) and one committee member must be full-time Digital Cinema Faculty. After assembling an MFA Committee the student will advise the Chair of the Digital Cinema MFA Committee of the composition of that committee. The student will work closely with the Chair of his/her committee in planning and completing the MFA thesis.

The requirements for the MFA are as follows: the 13 courses required for the MS plus 3 MFA thesis seminars