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Undergraduate Admissions
Degree - B.A.
Step 1 - Complete the UC Application
Students who wish to apply to the School of the Arts and Architecture (Architecture and Urban Design, Art, Design | Media Arts, Ethnomusicology, Music, or World Arts and Cultures) must complete the University of California's Application for Undergraduate Admissions. Students may apply directly online from the University of California website. For more information, please contact the UCLA Undergraduate Admissions Office at (310) 825-3101.
Step 2 – Department of Art - Supplemental Requirements
(DO NOT complete the supplemental requirements without first completing the UC Application in step one.)
After the UC Application has been filed, applicants are required to submit a Department of Art Supplemental Application. Beginning January 5, 2010, applicants for the Art major at UCLA will be emailed detailed instructions for, and a link to, The online Supplemental Application. The Supplemental Application, due January 29, will include the following specific departmental requirements:
- Questionnaire
- Statement of interest and goals
- Portfolio: All applicants must provide a portfolio of work consisting of eight to ten (8-10) still images of your original artwork, submitted in JPEG format (not to exceed 3MB per image). The original pieces CANNOT be accepted. The portfolio should reflect your best and most recent work, in any medium. Please refer to the Department of Art Web site for specific portfolio guidelines, http://www.art.ucla.edu/undergraduate/admissions.html
- Unofficial transcripts (in PDF format): If you are a transfer applicant, upload a copy of all college-level work you have completed since high school. If you are a freshman applicant, upload a copy of your high school transcripts.
Students are recommended for admission into the department based upon evidence of creative talent and academic achievement. A Department of Art faculty committee reviews all applications for the major. Successful candidates must also meet eligibility requirements for the University of California.
Step 3 - Official Notification
Freshman applicants are notified in March of their admissions status; transfer applicants receive notification April.
Admitted Freshman must notify the University of their plans to attend the School of the Arts and Architecture by no later than May 1; admitted transfer students must notify the University by June 1.
Graduate Admissions
Degree - M.F.A.
A complete outline of admissions and degree requirements are available on the Art Department website and accessible on the Graduate Division web page.
The Department of Art accepts applications for the fall quarter only. Admission to the department is based on acceptance by the UCLA Graduate Division and a faculty review of the applicant's work. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an acceptable institution, preferably in art, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the last two years of upper-division coursework. Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with only some previous study in art may be admitted on the basis of a review of their work.
The UCLA Application for Graduate Admission is due by December 15.
M.F.A. Supplemental Requirements
(To be completed after the application for graduate admission has been filed)
- Portfolio: All applicants must submit a portfolio of work consisting of a maximum of twenty still images in digital (CD-R) format, with printed back-up. Applicants may also submit a DVD, if artwork is in DVD or video format. Applicants whose work is interactive may submit their interactive work in a separate folder on the same CD or submit a URL in addition to the required still image submission. Please refer to the Department of Art Web site for specific portfolio guidelines, http://www.art.ucla.edu/graduate/admissions.html.
- Reference: Applicants are asked to provide the names and addresses of three references, but letters of recommendation are not required.
- Statement: Short statement about your artwork (no longer than one page)
- GRE: (Graduate Record Examination) - Not required.
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