Admissions
Thank you for your interest in our School’s programs. All of our degree programs are full-time, daytime programs. We only accept students for the Fall Quarter and the next application period is for Fall 2024. We will be publishing the Fall 2024 supplemental requirements by September 15. Applicants can only apply for one program at UCLA each year. The Undergraduate and Graduate application periods begin in October 2023.
Program costs: You can find the annual costs for each of the programs below at: https://sa.ucla.edu/RO/Fees/Public/public-fees.
The 2023-24 amounts are for planning purposes. Actual tuition, fees and charges for 2024-25 have yet to be determined by the University of California. Accordingly, final figures are subject to change and may differ from the amounts shown.
Undergraduate Film Degrees
B.A. in Film and Television
Application Period: October 1 - November 30, 2023
Freshmen Supplemental Material Deadline: December 7, 2023
Transfer Supplemental Material Deadline: January 11, 2024
Ph.D. in Film and Television (Area: Cinema and Media Studies)
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023
M.F.A. in Film and Television
Area: Animation
Application Deadline: February 1, 2024
Area: Producers Program
Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
Area: Production/Directing
Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
Area: Cinematography
Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
Area: Screenwriting
Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
M.A. in Film and Television (Area: Cinema and Media Studies)
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023
Undergraduate Theater Degrees
B.A. in Theater. For both freshman and transfer students
(Specializations include Acting, Design/Production, Integrated Studies and Musical Theater)
Application Period: October 1 - November 30, 2023
Freshmen and Transfer Supplemental Material Deadline: December 7, 2023
Graduate Theater Degrees
Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies
Application Deadline: December 10, 2023
M.F.A. in Theater
Area: Acting
Not accepting applications for Fall 2023
Area: Design for Theater and Entertainment
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023
Area: Directing
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023
Area: Playwriting
Application Deadline: December 1, 2023