UCLA Film School: How to Apply for 2024, Acceptance Rate, and What To Expect as a UCLA TFT Student

How to Submit the UCLA Graduate Division Online Application for 2024 Entry

Before you apply, you must have a 3.0 GPA or better and satisfy the University of California’s Graduate Admission Requirements. Applicants without a U.S. bachelor’s degree or four-year equivalent will not be considered. Additionally, you can only apply to one graduate program per application cycle.

How to apply​

• On the “Plans for Graduate Study” page, select what type of applicant you are under “Application Type.” If you applied within the last year and deferred admission, select “Renewal” from the dropdown menu at “Application Type” to bypass the application fee (valid for one resubmission). Applications for readmission are processed as normal applications unless you are returning from an official leave of absence.
• Indicate “FILM AND TELEVISION” as the “Major.”
• Select “Fall” for the “Apply Term.”
• Indicate “[YOUR INTENDED FIELD]” as the “Field of Study” (i.e., “MFA SCREENWRITING”).

• What is your purpose in applying for graduate study in your specified degree program? Describe your area(s) of interest, including any subfield(s) or interdisciplinary interests.
• What experiences have prepared you for advanced study or research in this degree program? What relevant skills have you gained from these experiences? Have your experiences led to specific or tangible outcomes that would support your potential to contribute to this field (examples: performances, publications, presentations, awards or recognitions)?
• What additional information about your past experience may aid the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UCLA? For example, you may wish to describe research, employment, teaching, service, artistic or international experiences through which you have developed skills in leadership, communication, project management, teamwork, or other areas.
• Why is the UCLA graduate program to which you are applying is the best place for you to pursue your academic goals? If you are applying for a research master’s or doctoral program, we encourage you to indicate specific research interests and potential faculty mentors.
• What are your plans for your career after earning this degree?

• Are there any educational, personal, cultural, economic, or social experiences not described in your Statement of Purpose that have shaped your academic journey? If so, how? Have any of these experiences provided unique perspective(s) that you would contribute to your program, field or profession?
• Describe challenge(s) or barriers that you have faced in your pursuit of higher education. What motivated you to persist, and how did you overcome them? What is the evidence of your persistence, progress or success?
• How have your life experiences and educational background informed your understanding of the barriers facing groups that are underrepresented in higher education?
• How have you been actively engaged (e.g., through participation, employment, service, teaching or other activities) in programs or activities focused on increasing participation by groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education?
• How do you intend to engage in scholarly discourse, research, teaching, creative efforts, and/or community engagement during your graduate program that have the potential to advance diversity and equal opportunity in higher education?
• How do you see yourself contributing to diversity in your profession after you earn your advanced degree at UCLA?

Graduate Film Admissions: [PROGRAM NAME]
UCLA Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media
103 East Melnitz Hall, Box 951622
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1622

• Rose and Sam Glibert Award ($10,000 paid as stipends): For graduate students who attended UCLA as undergraduates for at least two years and participated on men’s or women’s NCAA athletic teams (club and intramural teams are not eligible). Eligibility is verified with UCLA’s Department of Athletics.
• Gordon Hein Memorial Award ($5,000, paid as stipends): For graduate students in any field of study who are blind or who have a severe vision impairment. Awards are made on the basis of the student’s financial need during the fellowship year, academic record and the availability of funds. At the time of application, include verification of the condition (e.g., letter from a physician or from UCLA’s Center for Accessible Education) and proof of financial need via copy of FAFSA web submission confirmation page (for U.S. citizens and permanent resident) or DREAM Act Application (for California AB540 students).
• Mangasar M. Mangasarian Award ($10,000, paid as stipends): Preference is given to graduate students who are of Armenian descent. Applicants may provide evidence that one parent is Armenian (e.g., copy of a parent’s birth certificate, copy of a parent’s passport, a notarized letter from the parent stating that he/she is Armenian, religious documents [certificate of baptism, confirmation, marriage] or letter from church official, confirmation of Armenian heritage from an Armenian association, documentation of heritage through published Armenian Genocide books, family tree [www.familysearch.org]).
• Charles F. Scott Award ($15,000): For graduate students with baccalaureates from UCLA. Applicants must provide evidence that they are enrolled in a course of study that prepares them for leadership in national, state or local governmental administration.