See UCLA's minimum requirements for all graduate program applicants.

In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are required to submit the departmental application, statement of purpose and personal statement. No screening examination prior to admission is required.

Students are admitted in the Fall Quarter only. Admission is competitive, and only a limited number of students are accepted each year.

M.A.: Applicants must submit a sample of scholarly or critical writing of 3,000 - 5,000 words in length.

M.F.A.: No screening examination prior to admission is required. Applicants with diverse backgrounds and undergraduate majors in areas other than film and television are encouraged. Applicants must state clearly on the online departmental application the degree objective.

(M.F.A.) and the area of specialization desired within the program: animation, film/television production, screenwriting, or producers program. An interview may be required.

Applicants who wish to concentrate in film/television production must submit a description of a film or television project that may possibly be undertaken in graduate study. The description should be in proposal or treatment form, two to three pages in length, using a 12-point font. Applicants may not submit DVDs. This material is nonreturnable.

Applicants who wish to concentrate in screenwriting must submit one of the following options in Script: Two completed feature-length screenplays (80-130 page max.); Two original hour-long drama pilots (each 50-65 page max.); Two original hour-long comedy/dramedy pilots (each 40 page max.); One original hour-long drama pilot (50-65 page max.) AND one original half-hour comedy/dramedy pilot (40 page max.). DO NOT submit adaptations, spec episode scripts or cowritten materials; these will NOT be reviewed. DO NOT submit any other form of writing, including poems, novels, short fiction, essays; these will not be reviewed.

Applicants who wish to concentrate in animation must submit a description of an animation project that may possibly be undertaken in graduate study, preferably in storyboard form. Other creative work may be submitted.

Applicants who wish to concentrate in the producers program must submit a complete resume. Producers program questionnaire and a portfolio consisting of two treatments (one to three pages each) for feature, television, or new media projects that the applicant expects to produce. Each treatment should include a logline and convey the genre, tone, size and scope of the project. Applicants may also include written publicity materials related to a produced film, television or theater project

Ph.D.: Applicants are expected to have completed an M.A. or M.F.A. degree equivalent to that offered by the UCLA Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media. In exceptional cases, students with an M.A. outside the field are considered for direct admission to the program. Applicants must submit a dossier that includes: a letter describing the reasons the applicant wishes to earn the Ph.D and the master's thesis or writing samples of 5,000-7,000 words in length that demonstrate a high level of ability to write criticism or historical narrative.