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The MFA program admits 15 students every Fall.

Pre-Requisites:

Admission is highly competitive and portfolio-based.

Applicants must have a BA or BFA degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA in their major.

Undergraduate training in film & video production or equivalent work/film industry experience.

Our program does not accept transfer credits for courses taken at other colleges, universities or institutions, nor do we admit on a non-matriculated, exchange, or audit basis.

For applicants who do not have a film/video undergraduate degree (or comparable film/video experience) we may require taking foundation courses in directing, camera and editing in the summer prior to starting the program. Such workshops are offered through colleges and media arts organizations around the country, and will count as pre-requisite experience. In NYC, the following media arts organizations offer such courses: DCTV, NYU – SUMMER INTENSIVES, BRIC, Maysles Documentary Center, TWN.

Application Deadlines:

• • Round-1: Ap​ply by: December 1st* / Hear Decision by: February 1st*
  • ​Round-2: Apply by: February 1st / Decision Hear by: April 1st
  • ​Round-3: Apply by: April 1st / Decision Hear by: June 1st

*International students are highly encouraged to apply by the first round of admissions applications (by February 1st) to accommodate time for the i-20 and F-1 visa interview process.

Requirements:

The application requires submission of the following:

• • • • CUNY Application for The Humanities & Arts (includes a personal statement – 1 page)
      • Film Program Supplemental Application (1 page statement on a proposed film project, fiction or documentary)
      • Online Video Portfolio (direct link to applicant’s website, if applicable, or up to 4 links to video samples).
      • 2 letters of recommendation – must be from Academia (unless out of school for over 10 years)
      • For international students: TOEFL (Recommended Test Scores: 577 (TOEFL PBT), 90-91 (TOEFL IBT), 7 (IELTS), 61 (PTE) or 110 (Duolingo).
      • Official transcripts (and translations, if applicable) from all previous schools.
        • Please send to:
        • The City College of New York
          Office of Graduate Admissions
          Administration Building
          Room A-101
          Attn: Rosalia/ Pauline
      • Optional written sample/script (.pdf upload)
      • Resume (.pdf upload)
      • Unofficial transcripts (.pdf upload) – for reveiew only.

Questions? Please contact:

April Gatling-Joffee
Assistant Director of MFA Film Program
The City College of New York
Department of Media & Communication Arts
160 Convent Avenue (@ 138th Street)
Shepard Hall – Room 286
New York, NY 10031
phone: 212-650-7235
email: cityfilm@ccny.cuny.edu