Admissions: For students wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema- Television, admission is a two-part process. Students are admitted first by the University, and later into the Division of Cinema-Television. To be accepted, students must have completed 24 semester hours of college-level work in Dedman College which administers the general education requirements at SMU or the transfer equivalent. In addition, students must meet GPA requirements established by the Division of Cinema-Television.

Students wishing to major in Cinema-Television must have completed the following courses with a cumulative 3.0 GPA: ENGL 1301; ENGL 1302; CTV 1320 (Survey of Television and Media); CTV 2301 (Film and Video Aesthetics); a math fundamentals course; and an approved liberal arts course. In addition, the student must have achieved a 3.0 GPA in ENGL 1301 and 1302. The applicant must also earn a minimum grade of B- in CTV 1320 Survey of Television and Media and CTV 2301 Film & Video Aesthetics.

Students transferring from other universities must have completed equivalent courses and obtained the equivalent GPA in those courses before they can be admitted to the major.

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Graduate admission into the Master of Fine Arts in Cinema-Television program is determined by a review of undergraduate records, letters of reference, GRE test scores and a goal statement.

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