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2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Admission Requirements


Incoming freshmen are admitted as “Pre-Film and Electronic Arts” (i.e., Pre-FEA Theory and Practice of Cinema or Pre-FEA Narrative Production). There is no portfolio requirement for incoming freshman applicants. During their first few semesters at CSULB, students will complete lower-division General Education requirements as well as lower-division FEA courses. Continuation in the major is subject to meeting the Major-Specific Declaration Requirements (see below) at CSULB that indicate the student’s ability to succeed and complete the major.

For more information regarding the University admissions process for incoming freshmen, please visit: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/freshmen.html

Current CSULB students


To be considered for admission to one of the options in Film and Electronic Arts, applicants must complete the following Major-Specific Declaration Requirements:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.75

Major preparation courses or articulated equivalents


 (grade of C or better required):

Required General Education Foundation courses


(grade of C or better required):

  • Written Communication (A1)
  • Oral Communication (A2)
  • Critical Thinking (A3)
  • Mathematics (B2)

Portfolio requirements


  • Applicants to the Option in Narrative Production must also submit a portfolio that is approved by a department faculty review committee. Contact department for details of portfolio submission. Admission to the Option in Narrative Production is limited.
  • Applicants to the Option in Theory and Practice of Cinema are not required to submit a portfolio for review.

Incoming transfer students


Incoming transfer students must apply to the University during the initial Fall filing period for the following Fall semester, or August for the following Spring semester. Applicants must indicate their choice of FEA major option on the application (i.e., FEA Theory and Practice of Cinema or FEA Narrative Production). In addition to the University transfer admissions requirements, applicants must complete the following Major-Specific Admissions Requirements to be considered for admission to the major:

  • Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.75

Required major preparation courses


(grade of C or better required):

A minimum of two of the following


(effective Fall 2017 admissions):

* Transfer students who do not complete FEA 205, FEA 206, FEA 207, or FEA 299 must do so during their first semester at CSULB.

Required General Education Foundation courses


(grade of C or better required):

  • Written Communication (A1)
  • Oral Communication (A2)
  • Critical Thinking (A3)
  • Mathematics (B2)

Portfolio requirements


  • Applicants to the Option in Narrative Production must also submit a portfolio that is approved by a department faculty review committee. Contact department for details of portfolio submission. Admission to the Option in Narrative Production is limited.
  • Applicants to the Option in Theory and Practice of Cinema are not required to submit a portfolio for review.

For more information regarding the University admissions process for transfer students, please visit: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/transfers.html