ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS.docx
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ADMISSIONSREQUIREMENTS
ADMISSIONSREQUIREMENTS
AllapplicantstoNewYorkFilmAcademyprogramsandworkshopsmusthaveahighschooldiplomaoracceptableequivalentbythetimeofthecoursestartdate.ThereisnominimumGPArequired,howeverstudentsmustspeakEnglish,andexpressaseriousdesiretoexploretheartandcraftofmovingpictures.StudentsapplyingforOneandTwo-YearProgramsmaybeinterviewedbyAdmissionsCommitteememberbyphoneorinperson.
Allstudentsmustpossessthedriveandcommitmentnecessarytocompletearigorous,totalimmersionprogram.Theymustbeabletocommunicatewellandworkcollaborativelywithothersinanartisticenvironment.
Inadditioncompletingtheapplication,studentsmustsubmitthefollowing:
SealedOfficialAcademicTranscriptsfromPriorInstitution(s)sentdirectlyfromtheissuinginstitutiontotheNYFARegistrar'sOffice
ADMISSIONREQUIREMENTS
Studentsmaybedeclinedadmissioniftheworkshoptheyareapplyingfordoesnothavespaceavailableforthedateselectedforattendance,oriftheyhavenotearnedahighschooldiplomaoracceptableequivalent.StudentswhodonotspeakEnglishwillalsobedeclinedadmissiontotheworkshops,giventhatallofinstructionintheAcademyisconductedinEnglish.Studentswhoareunabletomeetthefinancialobligationsoftheworkshoponemonthpriortothestartdatewillalsobedeclinedadmission.
ADMISSIONSPOLICYFORDEGREEPROGRAMS
MasterofFineArts
BachelorofFineArts
AssociateofFineArts
MFAADMISSIONSPOLICY
AnidealapplicantfortheNewYorkFilmAcademyMasterofFineArtsprogramsmustdemonstrateasincerepassionformotionpicturestorytelling,theabilityanddesiretocollaboratewithotherartistsinacreativeenvironment,andmustsubmitacreativeportfolio(SupportingMaterials)thatillustratetheapplicant'sabilitytoundertakegraduatelevelstudy,acceleratedleveloftalentandpotentialforsuccesswithintheprofession.
CandidatesforadmissiontotheMasterofFineArtsprogramsmustpossessaBachelor'sDegreefromapost-secondaryinstitutionrecognizedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation.Noparticularmajororminorisrequiredasaprerequisiteforadmission,butapplicantswithastrongbackgroundinstorytelling,and/ortheartsarepreferred.WhileGPAwillbetakenintoconsideration,andisanimportantcomponentoftheadmission'sprocess,thestrengthofthecandidate'screativeportfolioisalsoasignificantdeterminingfactorforadmission.Specialattentionwillbegiventogradesassignedinareasofstudyrelatedtoanyaspectsofstorytellingartssuchasthevisualarts,creativewriting,theaterarts,finearts,performingarts,andthehumanities.
ApplicantswhowishtopursueaMasterofFineArtsDegreewhohavereceivedaBachelor'sDegree(orequivalentdegree)fromaforeigninstitutionmustsubmitacredentialscomparisonevaluationofallundergraduateworkinordertoverifytheirBachelor'sDegreeequivalency.Alltranscriptsandportfoliomaterialsdocumentingpriorcollegiateexperience(includingcredentialscomparisonevaluation,ifapplicable)willbeevaluatedbytheAcademyfacultyandAdmissionsCommittee.
APPLYINGFORADMISSION
Inadditiontothecurrentapplicationform,applicantsmustsubmitthefollowing:
∙NarrativeStatement
∙Resume
∙ProofofEnglishproficiency(suchasTOEFLorIELTSscore),ifnativelanguageisotherthanEnglish(TOEFLCode:
6857)
∙SupportingMaterials(willnotbereturned;seebelow)
∙SealedOfficialAcademicTranscriptsfromPriorInstitution(s)sentdirectlyfromtheissuinginstitutiontotheNYFARegistrar'sOffice
∙TwoLettersofRecommendationverifyingtheapplicant'sabilitytoundertakegraduatestudyinthefieldsuccessfully
∙$50Non-RefundableApplicationFee(CheckormoneyorderonlyinUSdollarsmadepayabletoNYFA.)
EnglishProficiencyRequirement
SinceallclassesattheNewYorkFilmAcademyareconductedinEnglish,studentsmustbeabletocommunicateclearlyinwrittenandspokenEnglish.
ApplicantsforwhomEnglishisnotthefirstornativelanguageshouldsubmitoneofthefollowingtoverifyEnglishproficiency:
∙AnofficialtranscriptverifyingcompletionofsecondaryeducationinwhichEnglishistheprimarylanguageofcommunication
∙TOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)scoreof520orhigher(190forcomputer-basedtestor68forinternet-basedtest);IELTS5.5,ortheequivalent
∙AreportfromavalidEnglishLanguageSchoolverifyingcompletionofcourselevelequivalenttoa520Paper-basedTOEFLScore.
Inthecasethatthedocumentationisnotavailable,aNewYorkFilmAcademyrepresentativewilluseaphoneorin-personinterviewasanopportunitytodeterminewhetherornottheapplicanthasthenecessaryEnglishlanguageproficiency.
Interview
Aspartoftheadmissionsprocess,MFAapplicantsmayberequiredtohaveaninterviewbyphoneorinpersonwithaNewYorkFilmAcademyrepresentative.Thepurposeoftheinterviewistoidentifytheapplicant'sgoalsandpriorexperience.Theidealapplicanthasapassionforstorytelling,creativeexpression,andartisticcollaboration.Theinterviewisalsoanopportunitytoreviewthecurriculumoftheprogramwiththeapplicantandtoensurethats/hefullyunderstandsthelevelofcommitmentrequiredtosuccessfullycompletethedegree.
Transcripts
TranscriptsfromprioracademicinstitutionsmustbesealedofficialtranscriptssentdirectlyfromtheinstitutioninquestiontotheNewYorkFilmAcademy'sRegistrar'sOffice.Transcripts,whichhavebeenopened,photocopied,oraugmentedinanyway,willnotbeacceptedasevidenceofprioracademicaccomplishment.ProspectivestudentswhofailtoprovidetheadmissionscommitteewithapplicablesealedacademictranscriptswillbedeclinedadmissiontotheAcademy.
NarrativeStatement
Thenarrativestatementshallbeamatureandself-reflectiveessay(2-3typedpages)detailingtheapplicant'sreasonsforpursuingadegreeinthemotionpicturearts.Theessayshouldtakeintoaccounttheindividual'shistory,formativecreativeexperiences,contemporaryinfluencesandinspirations,andpersonalartisticdreams.
CreativePortfolio/SupportingMaterials:
Applicantsmustsubmitoneortwoexamplesoforiginalworkthatbestdemonstratetheirtalentandabilityascreativeindividuals.Allfilm/videosubmissionsmustbesubmittedonDVDorhyperlinkwherethesubmissioncanbeviewed,regardlessofimagecaptureformat(20minutesmaximum).Applicantsmayalsosubmitsupportingmaterialssuchasslidesorphotographs(10maximum).
Creativesamplesareacceptedinvariousstagesofdevelopment,orascompletedwork.Examplesofworkcanrangefromdrawings,conceptualillustrations,storyboards,designs,photographs,threedimensionalmodels,ordigitallygeneratedimages.Studentsmaychoosetosubmitatypedscreenplayorshortstory(10pagemaximum).
Whilethecreativeportfolioisnormallytheprimarydeterminingfactorforadmission,theNewYorkFilmAcademyunderstandsthatmanyapplicantshaveattainedapplicableskillsfromvariousprofessionalexperiencesinpublishing,entertainmentlaw,theater,onlinebusinessventures,architecture,etc.Often,withtheseapplicants,itisthenarrativestatementandresumethatrevealthemostaboutanapplicant'squalifications,andpotentialforsuccessintheprogram,totheAdmissions0Committee.
CreditTransferPolicy
ItisthegeneralpolicyofNewYorkFilmAcademyMasterofFineArtsDegreeProgramsneithertoaccepttransfercreditsfromotheracademicpostsecondaryinstitutions,nortoconsiderpriorexperientiallearningforapplicationtowardanydegreeornon-degreecourseofstudy.StudentsdesiringcreditforpreviousacademicworkortrainingmaysubmitawrittenrequestforsuchcredittotheRegistrar,alongwithanysupportingdocumentation(e.g.transcriptsorsyllabi.).Ifcreditisawarded,thelengthand/orrequirementsoftheprogramwillbeadjustedappropriately,atthediscretionoftheAcademicDeaninconsultationwiththeDepartmentChair.
Furthermore,theNewYorkFilmAcademymakesnorepresentationwhatsoeverthatcreditsearnedintheMasterofFineArtsDegreeProgramoranynon-degreeprogramorworkshopoperatedbytheNewYorkFilmAcademywillbeacceptedorappliedtowardthecompletionofanydegreeorcertificatebyanyotherpostsecondaryinstitution.Theacceptanceoftransfercreditsisalwaysgovernedbythereceivingschool.
BasisforDecliningAdmission
AstudentwillbedeclinedadmissiontotheAcademyiftheAdmissionsCommitteedeterminesthatheorshedoesnotmeettherequirementsoftheAdmissionsPolicy,orifnospaceisavailableintheMasterofFineArtsDegreeProgram.StudentswhodonotspeakEnglishwillalsobedeclinedadmission,giventhatallinstructionisconductedinEnglish.Studentswhoareunabletomeetthefinancialobligationsoftheworkshoponemonthpriortothestartdatewillalsobedeclinedadmission.
FINANCIALAIDANDGRANTS
ForinformationonFinancialAid& Grants,pleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.nyfa.edu
GRADUATIONCOMMITTEE&GRADUATIONPROCESS
TheGraduationCommitteeisresponsibleforreviewingandevaluatingthefullbodyofworkofeachcandidatepriortotheawardingoftheMasterofFineArts.TheGraduationCommitteeisappointedbytheDirectorofEducationandconsistsoftheNewYorkFilmAcademyRegistrar,theThesisCommitteeChairperson,andseveralinstructorsspecializinginadiverserangeoffieldsofstudyapplicabletothestudent'sconcentration.Thatcommitteeensuresthateachcandidatehasbeenadequatelypreparedforgraduation,thestandardsoftheAcademyhavebeenuphe
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