Film and Media Arts, B.F.A.

Admission Requirements

The B.F.A. in film and media arts is a dual admit program: in order to be considered for the B.F.A. in film and media arts, a student must submit a portfolio of film/video work prior to matriculation. The portfolio will be reviewed by a faculty committee to determine acceptance into the B.F.A. program. Upon matriculation, a dually admitted student must complete FILM 1304  and FILM 2354  with a cumulative 2.700 or better GPA in order to declare the B.F.A. To be considered for acceptance into the B.F.A. program while in attendance at SMU, students must have completed FILM 1304  and FILM 2354  with a cumulative 2.700 or better GPA, and must submit a portfolio. Students transferring from other universities must submit a portfolio and must have completed courses equivilent to FILM 1304  and FILM 2354 , and obtained the equivalent GPA in those courses, before they can declare the major.

SMU Degree Requirements

An SMU undergraduate degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours and must include completion of the University’s Common Curriculum , one major and a combination of electives and/or other majors or minors. Completion of certain majors requires more than 120 hours to finish the degree. The credit hours within this curriculum are distributed as follows: