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Dec 11, 2019
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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog
Film (B.F.A.)
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College of Arts and Humanities
Nicholson School of Communication and Media, Room: 238
https://communication.ucf.edu/
Email: nassc@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-2681
Admission Requirements
- The Film BFA major is a limited access program.
- Entrance into most Studio electives is restricted to majors. Exceptions must be approved by the Film Program Coordinator.
- All students in this program must satisfactorily complete the mandatory Portfolio Review before enrolling in upper level FIL BFA courses. Contact the Nicholson School of Communication and Media, or visit https://communication.ucf.edu/degree/film-bfa/.
- Students unable to satisfactorily complete Portfolio Review may continue in the Film B.A.
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- BFA students are required to achieve a “B” (3.0) or better in the major.
- A maximum of six credit hours of internship may be earned in one semester. A total of six credit hours of internship may be earned within the 120 credit hours required for graduation.
- Students must consult with a Nicholson School of Communication and Media (NSCM) advisor each semester.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 42 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media Film Program.
- Courses designated in 1 (General Education Program) and 2 (Common Program Prerequisites) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
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General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)
See Transfer Notes for possible substitutions.
Communication Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Cultural and Historical Foundations (9 Credit Hours)
Mathematical Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Statistics-Computers (3 Credit Hours)
Social Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Science Foundations (6 Credit Hours)
Common Program Prerequisites (CPP) (6 Credit Hours)
Core Requirements: Basic Level (18 Credit Hours)
Core Requirements: Advanced Level (6 Credit Hours)
Restricted Electives (42 Credit Hours)
- A maximum of 6 hours of Independent Study and/or internship may be substituted with advisor’s prior approval.
- A list of approved restricted elective courses is found in the myKnight audit
Cinema Studies (12 Credit Hours)
Production (18 Credit Hours)
- Select six courses from the following FIL courses:
Studio (12 Credit Hours)
Studio electives are repeatable
Capstone Requirements (6 Credit Hours)
Electives
- Select primarily from upper level courses, with departmental advisor’s approval. May be outside of the department.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Met by graduation requirement
Graduation
- Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in a foreign language taught by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures or the Department of History (Hebrew). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement.
Additional Requirements
- Signature Experience requirement is met by successful completion of the following course(s):
Departmental Exit Requirements
- A student must achieve at least a “B” (3.0) or better in the major.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
Related Programs
Certificates
Related Minors
Advising Notes
Program Academic Learning Compacts
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $45 per term
- Full-Time Student: $90 per term
Transfer Notes
Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Freshman Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)
Freshman Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- FIL 3803C - Film Theory and Criticism I Credit Hours: 3
- Cinema Studies Restricted Elective I Credit Hours: 3
- Production Restricted Elective I Credit Hours: 3
- Production Restricted Elective II Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Restricted Elective I Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- FIL 3401 - Research Methods for Filmmakers Credit Hours: 3
- Production Restricted Elective II Credit Hours: 3
- Production Restricted Elective II Credit Hours: 3
- Production Restricted Elective II Credit Hours: 3
- Studio Restricted Elective I Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
Senior Year - Spring (13 Credit Hours)
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