CSUF Alum successes

Prof.Himmelheber
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:36:44 +0000

Unfortunately, the budget cuts have caused a cap on enrollment, and they’ve closed enrollment for fall 2009.

The deadline for spring 2010 admission is August 1st. You may want to try for admission then, and take 2.5 years to get in all your GE and the lower division acting requirements to jury (audition) for BFA Acting admission (the BFA programming starts in your junior year) in May 2012. This would put you at an advantage to those entering fall 2010, because you could really pack in GEs and be ahead of the norm when you enter the BFA, so you can really focus on the Acting program requirements and skills…and you would graduate in May of 2014.

Also, if you don’t pass your jury (they only take 14-16 students into the program each year), you would be able to graduate with a BA in Liberal Arts Theatre earlier than 2014, having taken enough courses in the BFA Acting track that will work to escalate you in the BA ranks more quickly (the BA Liberal Arts degree is our “fastest” degree).

If you decide to go this way, be sure you don’t attend a junior college as a matriculated student, or you may have trouble transferring in - they require 60 units at a JC for transfers before admitting them (due to a governor’s mandate). If you want to take some personal improvement courses (acting, dance, voice, anything like that), you should explore the Adult Continuing Education enrollment at a JC…that doesn’t count as regular JC admission - just personal improvement (usually one or two courses a semester).

Best wishes,

eve