Graduate Application Deadline: January 15, 2010 Graduate Audition Date: January 29, 2010 (Irvine Campus)
Applicants for admission to the M.F.A. in Dance must meet the general requirements for admission to graduate studies and hold a B.A. or B.F.A. in Dance for the equivalent. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of at least a B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) is required. Admission to the Dance MFA is for Fall quarter only.
Apply online at UCI Office of Graduate Studies by January 15th. All documents, including transcripts and letters of reference, must be received by January 15th.
The Department of Dance requires additional materials for admission to the graduate program. Contact Department Manager, Karen Ricketts at
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to request the current Dance Graduate Admission Packet, which includes the required forms as well as information on the program. Submit the forms in the Dance Graduate Admissions Packet directly to the Dance Department.
In addition to the online application, applicants for admission to the dance graduate program must complete the following:
An audition in ballet and modern dance technique is required and is held in Winter quarter. At this audition, applicants also present a three- to five-minute work of their own choreography, which may be a solo performed by the applicant, and/or a video of the applicant's choreography. Interviews with faculty are conducted following the audition, and applicants are given a short writing exercise. Applicants must complete and submit the Audition Reservation Form, which is included in the Dance Graduate Admissions Packet.
The department prefers that applicants attend the on-campus audition. However, if this is not possible, the applicant may apply by video. If you are applying by video, you must follow the “Guidelines for Submitting an Audition by Video,” contained in the Dance Graduate Admissions Packet.
Applicants are required to submit proposals for three choreographed works, which could be completed in the graduate program. Complete the forms (“Graduate Projects”), contained in the Dance Graduate Admissions Packet.
Applicants should complete the Teaching Assistant Application Form contained within the Dance Graduate Admission Packet.
International applicants should consult the English Language Proficiency Requirements for International Students website. The department recommends that you take the TOEFL iBT, if it is available where you live. Students who do not have access to the TOEFL iBT should consult the website for alternative exams and TOEFL formats. You should take the exam early in the Fall, so that the results will be received by UCI by January 15th.
To be considered for Fellowships and
Teaching Assistantships, candidates must meet the January 15 application
deadline.
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