UCLA Design | Media Arts Undergraduate Change of Major Change ...

UCLA Design | Media ArtsUndergraduate Change of MajorChange of major applications are evaluated by Design Media Arts (DMA) faculty. Thenumber of accepted applicants is based on availability of space in the major in a givenyear. Students may apply for consideration no more than two times. Please note thatthe Department accepts applications only once a year, at the end of the fourth week ofSpring Quarter. This year, the application is due on April 26, 2013.Requirements:1. You must be a UCLA student and you must have attended UCLA at least onequarter before applying for a change of major. If you withdraw from theapplication term, your application will be considered invalid.2. You must be in good academic standing when you apply.3. You may apply for only ONE change of major at a time.4. In order to ensure that students can finish the Design Media Arts major in anormal amount of time, we prefer students to have completed less than 90 unitsat the time of application. If you have over 121 units (excluding AP and DesignMedia Arts courses), you are ineligible to apply.5. You may check with the DMA student affairs officer, Sara Lee, atsaraslee@arts.ucla.edu if you have questions about the change of major procedures.Required Application Materials:1. The DMA change of major application ‐ available on the DMA web site.http://dma.ucla.edu/undergrad/apply/2. A completed “UCLA Change of Major” petition.3. A copy of your Degree Progress Report (DPR), which shows your work from otherschools and any advance placement credit – may be obtained via URSA online orfrom your current counseling unit.4. Portfolio ‐ see attached “Portfolio Guidelines” for details.* Interviews and letters of recommendation are NOT required and will not beconsidered.

Page 2 of 5UCLA Design | Media ArtsUndergraduate Change of MajorDeadline:All required application materials must be submitted by the end of the fourth week ofthe Spring Quarter to 2275 Broad Art Center.Notification:Applicants will be notified of admission results by email after the end of the eighth weekof the Spring Quarter.Residency:Students accepted into DMA will begin their residency in the Fall Quarter.

Page 3 of 5UCLA Design | Media ArtsUndergraduate Change of MajorApplication Cover PagePlease type or print in ink.Name:__________________________________________________________________Last First MiddleUID:_____________________ Application Term: _______________________________Current Major:____________________ Cum GPA: ________ Units Completed: _______Term Entered UCLA:_______________ Expected Graduation Term: ________________Mailing Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________E‐mail: ___________________________Phone:_________________________________Application for:Change of major only:□Double major:□(Keep current major and add Design Media Arts)Have you applied for a DMA change of major before?YESNO□□If yes, what quarter and year: _______________________________________________Please submit all change of major application materials to:Student Affairs OfficerUCLA Department of Design | Media Arts2275 Broad Art Center

Page 4 of 5UCLA Design | Media ArtsUndergraduate Change of MajorPortfolio GuidelinesShowing/Thinking/MakingThere are four distinct categories within the portfolio requirement. You are required tosubmit original work and submit in all four categories. These areas are an opportunityfor you to show off your creativity. Surprise us! Delight us! Challenge us!I. CREATIVE TEXTIn 140 characters or less, write about the color RED.II. SELF PORTRAITSubmit a self portrait in the medium or media of your choice. The self portrait may beone still image, or a multimedia file (audio and/or video). The multimedia file is limitedto 30 seconds.III. PROJECTMake one great project about the color RED, in the media of your choice. Yourdocumentation of this project should be one to three (1‐3) still images and/or one (1)multimedia file. You may submit only still images, or only multimedia, or you maysubmit in both areas, but you are required to submit work in at least one area. Themultimedia file is limited to 2 minutes.Examples of Project compilations:‐ A. multimedia file‐ B. 3 still images + multimedia‐ C. 1 still image + multimedia‐ D. 2 still imagesIV. UNIQUE WORKIn this category, you are required to submit ten (10) still images. You also have theoption of submitting one (1) multimedia file. The multimedia file is limited to 2 minutes.

Page 5 of 5UCLA Design | Media ArtsUndergraduate Change of MajorPortfolio SpecificationsTo facilitate applicant review, the portfolio must be submitted in digital form, on oneCD‐R or CD‐RW. Mac users please ensure the CD is burned with a Windows readablefile system, either ISO‐9660 or Joliet, not HFS. Please label folders on the CD‐Rom asself‐portrait, still images, video, web, interactive or sound.1: STILL IMAGESBy still images, we mean drawing, painting, sculpture, photo, typography, screenshots,etc. in digital format. Images must be in either JPEG or TIFF format and must be 1024 X768 pixels at 72 dpi.2: VIDEOVideo can be submitted as excerpts on a CD‐Rom as .avi or .mov files.3: INTERACTIVE MEDIAInteractive projects such as web sites should be submitted on the same CD‐Rom as alink. Please include directions. We will not download any special programs,non‐standard plug‐ins, or extras.4: SOUNDSound files can be submitted on the same CD‐ROM as images. Please use a standardformat such as AIF, WAV or MP3.