By the time of entrance MFA applicants must Have at least a 3.0 GPA Satisfy the University of Californias Graduate Admission Requirements Complete equivalent to a fouryear US bachelors degree Upload the Statement of Purpose Submit a 12 page document Upload a Portfolio Breakdown Upload a Portfolio Submission Submit an Original Storyboard Submit Other Creative Work For guidelines on portfolio submissions click here Upload unofficial copies of all transcripts Submit three letters of recommendation Academic Records Although the Application for Graduate Admission enables applicants to upload an unofficial copy of their academic records all applicants are required to submit official records from each academic institution attended Applicants must complete equivalent to a 4 year US Bachelors Degree International students who hold threeyear ordinary pass degrees or who hold professional diplomas in accounting business librarianship social work physical education health education and so on or fouryear degrees diplomas or higher certificates from technical vocational or postsecondary specialized schools are NOT eligible for graduate admission The University requires that an applicant hold a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution comparable in standard and content to a bachelors degree from the University of California with an overall scholastic average of B 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or better or its equivalent if the letter grade system is not used Your IELTS Academic overall band score should be at least 7.0 7.0 is the minimum required Your TOEFL score on the paper and pencil test must be at least 560 or at least 87 on the internetbased test