Admission to the Program

We encourage you to apply as early as possible. There are two steps to this process:
1. You must submit application and supporting materials to the program (c/o the Graduate Program Coordinator), and
2. apply to the University as a graduate student (even if you are currently a CSUSB undergraduate). The University application should be completed online.

Students must fulfill all the general requirements for admission to graduate studies at CSUSB.

Applications for admission to the program should be sent to Graduate Coordinator Michelle Ebert Freire by May 30, 2008 (contact the department for information on next year's application schedule) and must include:

1. A resume describing relevant professional and educational experience in areas ssuch as directing, creative drama, acting, voice, movement, technical theatre, theatre history, dramaturgy, playwriting, theatre management, and classroom teaching.

Please note that if coursework on your transcript does not show documentation of significant theatre and/or theatre education courses, admission will be conditional pending completion of remedial courses. Specific courses needed will be determined by the graduate coordinator. Professional experience will be considered as an alternative to remediation.

2. Three letters of recommendation attesting to academic aptitude and creative accomplishments, each accompanied by this form (you may also request that your recommenders send them directly to the graduate coordinator).

3. A one-page essay describing life/career goals and the role the applicant sees this degree playing in accomplishing these goals

4. Completion of the graduate entrance writing requirement.

Questions? Please contact:

Michelle Ebert Friere, Graduate Coordinator
CSUSB Theatre Arts
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407
phone: (909)537-7451
fax: (909)537-7016