<p>I want to double major in an Engineering discipline and Film Production. I looked at the application and noticed that there was a first and second choice major space but no double major spot. If Engineering is my first choice and Production is my second choice will I know if I have been accepted by the School of Cinematic Arts when I receive notification if I even was accepted into Engineering? What is the actually admissions process like? Do they look at the general admission, accept/reject it, then send the application to the two schools that the first and second choice majors are part of and then they (the engineering school and SCA) will determine if I get into their programs? If that is how it works, when will I know if I have gotten into their programs (with the general acceptance acceptance/rejection or sometime after USC approved me coming but maybe not neccessarily into those majors)?</p>
<p>I am in the summer between my Junior and Senior year of high school FYI.</p>
<p>Assuming, as in your case, the two majors are from two different schools, they send your app to your first choice major (viterbi?). If they accept you, they send it to the “general” admission of usc for approval (it is pretty much always approved if the individual school wants you). If they reject you, they send it to your second choice school (cinema) to repeat the process. If you get accepted, you will get a package saying congratulations, you were admitted to this major: Production. </p>
<p>At this point, you would know that you got rejected from engineering. If you got accepted to viterbi, though, your app wouldn’t have even gone to cinema, so you wouldn’t know if you got accepted there.</p>
<p>Pretty long, but i just wanted to make it clear haha :)</p>
<p>So it would be best to put Production as my first choice (it is a very large part of why I wish to go there) to make sure that if I am accepted it is into Production? Or at the very least know that SCA rejected me and Viterbi wants me (or doesn’t).</p>
<p>I want to do both but the Production Major is a lot more competitive. I presume that the best route would be to try and get into Production and, if I get in, it is a lot easier to try and be accepted into a second major in engineering. Lets say I am accepted into SCA for Production, how soon will I know if I am allowed/accepted to double major in Engineering? Before I become a student or sometime afterwards?</p>
<p>Hmm…as far as knowing when you can double major, I won’t even try to guess because I have no idea honestly lol. I’ve wasn’t interested in double majoring, so I never bothered to find out sorry :/</p>
<p>I wouldn’t try contacting them until the 2010-2011 application is up, though, because they’re still handling transfers. It should be up sometime in July</p>
<p>This is a very tough double major to fit into 4 years–maybe impossible just due to the extreme number of units required, including your GEs. Viterbi majors have a large number of required courses and it is a very demanding program, and SCA production majors have many required courses as well–including many that require an extraordinary amount of out-of-class time and group projects. In addition, majoring in SCA will mean taking (or placing out of) a language. The question you may want to ask is what career are you preparing for? One thought is to major in one and minor in another. </p>
<p>I was also thinking about majoring in engineering and minoring in production but I think that a major in production would give me better classes than what a minor would offer. The engineering degree is my fallback, the security I need to ensure I can make a decent living. Does anyone know if the Production major includes exclusive classes or can any major take the production classes offered by SCA? Can anyone minor in production or is that a competitive program just like the major in production? Thanks for all the help.</p>
<p>So for the minor, there are a couple of classes that match up with the Production Major, but you’ll probably end up having to take classes that don’t interest you. The best option for you, since you’re so interested in it, would probably be majoring in production.</p>
<p>But take my advice with a grain of salt, all i have to go on is the information you’ve given on here :)</p>
The minor in Cinematic Arts is actually wonderfully flexible. There is only one required course for the Cinematic Arts minor: CTCS 190 or 191. Then the student selects ANY 8 units from this list:</p>
<p>CTAN 450abc Animation Theory and Techniques 2-2-2
CTAN 451 History of Animation 2
CTAN 462 Visual Effects 2
CTCS 303 Japanese Anime 2
CTCS 411 Film, Television and Cultural Studies 4
CTCS 412 Gender, Sexuality and Media 4
CTCS 464 Film and/or Television Genres 4
CTCS 466 Theatrical Film Symposium 4
CTCS 467 Television Symposium 4
CTCS 469 Film and/or Television Style Analysis 4
CTIN 309 Introduction to Interactive Entertainment 4
CTIN 482 Designing Online Multiplayer Game Environments 2
CTPR 327 Motion Picture Camera 3
CTPR 335 Motion Picture Editing 3
CTPR 385 Colloquium: Motion Picture Production Techniques 4
CTPR 409 Practicum in Television Production 2,4
CTPR 460 Film Business Procedures and Distribution 2,4
CTPR 461 Television Station Management 2
CTPR 484 Advanced Multi‐Camera Television Workshop 4
CTWR 321 Introduction to Television Writing 2
CTWR 412 Introduction to Screenwriting 2 </p>
<p>And then 8 additional units from **any department(s) in SCA <a href=“and%20those%20additional%208%20units%20can%20also%20come%20from%20the%20above%20list%20if%20the%20students%20chooses%20them”>/B</a>.</p>
<p>There would be no reason to take classes that don’t interest you.</p>
<p>I’ve got a question on double majoring as well.</p>
<p>If I’m declared as a Music Industry major, how hard would it be to double major in Psychology? How time consuming would it be and also is it hard to get into the psychology program?</p>
<p>and i couldn’t find the mi reqs, but this is off their site (depends on if you want a BM or BS):
The BM in music industry is designed for students whose performance capabilities parallel those required for the BM in performance but who seek a career in the music industry. This is a four-year, 132-unit program consisting of course work in the major performance area, core music classes (theory, music history, keyboard instruction, conducting, and ensembles), music industry, music technology and USC’s general education and writing. A junior recital is required.</p>
<p>The BS in music industry is a four-year, 128-unit program, consisting of general education, writing, music industry courses, core music courses (keyboard instruction, fundamentals of music theory, and a music elective) and foundations of business finance. Two tracks are offered: industry and technology. An internship is required for both tracks.</p>
<p>So I’d say you’d be very very busy. I’m not sure as to the difficulty of getting into the psych program, but you could consider minoring in psych!</p>