<p>Hey, does anyone know if Chapman allows transfer students to enroll in the Dodge film program? If so, does that mean 4 years at Chapman, regardless of what year the student is transferring from?
Thanks!!</p>
<p>Dodge College does accept transfer students. You would not have to stay for 4 years, but you would have to get all of your film classes in, so if you only had 2 years left, that might be hard to do. You can look on the Dodge College website for the required courses and see how you think that would work out for you.</p>
<p>My S is a freshman in Dodge College and he is taking 3 film courses this semester. He had lots of dual-credit hours, so most of his basics were already done. So, it is possible to cram a lot of film courses into a short amount of time.</p>
<p>I know of someone who transferred in to Dodge film program at the beginning of his sophomore year. I don't know if he has any difference in how long it'll take him to graduate.</p>
<p>Something that might help is that Chapman gives all students the chance to take certain general education courses during January. That might be a time to cram in a complete course for credit. If I'm not mistaken, they run them on an intense time-table, so you might be able to take one semester-long course by attending every day in January for 4 weeks. Check it out.</p>
<p>Also, each major within the film department has an expected sequence of courses that occur over the 4 years. Some must be taken before others, while others can occur in their own timeframe. For example, there's something called FIlmmaking Bootcamp that's a starter course for everyone in the Fall, so that's locked in and can only happen in Fall. OTOH, it's worth asking whether the 2 required semesters of Film History, one early and one up to modern, ,might be taken in the same semester, or even modern before early if that helps you fit everything in. </p>
<p>You need to get advice on which required film classes might be doubled up, and which must occur in sequence only.</p>
<p>If, for example, you can take 3 rather than 2 of the required film classes in a semester, it might work as long as you also make up the general ed class during the January time. I'd also respect the advice of the faculty. If they say it's terrible for you artistically to attempt 3 film classes at once, they'd know from experience. Also ask if they can name a transfer student who'd be willing to let you email for questions. If you discover it'll take you more than 4 years (counting what you've already done), or use up all your summers and Januaries to fit it in, you might have to decide if it's worth it to you.</p>
<p>A logical way to approach it is to first find out what the film department expects of your major. They have a list of courses that spans 4 years, so ask for that list. Then see if you'll be able to fit all the other courses around it, using January or possible some summer months to help your plan by taking gen ed classes. Above all, get knowledgable advice from someone on film faculty to be sure what to expect before you decide to attempt the transfer.</p>