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MFA Dance at University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine, United States

Programme overview

The MFA Dance is offered at University of California.

Faculty: Claire Trevor School of the Arts  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Irvine, CA, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants for admission to the degree program must meet the general requirements for admission to graduate study and hold a Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.F.A. in Dance preferred). Candidates must meet the minimum requirements for the B.A. in Dance at UCI. An audition in various dance techniques is required for admission and is held in winter quarter. At this audition, applicants must also present a prepared choreographed piece, which may be a solo performed by the applicant, or a video of the applicant’s choreography. Interviews with faculty are conducted following the audition, and applicants are given a short writing exercise. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,722 a year (2026-27). Graduate tuition (resident rate) from the standard Graduate/Credential Student Fees schedule for state-supported graduate degree programmes; the page does not list programmes by name, so this is the standard graduate band. Tuition line only; excludes Stud Source

Graduate applications are submitted online through the UCI graduate application portal; the non-refundable application fee is $135 for U.S. citizens and lawful U.S. permanent residents and $155 for all other applicants. Deadlines are set by each programme. GRE is required by some programmes only; TOEFL or IELTS English proficiency is required of graduate applicants unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uci.edu/admissions/

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