»Undergraduate Frequently Asked Questions

The admission rate at Dodge depends on which program you’re applying to:

• Film & Television Production: 8% for first-years and 10% for transfer students
• All other Dodge programs: 30–40%

The average GPA was 3.92 for first-year students admitted in Fall 2023.

Very strict. Going over the length requirements on your application materials can negatively affect your application. In many cases, we simply will not review anything that goes over the allotted length.

The Creative Supplement is part of your application.  It is a short creative assignment that will let you showcase your skills for the program that you are applying to.

All of them. Each Dodge College major requires you to submit a Creative Supplement in addition to your Common Application.

One letter of recommendation is required, though we encourage all applicants to submit two letters of recommendation:

• The “Teacher Evaluation," which should speak to your academic abilities, is required.
  
• We also strongly recommend you submit a second letter from someone who can speak to your creative abilities.
  

Both of these letters can be submitted through the Common Application.

Yes. When you submit your Common Application, you can indicate a first choice and second choice for your major. Your second choice can be a major within Dodge College, a major in a different school/college at Chapman or Undeclared.

If you are not admitted to your first-choice major, you may be considered for your second choice.

Once you have been admitted to Chapman, you will need to apply to change your major to a Dodge College program. To learn more, please visit our Change or Add Majors or Minors page.

You can still apply. We don’t specifically require you to have any experience related to the major you apply to.

It’s okay if you have just made movies on your own or planned an event for your school club. We hope your application will demonstrate your understanding of key concepts related to the program and tell us about your creative abilities and endeavors — whatever they may be.

You can submit your Creative Supplement through your Application Status Page after you have submitted your Common Application.

For more detailed instructions, see our How to Apply to Dodge College page.

Given the high volume of applications, the Dodge College Admission Committee does not conduct personal interviews.

However, you can meet current Dodge College students through one of our visit opportunities.

As long as you follow the prompts on the How to Apply to Dodge College page, you can submit whatever you like. 

• For the written sample, we want to see your storytelling ability and strength in writing.
• For the visual sample, we want to see your visual storytelling ability and how well you can tell a compelling and interesting story with visuals alone.

You should use both requirements to show us who you are as a storyteller and what you will bring to Dodge.

We like to see applicants who:

• Demonstrate creative and unique storytelling ability
• Have kept on creating in their field even after graduating high school
• Maintain good academic standing
• Submit applications on time

Spring semester: October 15

See our How to Apply to Dodge College page for step-by-step instructions on how to apply; it’s the same process to apply as a first-year student.

You should still submit a brand-new application. See our How to Apply to Dodge page for instructions on how to apply.

We also strongly recommend you update your Creative Supplement.

You should take:

• General education classes
• At least one or two classes that are applicable to the program you want to transfer to at Dodge