Dual Degree Program - FAQ

The Stern-Tisch BS/BFA program brings together two world-class NYU schools and offers students the opportunity combine a film and television degree with a business degree. Students gain business and creative skills comparable to those who are enrolled in either program individually. Within a period of five years they will earn a BS from Stern and a BFA from Tisch.

The Stern-Tisch BS/BFA program is designed for students with a passion for film and television and an interest in the business aspects of these industries. The program is structured to allow students to develop a high level of proficiency in creative and business skills. Applicants must have exceptional demonstrated creative talents and strong analytic al and quantitative abilities. The program will develop students who will become the next generation of artists, entrepreneurs and leaders in the film and television business. Students will be imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit and the business and creative skills necessary to start their own ventures, as well as be sought after by entertainment firms because of their unique blend of talents.

• Students who wish to apply to the Stern-Tisch BS/BFA program must be currently enrolled as freshmen or sophomores in either the BS in Business program at the Stern School of Business or the Undergraduate Department Film and Television at the Kanbar Inst. in the Tisch School of the Arts.
  
• They must submit an application via the Dual Degree SlideRoom Portal. Requirements differ based on the department in which the applicant is already enrolled.
  

Mid-February.

The program is highly selective and the number of dual degree students admitted is strictly limited, usually no more than 8 per year.

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• Students must be currently enrolled as either freshmen or sophomores in either the BS in Business program at the Stern School of Business or the Kanbar Department of Undergraduate Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts.
• If you are a current high school interested in the Dual Degree program, we encourage you to instead focus on applying to whichever of the two departments most interests you. If you gain admission, speak to your Stern or Film & TV advisor about how best to prepare for applying to the BS/BFA program.
  

All students admitted and enrolled in the BS BFA Dual Degree will pay tuition and fees at the Tisch rate every semester once they matriculate into the program regardless of course selection

• For curricular questions, contact Professor Paul Hardart (phardart@stern.nyu.edu) or Jessie Rosenzweig (jrosenzw@stern.nyu.edu) at Stern or Professor Joe Pichirallo (joe.pichirallo@nyu.edu) at Tisch.
  
• For admissions and portfolio questions, contact admissions.ugftv@nyu.edu at Tisch.