University of Central Florida · School of Visual Arts and Design

Emerging Media (BFA) - Animation & Visualization Track

BFABachelor of Fine ArtsFunding not verified

Overview

A portfolio-required two-year track in the Emerging Media BFA covering visual storytelling, 3D modeling, motion design, stop motion, 2D and 3D animation and visual effects, ending in a BFA capstone.

Official program name: Emerging Media (BFA) - Animation & Visualization Track
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Fine ArtsBachelor's · Bachelor of Fine Arts
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification: Academic degreeEmerging Media BFA with an official Animation & Visualization track (formerly Experimental Animation).Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body: The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country: United States
Teaching language: Not verified
Application route: Direct to the institution
Source: cah.ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
School: University of Central Florida — School of Visual Arts and Design
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Location: Orlando, FL
Delivery: On campus
Source: cah.ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Required attendance: Regular campus attendanceStudents attend classes and studios on campus throughout the program.
Source: cah.ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Study intensity: Not published
Duration: Not verified
Credits and credit system: Not verified
Entry routes: Not verified

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
General Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Animation & VisualizationAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Stop-Motion Animation	Broader degree with animationA broader degree in which animation is a central, verified component of the official title or curriculum.	Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Officially named Animation & Visualization track of the Emerging Media BFA covering 2D, 3D, stop-motion and visual effects.

Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Official concentrations and pathways

Animation & Visualization
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

Capstone projectEach student completes a B.F.A. capstone by graduation.

Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Software, equipment and costs

Software and equipment are shown only as the school publishes them: required, taught, provided or bought by the student. Tuition does not include hardware, software or materials unless the school says so, and online students do not automatically share campus facilities.

Software

Software list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Equipment, computers and facility access

Computer requirements: Majors must have continual access to a computer; minimum specifications are published by the UCF Technology Product Center.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Published equipment and software costs

Equipment and software costs: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Admissions

Each submission item is shown exactly as the school states it. Anything not listed is not verified — never “not required”.

Portfolio and submission materials

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Portfolio	Required	Admission into the track requires a successful Animation & Visualization portfolio review, held once a year in the Spring.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Portfolio	Required	One PDF portfolio document, original work only, designed as 8.5x11 inches in portrait orientation.Source: cah.ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Grades / GPA: RequiredListed prerequisite courses with grade C or higher (B or higher in DIG 2000) and a 3.0 GPA in those courses.
Source: cah.ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

Test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Deadlines

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Application deadline · Freshmen
Freshmen: Fall May 1 · for Fall
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Source: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
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Tuition and fees

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Category	Amount	Basis and year
In-state	USD 212.28	per creditSource: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Out-of-state	USD 891.07	per creditSource: ucf.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Funding

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable. “Fully funded” never means every personal or production expense is covered. How we classify funding

Funding not verified

Funding policy: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.

cah.ucf.edu/svad/animation-visualization-portfolio/ — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
ucf.edu/degree/emerging-media-bfa/animation-visualization-track/ — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
ucf.edu/degree/emerging-media-mfa/animation-and-visual-effects/ — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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