Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting (On-Camera & Theatre)
AMDA College of the Performing Arts (Los Angeles) · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
- Audience & level
- Ages 16+
- Format
- In personeight-semester curriculum; accelerated option allows completion in 2.5 years
- Price
- $49,500per year, 2026-27
About this program
An eight-semester BFA combining performance training for stage, film and television with academic studies, with an accelerated option and a capstone production.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- AMDA College of the Performing Arts
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- eight-semester curriculum; accelerated option allows completion in 2.5 years
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Teaching location
- AMDA College of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles6305 Yucca Street, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two contrasting monologues, each 60-90 seconds, memorized; all material in English.
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Live campus, national, virtual and international auditions, or a pre-recorded video audition.
- Prior education
- Official transcripts; minimum GPA 2.0 out of 4.0 or equivalent.
- References
- Minimum of one letter of recommendation.
- Writing or research sample
- Personal essay (500-word minimum).
- Language requirements
- All songs and monologues must be prepared and performed in English.
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
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Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition, one academic year (two semesters)Tuition · mandatory | $49,500per year, 2026-27 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| Fees, one academic yearMandatory fee · mandatory | $300per year, 2026-27 | All students | 16 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
Funding
Audition-based scholarships Scholarship
Competitive · up to $25,000 per year
Accepted students after audition and application
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Showcase
- Yes
- Who takes part
- Culminates in an Original Showcase Production in Los Angeles
- Productions
- Access to AMDA's Mainstage Production Opportunities
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)