Art and Design
For students interested in Studio Arts (painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, etc.) and Graphic Design (design, illustration, typography, studio photography, commercial art, etc.), submit a portfolio of 10 recent arts works for review. Digital images should be in jpg format, websites can be submitted as links, and video work can be submitted through youtube or vimeo.
For students interested in Art History please provide examples of research, criticism or personal response to art, approximately 8-10 pages.
Please visit the Department of Art & Design website at East Tennessee State University for further information.
Bluegrass, Old Time and Country Music
Submit a digital recording of your vocal or musical performance in audio or video format. Audio files work best in wav or aiff format. Please do not exceed 15 minutes. Please note that admission to the degree programs requires a live audition in addition to your application to the Fine & Performing Arts Scholars program.
Please visit the Bluegrass, Old Time & Roots Music Studies program website at East Tennessee State University for further information.
Creative Writing
Submit a portfolio of creative writing examples. This can be poetry, short stories, scripts for a theatrical, television or cinematic production, or other forms of creative writing, and should be between 10-15 pages in length.
Please visit the Creative Writing Minor program website at East Tennessee State University for further information.
Digital Media
Submit a portfolio containing 5-10 examples of work that has either been created digitally, or using traditional media. These could include web sites, digitally edited video, motion graphics, animation, 3D models, or digital music, computer illustration, digitally retouched photography, drawings, paintings, sculpture, photographs, prints, graphic design, and other art in traditional media. Links to youtube or vimeo are preferred for videos but mp4, mov, or wmv files work fine.
Please visit the Digital Media at East Tennessee State University website.
Film Studies
Submit at least one example of your work with film - whether it is creative (a short film, screenplay, or video essay) or critical (a film review or film analysis essay). You may also submit a portfolio of critical and/or creative work. If you are submitting a collaborative project, be sure to clearly identify your role in the production.
Please visit the Film and Media Studies program website at East Tennessee State University for further information.
Interior Architecture
Submit a portfolio containing 5-10 examples of work that has either been created digitally or images of actual space/rooms/buildings. These could include but not limited to plans/sections/elevations, 3D models, or digital computer illustrations, photographs of actual spaces, hand renderings/sketches. Other art work is acceptable to show your drawing abilities.
Please visit the Interior Architecture at East Tennessee State University website.
Music
Submit a recording of your vocal or musical performance. Please do not exceed 15 minutes. Please note that admission to the degree programs requires a live audition in addition to your application. Please visit Auditions page in the Department of Music for more information.
Radio/TV/Film
Submit three samples of writing from your area of interest (e.g., commercial writing, script writing, news, etc.). These samples are in addition to the narrative requested on the application. Be sure that your resume includes your proficiencies with equipment and software that relates to your area of interest. In addition, submit materials associated with one of the following areas:
Production: Submit a demo reel, no more than 15 minutes in length, with at least three samples of creative productions that showcase your abilities. Each production should show a different area (nonlinear editing, linear editing, camera, directing, graphics, producing, etc.). The student should clearly indicate his/her role in each production.
Performance: Submit a demo reel no more than 15 minutes in length, with at least three samples of talent demonstrations (e.g., acting skits, commercials, hosting, etc.).
News: Submit a demo reel with a three-minute segment presenting news, sports, or weather report.
All video should be in a wav, mp4 or wmv file format.
Please visit the Radio,Television and Film website at East Tennessee State University for further information.
Storytelling
Submit at least two examples of your work in storytelling. This can be written or performed. If written, please submit no more than 15 pages in total. If performed, provide a video or links to an online video (YouTube or Vimeo, for example) that is no longer than 15 minutes.
Please visit the Storytelling program website at East Tennessee State University for further information.
Theatre & Dance
Submit a 5 to 15 minute performance digitally, a resume, and a specific letter from your drama mentor/director attesting to your potential as an actor; OR submit a 5 to 15 minute DVD telling us about yourself and your work in the theatre, plus a resume, portfolio, and/or stage manager's prompt book and a specific letter from your drama mentor/director attesting to your potential as a theatre technician, stage manager and/or designer.
For dance, submit a dance portfolio of between 5 to 15 minutes of you performing, a resume of your artistic achievements and experiences, and letters from your dance instructors attesting to your potential as a dance.
Please visit the Department of Theatre & Dance website at East Tennessee State University for further information.