CalArts是全美最好的動畫專業的學校，你可以選擇傳統的角色動畫或是實驗動畫，這兩個是分開的專業。可以看一下學校的課程設置：
First Year
FALL
FVCA100 2D Character Animation I
FVCA110 Life Drawing I
FVCA132 Color and Design I
FVCA150 Story I
FVCA160 Digital Methods I
FVCA170 CG Character Animation I
FVCA180 CG Foundation I
SPRING
FVCA101 2D Character Animation I
FVCA111 Life Drawing I
FVCA151 Story I
FVCA161 Digital Methods I
FVCA171 CG Character Animation I
FVCA181 CG Foundation I
Second year
FALL
FVCA200 2D Character Animation II
FVCA210 Life Drawing II
FVCA220 Film Workshop II
FVCA240 Animation Layout
FVCA252 Story II: Storyboarding
FVCA260 Digital Methods II: Sound
FVCA270 CG Character Animation II
FVCA280 CG Foundation II
SPRING
FVCA201 2D Character Animation II
FVCA211 Life Drawing II
FVCA221 Film Workshop II
FVCA271 CG Character Animation II
FVCA281 CG Foundation II
Third Year
FALL
FVCA300 2D Character Animation III
FVCA310 through FVCA315 Life Drawing (choice of various classes; 3 hrs required)
FVCA320 Film Workshop III
FVCA334 Professional Preparation III
FVCA370 CG Character Animation III?
SPRING
FVCA301 2D Character Animation III
FVCA310 through FVCA315 Life Drawing (choice of various classes; 3 hrs required)
FVCA321 Film Workshop III
Fourth Year
FALL
FVCA400 2D Character Animation IV
FVCA310 through FVCA315 Life Drawing (choice of various classes; 3 hrs required)
FVCA420 Film Workshop IV
SPRING
FVCA401 2D Character Animation IV
FVCA421 Film Workshop IV
實驗動畫的課程可以看下：
BFA1 year level
FVEA107 BFA Foundation in Animation (fall)
FVEA108 BFA Foundation in Animation (spring)
FVEA145 Intermediate After Effects (spring)
FVEA255 Hybrid Imaging (fall)
FAIC170/FAIC171 Animation History (fall and spring)
Other Métier Practice (fall/spring)
BFA2 year level
FVEA202/FVEA203 The Digital Path and Short Projects (fall and?spring)
FVEA240 Sound Acquisition (fall)
FVEA241 Post Production Sound for Experimental Animators (spring)
FAIC420/FVEA421 Film History (fall and?spring)
Other Métier Practice (fall and?spring)
BFA3 year level
FPFV153 Structuring Strategies (fall)
FVEA305 Experimental Animation: Direct Techniques (spring)
Other Métier Practice (fall/spring)
BFA4 year level
FVEA382/FVEA483 Experimental Animation Undergrad Critique (fall/spring)
Other Métier Practice (fall/spring)
電影動畫的前景在國內來講是非常好的，美國當地的話因為人才比較多，而且發展的比較成熟了，所以還是回國發展會更好一些。
