First Year Students
’s undergraduate programs involve four years of study, leading to professional degrees and a foundation of skills and knowledge in a specific field. Undergraduate students learn to solve problems, communicate visually with a variety of tools and techniques, and think critically in an environment that encourages individual expression.
All programs start with a foundation year that fosters broad exploration of media and concepts. A second year of interdisciplinary studies encourages students to delve more deeply into specific disciplines at the introductory level. By third year, students can declare a major and proceed to advanced level classes in their field or fields of study, though they can also choose to remain on an interdisciplinary path.
Third and fourth-year students pursue individualized research in their studio and academic projects. Senior students can also participate in an off-campus study program— offers exchanges at art schools in 15 other countries, like Korea, Scotland and Mexico, to name a few. At the end of their studies, some students stay on to complete a second major or degree, a process that usually takes another year and a half.
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ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
– Applicants currently completing high school must submit a record of all studies from at least grade 10 onward. These transcripts should include at least mid-term or first semester grades for the graduating year.
– All high school applicants must have completed grade 12 (or the highest grade level required for secondary graduation) with an average of 70% or higher, including a minimum grade of 70% in grade 12 English for university preparation. Advanced Placement (AP) courses with a grade of 4 or higher are eligible for transfer credit.
– An International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with a minimum grade of 24 is acceptable for entry to .
Higher Level courses with a grade of 5 or higher are eligible
for transfer credit.
– Quebec College d’Enseignement General et Professionnel (CEGEP) applicants must have completed at least one full
year of a Diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC) with an overall average of 70% or higher. CEGEP students who have completed a two-year Diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC) will be considered for up to one full year of transfer credit. Quebec Grade 12 applicants must have an overall average of 70% or higher including a minimum grade of 70% in Grade 12
English. CEGEP students who have not had English courses at CEGEP must have received a grade of 70% or higher in their final year of high school English.
– For those individuals studying toward the General
Certificate of Secondary Education (e.g., in the United
Kingdom, West Indies, Bermuda, East and West Africa, Hong Kong), the university requires a minimum of two subjects at the Advanced ‘A’ Level and three subjects at the Ordinary ‘O’
Level, with an overall average of “C” and no subject below a
“D” grade. Two Advanced Standard (AS) Level courses may be used in place of one Advanced Level course.
FOUNDATION STUDIES
Your first year at begins with the foundation year. This experience builds a broad base of knowledge in the visual arts. A prerequisite for further study, Foundation introduces critical thinking, the development of a visual vocabulary, and key concepts and practices in art, craft and design. After exploring a wide range of ideas, approaches, processes and materials, you will be well-equipped to start making choices about where to focus your creative abilities and academic energies in the following years at .
More information on Foundation Year can be found here.
DEADLINES
Fall (September) entry deadline
March 1
Winter (January) entry deadline
October 1