Arts Academic Plans

Please note that there are two streams within all honours studio practice academic plans (outlined below) in the final year of study: Studio and Studio Practicum. The Studio stream is for students who wish to pursue a career as an artist. The Studio Practicum stream is for students who wish to pursue a career in the arts and in education. Selection of the stream is made at the end of 3B.

Students may combine the Honours Fine Arts - Studio Practice academic plan with Arts and Business.

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a cumulative Fine Arts average of 75%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Honours Fine Arts - Studio Practice (Arts and Business Co-op and Regular) academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate BA Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts.
2. Fine Arts Plan-level requirements:
   • at least eight academic course units (normally 16 courses) in Fine Arts with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
     • FINE 100, 112, 209, 300, 302, 319
     • VCULT 101
     • at least two of FINE 202, 220, 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 272
     • at least two of FINE 224, 225, 226, 274
     • FINE 301 or at least two different topics under FINE 304
     • FINE 344 or at least two different topics under FINE 243 or 343 (each 0.25 unit)
     • if pursuing the Studio stream: FINE 472, 473
     • if pursuing the Studio Practicum stream:
       • FINE 474, 475
       • two additional FINE studio courses (minimum 0.25 unit)
3. Arts and Business requirements.

Notes:  

1. Admission to the Honours Fine Arts - Studio Practice academic plans is by consent of the department at the end of the 1B term.
2. Admission to 200-level studio courses is by successful completion of FINE 100 and by submission and approval of work done in FINE 100 at the end of 1A term.
3. Students must have successfully completed at least four 200-level studio courses by the end of their 2B term before proceeding to FINE 300.
4. Studio stream: admission to FINE 472 is determined by: 
   • a cumulative Fine Arts average of at least 75%; 
   • a mark of 75% in each of FINE 300, 301, and 302; and 
   • successful completion of a portfolio review at the end of the 3B term evaluated by the Fine Arts faculty.
5. Studio Practicum stream: admission to FINE 474 is determined by:  
   • a cumulative Fine Arts average of at least 75%; and
   • a mark of 75% in each of FINE 300, 301, and 302.
6. FINE 301, 472, and 473 are each worth 1.0 unit.
7. FINE 302 and 402 are each worth 0.25 unit.