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.

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 academic plan includes successful fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements. See Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements.
2. Fine Arts Plan-level requirements:
   • at least ten academic course units (normally 20 courses) in Fine Arts with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
     • FINE 100, 112, 209, 300, 301, 302, 303, 319, 402
     • FINE 101/VCULT 101
     • Drawing: two of FINE 224, 225, 226, 274
     • Sculpture: one of FINE 222, 223, 271, 272
     • three additional courses from the following: FINE 202, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 271, 272, 274
     • if pursuing the Studio stream: FINE 472, 473
     • if pursuing the Studio Practicum stream:
       • FINE 474, 475
       • two additional FINE studio courses (0.5 unit each)

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 portfolio of work done in FINE 100 at the end of 1A term.
3. Students must have successfully completed at least six 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, 302, and 303; 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, 302, and 303.  
6. No one course may fulfill more than one requirement within any Fine Arts plan.