Visual Arts: Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA)

Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants on the BC/Yukon curriculum need approved English 11 plus three courses drawn from Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11, an approved science 11, an approved language 11, an approved fine arts 11 and an approved social studies 11/12; at grade 12, English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 at 73% or higher, two approved academic 12 courses and one further approved academic 12 or approved fine arts 12. Other provinces have equivalent lists on the program page. UVic estimates the entry average at 73% on the required grade-12 courses. International applicants: the IB route needs the full diploma with at least three Higher Level subjects and English HL or SL at 3 or better, at an estimated 26 points; the US route needs 14 or more college-preparatory courses including four English (C+ or better in senior English), three maths, two sciences, three social studies, one language and one further language or fine arts, at an estimated 3.20 unweighted GPA, and SAT 1250 or ACT 26 are optional (UVic codes 0989 and 5327). Other international curricula require twelve years of schooling and graduation from a recognised senior secondary school. Transfer applicants from a BC college need "C" (2.00 on UVic's 9-point scale) across their most recent 12 UVic units/24 credits, "A-" (7.00) after one full year of a diploma, or "B" (5.00) on a completed diploma; a certificate alone is not an admission basis. International transfer applicants need "B" (5.00) over the most recent 12 units after one full year of a bachelor's degree. On top of the academic requirements, every applicant - direct entry and transfer alike - must submit a digital portfolio by 31 January, following the instructions on the Visual Arts department website. All applicants must satisfy UVic's English language requirement: transcripts alone suffice after four years of full-time English-medium study in Canada, otherwise a test is needed (IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band under 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no section under 20, CAEL 70, Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 65, Cambridge C1/C2 180 or four-skill MET 64).