Applicants must meet the requirements listed here as well as the criteria on the Additional Admission Criteria tab.
CATEGORIES OF ADMISSION
Applicants may be admitted to one of the following:
Regular Admission
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
1. a) Applicants must have an Alberta high school diploma (or equivalent).
OR
b) Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 60 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent, in the following high school courses:
1. ELA 30-1 or ELA 30-2
2. One Group A course
3. One Group B or C course
4. One Group C or D course
Mature Admission
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicants must be 20 years of age or older and have been out of full-time high school at least one year by the beginning of the intake term.
Please see the Additional Admission Criteria tab for all other program admission requirements.
Applicants must meet the following requirements as well as criteria listed under the Categories of Admission tab.
ADDITIONAL ADMISSION CRITERIA
All applicants must meet the following:
1. Skills Appraisal
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicable to all admission categories
- Unless otherwise specified, identified Skills Appraisal requirements must be completed by the beginning of the intake term.
Applicants must complete the Skills Appraisal only if they do not present ELA 30-1 with a minimum grade of 65 percent or ELA 30-2 with a minimum grade of 75 percent.
Writing: Applicants must successfully complete the writing portion AND be eligible to enter ENGL 111 OR complete any developmental course work with a minimum grade of C+.
Reading: Applicants must successfully complete the reading portion OR complete any developmental course work with a minimum grade of C+.
2. English Language Proficiency
To be evaluated through the Office of the Registrar
Applicable to all admission categories
All applicants must meet an acceptable level of English language proficiency. We will require official documents such as high school or post-secondary transcripts or proof of successful completion of standardized language evaluation. Full details are available in MacEwan University’s full-time calendar or online at www.MacEwan.ca.
3. Other Admission Criteria
To be evaluated through the Program
Applicable to all admission categories
Applicants must submit a portfolio and a statement of intent to be assessed by a committee of Fine Art faculty.
Successful applicants will demonstrate in their portfolio:
- a basic understanding of composition, colour, tone and perspective
- an interest in working with a variety of mediums and subjects
- an understanding of the difference between ‘fine art’ and commercial forms such as comic and fantasy imagery
- an attention to presentation
Successful applicants will demonstrate in their statement of intent:
- the ability to express ideas well in writing
- a desire to pursue a professional art practice or a Bachelor of Fine Art degree
- an interest in learning about historical and contemporary art
Please see the Categories of Admission tab for all other program admission requirements.
