Academic Calendar - 2026
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, HONOURS SPECIALIZATION IN STUDIO ART
Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Visual Arts
Admission Requirements
Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have an average of at least 70% in 3.0 principal courses including: 1.0 course from Studio Art 1601, Studio Art 1605, or Studio Art 1602A/B and Studio Art 1603A/B; 1.0 course from Art History 1640 or two of Art History 1641A/B, Art History 1642A/B, Art History 1644A/B, Art History 1646A/B or Art History 1648A/B; and 1.0 additional course.
Students seeking admission to Studio Art 1605 directly from high school must submit a portfolio of their studio work for Department assessment as part of the University admission process. Students who are accepted and who meet the admission requirements listed above will be admitted to the BFA program without the need of another portfolio review at the end of the Studio Art 1605 course.
Students applying from high school who have taken a special Grade 12 Studio Practice Program may be eligible to enroll in 1.0 Studio Art 2600-level course in their first-year of studies in lieu of Studio Art 1605 with permission from the Department.
Students admitted to Studio Art 1601 or Studio Art 1602A/B and Studio Art 1603A/B may still enter the BFA program provided they meet the admission requirements listed above and submit a portfolio of work for approval in March of the year the student completes their Intent to Register to transfer into the BFA.
Module/Program Information
Module
9.0 courses:
0.5 course from: Studio Art 2500A/B, Studio Art 2502A/B, Studio Art 2504Y.
0.5 course: Art History 2600F/G.
2.0 additional courses in Art History or Museum and Curatorial Studies at the 2600-level or above.
1.0 course: Studio Art 2602A/B/Y, Studio Art 3602A/B/Y.
2.0 additional courses in Studio Art at the 2600-level.
2.0 courses in Studio Art at the 3600-level or above.
1.0 additional course in Studio Art at the 4600-level (Studio Art 4605 is recommended).
Notes:
- It is recommended that students take a minimum of 0.5 Art History course in historical eras prior to 1800 or topics in non-Western Art.
- A maximum of 1.0 Art History course at the 2600-level or above may be substituted with 1.0 course from Indigenous Studies 2501F/G, Indigenous Studies 2682F/G, Classical Studies 3530E, Classical Studies 3550E, Classical Studies 3555E, Classical Studies 3890F/G.
- It is recommended that students hoping to work in the arts and culture sector take 1.0 internship course, if eligible.