Part-time Studies
Many people wish to acquire art courses for a variety of other educational, personal or professional reasons. The Studio Art Program accepts both full and part time students on the basis of a portfolio process. These students may elect to take any of the Studio Art curriculum courses individually over a number of years, with the appropriate prerequisites. These courses may be credited toward either a Diploma in Studio Art, a Diploma in Academic Studies or a Diploma in General Studies, depending on the student's educational objectives.
On occasion, an applicant may be offered only part-time studies if all their preferred courses are already full. These students, like all successful part-time applicants, may work toward a diploma over a longer period of time.
The expectations placed on the students will be the same for both full and part-time. Part-time students must be available for the labs attached to Ceramics, Sculpture, Media Art and Printmaking which take place on the afternoon of scheduled classes. Students must ensure that courses taken outside of Studio Art will not conflict with these labs and be prepared to spend time in the studios outside of class time. Six credits of English are necessary to obtain a Studio Art diploma. Six English credits may be taken as a prerequisite to the program, concurrently with the program or after the program is completed.
The Department encourages students to take both terms of any given discipline (i.e. both Drawing I and II) in the interests of effective university transfer status.
Open Courses
Academic students can register for a few Studio Art courses during their own normal registration period when space permits and any pre-requisites are met.
