Academic Requirements | Graduate Admissions

Meet our academic requirements to be successful with your application.

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Academic requirements for Master of Design applicants

If you are applying to the Master of Design degrees, you must hold a recognized four-year Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Media Arts, or Bachelor of Architecture degree.

Applicants holding a Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field may apply. Applicants holding a three-year Bachelor's degree may apply if it is equivalent to a four-year Canadian degree. Please contact us for more information.

Your minimum grade point average must be 3.0 (B) or higher from an accredited university or institute.

Academic requirements for Master of Fine Arts applicants

If you are applying to the Master of Fine Arts degrees you must hold a recognized four-year Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Media Arts, or Bachelor of Architecture degree.

Applicants holding a Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field may apply. Applicants holding a three-year bachelor's degree may apply if it is equivalent to a four-year Canadian degree. Please contact us for more information.

Your minimum grade point average must be 3.0 (B) or higher from an accredited university or institute.

Self-identification for flexible admission outside academic requirements

Flexible admission is meant to recognize excellence and expertise in specific creative fields. If you are applying to the Master of Design or Master of Fine Arts programs and you do not hold a Bachelor’s degree in any field, you may qualify for flexible admission.

As an applicant that demonstrates experience toward eligibility outside our academic requirements, you must self-identify during your application process by emailing Graduate Admissions. You will be required to submit additional documents in support of your application.

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Meet our academic requirements to be successful with your application.

Keep track of it all—download the grad studies application checklist.

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