Spring 2023 Foundation Registration

If you are new to the program and starting in January, you will need to take the following courses:

• HUMN 100 Academic Core I (6 credits)
• FNDT 108 Creative Processes (3 credits

If you are continuing your Foundation year from Fall, your Spring term will typically consist of the following 15 credits:

• HUMN 101 Academic Core II (6 credits)
• Foundation Studio Elective (3 credits)

And ONE of the following studio core courses (choose ONLY ONE):

• FNDT 160 Core Media Studio I (6 credits)
• FNDT 161 Core Design Studio I (6 credits)
• FNDT 164 Core Visual Arts Studio I (6 credits)

You’ll also be automatically registered for FNDT 001 Foundation Forum.

If you’ve registered for an Intensive Academic Core in the Fall term, then you are required to register for the following Intensive Academic Core in the Spring:

• Online sections: S091 and S092 are Intensive; S093 and S094 are Non-Intensive (Regular)
• In-person sections: S001 to S005 are Intensive; S006 to S018 are Non-Intensive (Regular)

Some students may be required to take Intensive sections of HUMN 100 + HUMN 101, which include an additional Academic Foundation seminar to offer you extra support. You are required to enroll in Intensive Humanities unless you meet the following criteria

• You have completed four years of full-time study in English, and have completed a senior level English Literature course with a minimum percentage grade of 80; or Grade Point Average 3.33; or a letter grade B+; or International Baccalaureate grade 4 (Standard or Higher Level); or Advanced Placement grade of 3; or GSE/A-Level grade of B. An example of a 'senior English Literature course' is British Columbia's English 12; or you have studied in English and graduated from a recognized post-secondary diploma or degree program

As part of the Spring term you can register for studio electives which typically range from art, design and media courses. All electives are 3 credits and you are limited to one elective at the start of registration on November 22. A second elective may be added on November 30, if you feel that it is necessary to take a second elective.

NOTE: taking extra electives will not provide an advantage to being accepted to a preferred major, nor are specific electives required as prerequisites for entering a preferred major.

It’s always a good idea to diversify your Foundation experiences. If you are taking a Core Design Studio, then we encourage you to take an elective outside of design so that you can build upon your other skills. For example, a future designer can always benefit from the colour theory taught within Painting, or the narrative considerations of Illustration; a visual artist could benefit from the strategic thinking and interactive user experience through the Creative Computing elective. Diversify your material skills to become a stronger and more adaptable artist or designer.