Frequently Asked Questions

• Diploma Program

1. Are my Art History courses taken at a different institution transferable? »
2. Can I take Art History courses in the summer? »
3. Can I take courses in Art History before the September entry into the Diploma and will these courses count? »
4. Do I have to speak to an Art History Advisor before entering the Diploma Program or when I think I have completed all my requirements? »
5. Does the Diploma have a different starting date than other programs? »
6. I am working on my Art History Diploma and would like to apply to graduate school. Is it worth trying this in first year even if I will not have fully completed the program by September? »
7. Is the Diploma Program full time or can it be taken part time? »
8. What do I need to have/do to apply for a diploma in Art History? »
9. What is the Diploma Program? »
10. What is the length of the Diploma program? »



• General

1. What should I do when I am ready to graduate? »



• Graduate Admissions

1. Do I have to apply separately for funding? »
2. How do I apply for graduate study? »
3. If I have a degree from an institute/college which was very studio based, how many upper level academic credits must I have to be admissible to the MFA program?  »
4. What about GRE and TOEFL? »
5. What graduate programs do you offer? »
6. What if I do not meet the requirement of a Bachelor's degree with a Major in Art History but would like to pursue the MA in Art History or MA Critical and Curatorial Studies program? »
7. What is the application deadline for graduate programs? »



• Graduate Funding

1. Am I eligible for Affiliated Fellowships or SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) scholarship? »
2. How do I apply for a Research Assistantship? »
3. How do I apply for a Teaching Assistantship? »
4. How do I apply for an Affiliated Fellowship or SSHRC? »



• Graduate Programs

1. Can I still be registered in a class that is full? »
2. What are the policies and procedures for auditing a course, taking a leave of absence, formatting my thesis etc.? »
3. When and how do I pay my tuition and fees? »



• Major or Minor in Art History

1. Can I double major in Art History and Visual Arts?  »
2. Do I have to see an advisor or make a special application to declare my Art History major? »
3. How can I make an appointment with a faculty member? »
4. How can I make an appointment with the Undergraduate Art History Advisor? »
5. I have completed all my basic requirements for the Art History major but this does not add up to the full 30 credits of upper-level courses I need. What is wrong? »
6. I am enjoying and doing well in my courses, and think I may want to continue on to graduate school. Are there things I can do now to prepare for this? »
7. What if I decide to switch to an Art History major late in my third year or my 4th year but I don’t have the 12 credits of lower division courses? Do I have to go back and take the 12 credits of lower division? »
8. What is the advantage of the Honours Degree in Art History and what are the requirements? »
9. When is the Department's application deadline for Major/Minor declaration? »



• Major or Minor in Visual Art

1. Are there information sheets available on the requirements and procedures for declaring my BA in Visual Art Major?  »
2. Can I double major in Art History and Visual Arts?  »
3. Can UBC Art Education courses be used as a substitute for VISA classes? »
4. Can you tell me about the VISA 110 pre-requisite? »
5. Do I get a studio space and how?  »
6. How do I contact a departmental faculty advisor? »
7. I am just a regular student in the Faculty of Science (or Arts, etc.).  May I take a Visual Art course? »
8. If I want to Minor in Visual Arts, must I meet with a departmental advisor?  »
9. Is there a special advising form for BA and BFA in Visual Art students that I need to fill out and have signed by a departmental advisor? »
10. May I take Visual Art classes as a Visiting Student? »
11. What are the first-year Visual Art requirements? »
12. What are the requirements for a Minor in Visual Arts? »
13. What are the second-year Visual Art Requirements? »
14. When and how do I declare that I want to major as a BFA student in Visual Art? »
15. When Do I Declare My Major? »
16. Which one is better, BA in Visual Art or BFA in Visual Art? »



• Undergraduate Admissions - General

1. If I have Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate standing is it possible to get advanced placement in first-year studio courses? »
2. Is there a portfolio requirement? »
3. What are the admission requirements? »
4. When is the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory application deadline for undergraduate programs? »
5. When is the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory application deadline? »
6. When is the UBC application deadline for undergraduate programs? »
7. When is the UBC application deadline? »



• Undergraduate Admissions - Transfer Students

1. I am a transfer student and I am applying for the BA or BFA program. Do I prepare a portfolio? »
2. If I am transfering are my courses from another institution or program transferable? »
3. When is the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory application deadline for undergraduate programs? »