Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours (B.F.A. Honours) - Design - Drama

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours (B.F.A. Honours) - Design - Drama cost?

  CAD 41,004 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 6.5 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  4 years, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Admission requirements depend on your situation; please tell us about yourself. Failed to load admission requirements. Please try again. | The B.F.A. programs are intended for students who wish to acquire a thorough knowledge of one of the performance-oriented areas of theatre as part of their general education and for those who wish to prepare for graduate schools or conservatories in areas of acting or design. Area 1: Acting - concerned with the practice of acting in various media. Area 2: Design - concerned with the practice of scenic, lighting, and costume design for the stage. 1. Admission Students may be admitted directly to the B.F.A. Honours program with a minimum admission average of 70%, have completed Drama 30 (or its equivalent*) and: Contact the School for the Arts Drama ( drama@usask.ca ) if you have questions. *Possible equivalents for Drama 30 would include: acting roles in high school theatre productions, workshops with artists from the professional theatre community, or acting roles community theatre groups such as Persephone Theatre Youth Company. Students who wish to pursue this program but do not meet these requirements upon admission to the College of Arts & Science should contact the School for the Arts no later than the end of their first year. By that time, students should have completed as many of ENG 112, and DRAM 110, DRAM 113, DRAM 118, and DRAM 119 as possible. Formal admission to the B.F.A. program must should be made on an Application for Honours form. (This form is available online.) In order to qualify for admission, students must have/be about to complete 60 credit units and have obtained a Cumulative Weighted Average of at least 70% overall and a Major Average of 70%. 2. Pre-B.F.A. Program The recommended Pre-B.F.A. year: two of DRAM 110, DRAM 113, DRAM 210, DRAM 213; DRAM 118 and DRAM 119; ENG 112 and 3 additional credit units of 100-level ENG; and nine credit units selected from requirements 1 to 5 of Program Type D: Fine Arts. Note: It is strongly recommended that all potential Drama B.F.A. students take ENG 112 and 3 additional credit units of 100-level ENG and that potential design students also take ARTH 120 and ARTH 121. 3. Academic Requirements This degree is offered in acting or design. The degree requires four years (120 credit units) in the College of Arts & Science. The B.F.A. student is encouraged to use the electives for further work in drama. The student is also expected to attend all Drama focused guest lectures, special performances, and workshops that are periodically scheduled in the school. Further, a B.F.A. candidate must maintain a Cumulative Weighted Average of 70% overall and a Cumulative Weighted Average of 70% on all Drama courses. No more than 6 credit units from one subject may be used in Requirements F1, F2 and F3. | Admission requirements differ by college and by the school system the applicant studied in; the University publishes them per programme with a selector that includes an · English: IELTS 6.5 (no band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 86; PTE Academic 63; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: No English test is required where the applicant meets one of the University's other accepted standards: at least three years of full-time study in an approved English-medium secondary programme including Grades 10-12 with Grade 12 English Language Arts A30 or B30 or equivalent (2.5 years with minimum final grades of 70%, or 2 years with minimum final grades of 80%); or at least one year of full-time study in a degree programme at a recognised post-secondary institution whose only language of instruction and examination is English (a minimum two-year diploma in Canada, or a minimum three-year diploma outside Canada); or successful completion of English for Academic Purposes Level 4 at the University of Saskatchewan Language Centre, or EAP 100 and EAP 101 at the University of Regina; or Advanced Placement English 4 or better, IB English A1/A2 Higher Level 5 or better, IB English B Higher Level 5 or better, GCSE/IGCSE/GCE O-Level English B or better, or GCE A/AS/AICE Level English B or better. Accepted English-medium curricula are listed by the University and include the International Baccalaureate, Indian IGCSE and CBSE only, GCSE O-Level and GCE A-Level, NZQA, Australian state curricula, CAPE, SQA, NQAI and the WBQ. If secondary study finished more than five years ago, additional proof may be required. Source: https://admissions.usask.ca/requirements/english-language-proficiency.php · Application fee: CAD 120.00 (non-refundable) · Deposit: CAD 1,000.00 non-refundable tuition deposit, payable when accepting the offer of admission. The University states this applies to most international students, including those admitted to undergraduate programmes in the Colleges of Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Engineering, Kinesiology and Nursing and the Edwards School of Business; other programmes may require a deposit and applicants are notified by email. Paying it is required before USask will endorse the applicant for a Saskatchewan provincial attestation letter (PAL). The deposit is applied to tuition and fees on enrolment. Source: https://admissions.usask.ca/requirements/apply.php

• Is there a scholarship?

  International undergraduate applicants are considered automatically on admission. The University of Saskatchewan International Excellence Award is CAD 10,000 (1 offered) and the International Baccalaureate Excellence Award for international students is CAD 20,000 (1 offered); for both, the deadline to apply for admission is 15 February. Awards of CAD 15,000 (4) for international students applying from Saskatchewan high schools and CAD 10,000 each for international students applying from Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia high schools have a 1 May admission deadline. USask Entrance Scholarships of CAD 5,000 go to 600 entering students on admission average (apply for admission by 1 December, documents by 15 December). Best and Brightest renewable entrance scholarships range from CAD 24,000 to CAD 40,000 over four years and need a separate application in PAWS by 15 December. Competitive Entrance Awards need applications by 1 March. Source View scholarship page