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Certificate in Fine Arts at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada

Programme overview

Self-contained foundation-year programme in the fundamentals of visual art and visual communication; continues to the Fine Arts Diploma or BFA Visual Arts, or to other art schools.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Duration: 30 credits  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time  |  Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer  |  Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

30 credits chosen from FINA and ARTH courses at the 1100 level or higher, balancing 2D and 3D studies and building a portfolio.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meets KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement; no further programme-specific requirements.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Three intakes: Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).

Design programmes (Wilson School of Design) have one intake per year, in the Fall (September) semester; classes begin in September.

Domestic Fall intake: applications open October 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs March 1 (select programs may extend, space permitting); Open Intake final application deadline July 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes June 15.

Domestic Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs August 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes October 15; Open Intake final application deadline November 1.

Domestic Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs December 1.

International Fall (September) intake: applications open October 1; Limited Intake deadline March 1; no applications accepted after July 1.

International Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; Limited Intake deadline August 1; no applications accepted after November 1.

International Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; Limited Intake deadline December 1; no applications accepted after March 1.

Application fee is $40 for Canadian citizen and permanent resident applicants (no charge for self-declared Indigenous applicants) and $120 for international applicants. Confirmation deposit: $250 (domestic open intake), $500 (domestic limited intake), $5000 (international).

Design programmes: applications for each Fall intake are accepted from October 1 to March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://www.kpu.ca/apply

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