Bachelor of Creative Arts at St Josephs University

An applicant may be admitted to the Bachelor of Creative Arts degree program if they meet one of the following sets of requirements:

Admission path 1:

• Completion in good academic standing of a three-year (six-term) diploma from a Canadian college of applied arts and technology or private career college legally recognized in the applicant’s home province (or the equivalent from a post-secondary education institution legally recognized in a jurisdiction outside Canada).
  • The diploma must have been earned in one of the creative arts, which include but may not be limited to: music, dance, drama and theatre, writing, interior design and decorating, painting, sculpture, photography, graphics and computer graphics, animation, game design, crafts, industrial design, fashion and costume design, motion pictures, television, radio, video, sound recording. 
  • The applicant must have graduated with a GPA of at least 2.0 (or the equivalent). 
  • Equivalent credentials earned in a country other than Canada are accepted.

OR

 Admission path 2:

• Completion in good academic standing of a two-year (four-term) diploma from a Canadian college of applied arts and technology or private career college legally recognized in the applicant’s home province (or the equivalent from a post-secondary education institution legally recognized in a jurisdiction outside Canada).
  • The diploma must have been earned in one of the creative arts, which include but may not be limited to: music, dance, drama and theatre, writing, interior design and decorating, painting, sculpture, photography, graphics and computer graphics, animation, game design, crafts, industrial design, fashion and costume design, motion pictures, television, radio, video, sound recording.
  • The applicant must have graduated with a GPA of at least 2.0 (or the equivalent).

AND one of:

• The completion of the equivalent of six credits of studio/applied course work in the applicant’s creative arts specialization or a closely related field over and above course work completed to earn the qualifying diploma;
  • Courses must have been completed at a public university, college of applied arts and technology, or private career college legally recognized in the applicant’s home province or country;
  • A grade of at least C must have been earned in the studio/applied courses;
  • Students who have not completed six semester hours of additional studio/applied credits but have met other admission requirements may satisfy this admission requirement by agreeing to complete up to two studio/applied arts courses at Yorkville University. (The specific courses will be decided on a case-by-case basis.) 

OR

• Six months’ professional, applied, and/or employment experience in the applicant’s area of creative arts expertise. 

AND

• Completion of nine semester hours of university-level undergraduate study.
  • Courses must have been completed at a public or private university legally recognized in the applicant’s home province or country.
  • Courses must cover at least two of the following broad areas of study: social sciences, humanities, sciences (including mathematics), and fine arts.
  • A grade of at least C must have been earned in each of the courses.
  • Students who have not completed nine semester hours of university-level undergraduate study but have met other admission requirements may satisfy this admission requirement by agreeing to complete additional breadth courses at Yorkville University.