Emily Carr University of ARt & Design

Emily Carr University of Art & Design
1399 Johnston Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9

Web site: ecuad.ca
Email: admissions@ecuad.ca

Emily Carr University of Art & Design

This information applies to the 2010-2011 Academic Year.

General Admission Requirements for Transfer Students

The minimum standing required for admission to the University is a 'C' average or cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (calculated on a 4-point scale: A+=4.33, A=4.00, A-=3.67, B+=3.33, B=3.00, B-=2.67, C+=2.33, C=2.00, C-=1.67, D=1.00, F=0). Applicants must also submit a portfolio and questionnaire for assessment. Portfolio assessment is worth 70% of admission, GPA 30%.

To be eligible for second year, applicants must have successfully completed 21 to 30 credits of a visual arts program, including 3 credits of first year English, at an accredited post-secondary institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Applicants to third year must have successfully completed 54 to 60 credits, including 6 credits of English and 6 credits of Arts History, at an accredited post-secondary institution. Space in second and third years is limited and not all applicants can be accommodated.

Admission is based on the applicant's portfolio, post-secondary academic standing and English proficiency.

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Application Deadlines

Fall semester (September to December)
Application deadline: January 15
Official transcript deadline: January 15
Portfolio deadline: February 1

Early Fall Admission to First Year
Application deadline: October 2
Official transcript deadline: October 2
Portfolio Deadline: October 16

Spring semester (January to April):
Application deadline: October 2
Official transcript deadline: October 2
Portfolio deadline: October 16
Please note that Emily Carr only accepts applications to the second/third year Visual Arts/General Fine Art programs for the Spring semester.

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English Language Proficiency Requirement

All applicants whose first language is not English, regardless of country of origin or of citizenship status, will be required to demonstrate competence in the English language prior to admission.

Applicants may demonstrate English language competence by one of the following:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): score of 84/120 on the internet based test.
Three years of full-time education in English in Canada or the United States. Such education must include BC Grade 12 or equivalent and can be a combination of secondary and post-secondary education.
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) score of 90.
A score of 80% on the English 12 provincial exam.
Successful completion, with a minimum grade of 'C', of six credits of post-secondary first-year English studies for which Emily Carr gives transfer credit.
A degree from a recognized university program where the language of instruction is English.
CAEL 70 overall
CPE = C

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Advanced Credit or Placement

Advanced credit, may be given in appropriate secondary school subjects where high academic achievement has been attained. This provision applies particularly to the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate (Higher Level) programs.

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Transfer Credit

The Emily Carr University normally accepts as eligible for transfer credit all courses successfully completed at recognized colleges and universities, if a satisfactory grade has been achieved, and where appropriate, will credit such courses toward satisfying requirements of the program to which the applicant is admitted.

Courses successfully completed at recognized colleges, universities and university colleges in British Columbia and Yukon are granted transfer credit in accordance with agreed-upon equivalencies published in the BC Transfer Guide.

Courses successfully completed at colleges and universities outside British Columbia and Yukon will be assessed for transfer credit on a course-by-course basis.

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Prior Learning Assessment

Credits earned via prior learning assessment (PLA), challenge credit, or the equivalent, at another recognized post-secondary institution are acceptable at Emily Carr, provided that the course to which those credits apply is recognized by the University as suitable for transfer credit.

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