How To Apply
BA in Visual Arts - Art History

Application to the BA in Visual Arts - Art History program involves one step:

1. Application to York University

Students currently enrolled full-time in an Ontario secondary school apply through their guidance office.

All other candidates, including international applicants, may get an application from the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

International applicants are also encouraged to visit York University's website for international students.

Application Criteria

Admission to studies-based programs in the Faculty of Fine Arts is based on academic criteria. As a guide, the average required for admission to the BA in Visual Arts (Art History) in recent years has been in the mid 70s (a B/B+ average) for high school students and C+/B for current university/college students.

Note: You can also apply to the BFA in Visual Arts (Studio). If you are interested in both the BFA in Studio and the BA in Art History you must apply separately to each program.

What's Next?

Come and Meet Us

Apply for Scholarships
York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts offer an array of scholarships for incoming students. In addition to 15 Fine Arts Talent Awards of $1000, scholarships are available based on academic performance or by application. For more information, visit York's Admissions website.

Think ahead
Wondering what you can do with a degree in Fine Arts? Find out more about your career options.

Do you have more questions about the undergraduate application/audition procedure? Need to know more about your next steps? Ask finearts@yorku.ca

You may also contact us directly:

Department of Visual Arts
235 Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts
York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Tel: 416-650-8191
Fax: 416-736-5875
visarts@yorku.ca