Applying for Admission
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interdisciplinary Performance)
Step One:
You need to apply online for admission to UBC specifying the BFA program at the Okanagan campus (BFA O, Specialization "INTP") as your first or second choice. Information about entry requirements for UBC can be found at: https://you.ubc.ca/ubc/okanagan/admissions.ezc
Program specific requirements for Interdisciplinary Performance are:
- English 12 or English 12 First Peoples
- Three other approved provincially examinable Grade 12 courses
- Currently, auditions are required
- Letter of Intent / Audition form (see below)
[NOTE—THESE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR BC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SEE FULL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AT THE WEBLINK ABOVE]
AUDITIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE PROGRAM.
Applicants to the B.F.A. Major in Interdisciplinary Performance must submit an audition request form by March 15. Please note that applications for the Vancouver auditions need to be submitted by March 10.
If you have missed this deadline for auditions or electronic submissions, please contact Irma.Ronkkonen@ubc.ca for information regarding other admission options.
You need to fill in this form to apply for auditions. It is also your "Letter of Intent".
Click here for online Audition Sign Up for the BFA in Interdisciplinary Performance.In-person auditions are encouraged. Applicants unable to audition in person must provide a recorded audition. Requirements for both the in-person and the recorded audition include one classic or contemporary monologue from an existing work or a work created by the applicant, and one performance piece (movement, dance, text, music, or performance art) created by the applicant in which an object (prop) is used. Each piece should be no longer than three minutes.
This year, auditions will be held in Vancouver and Kelowna:
VANCOUVER: Saturday, March 10, 2012
Auditions in B.C. Binning Studios (adjacent to the Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre) Room 126, 10:00am - 3:00pm, University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus.
Please come to the BCB Room 122 at least half an hour before your scheduled audition.
KELOWNA: Saturday, March 24, 2012
Auditions in FINA 144, 9:00am – 4:00pm, University of British Columbia, Kelowna campus.
Please arrive half an hour before your scheduled audition.
Application to UBC opens in October and closes on February 28. There is one online application for both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, and you will need to pay a $60 non-refundable application fee. You can only submit one application, but you can specify a first and second choice.
If you plan to live in residence at UBC Okanagan campus, apply for housing at the same time you apply for admission. Many first-year students are guaranteed a place in residence provided they meet the requirements.
Step Two:
Once you submit your application for admission declaring your interest in the BFA O (Specialization “INTP”) program, you will receive an email that welcomes you. Then in about a week, you will receive another email that tells you what to do next.
For inquiries regarding the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Interdisciplinary Performance), please contact the UBC Okanagan Department of Creative Studies at 250.807.9648.
Entry into this program is very competitive. The number of places within the B.F.A. program is limited, and admission is based on a review of the letter of intent, experience and grade average.
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2/3/2012 8:57:35 AM
