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	Windsor Visual Arts and the Built Environment (VABE) OUAC NFB Remove	York (Markham) Creative Technologies (BFA, Co-op available) OUAC YME Remove	OCAD Material Art & Design (Jewellery/Textiles) OUAC HMD Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% minimum average”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	Not published“N/A”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MHF4U SPH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	75% minimum average ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70% SPH4U MHF4U MCV4U is recommended +3 more on the program page	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	OSSD with an overall academic average of at least 70% in six 4U/M courses, including English 4U with a minimum final grade of 70%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes Admission is based primarily on your portfolio assessment. All offers of admission are conditional on meeting the minimum academic requirements. Alternative Offers There are no alternative offers. Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	Available	No
Degree	Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—	Bachelor of Design, BDes, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA
First-year intakewhere published	—	50	—
What you study	Architecture Design Fine Art Materials Science	Design Entrepreneurship Fine Art	CraftsDesign Fine Art Interdisciplinary Studies
What it is	This program combines studio art, architectural design, and materials science to explore how buildings and spaces are created and experienced. You'll study drawing, design principles, and the physical properties of construction materials alongside art history and theory. It suits students who want to work creatively with built environments — whether designing buildings, creating installations, or working in architectural practice — rather than pursuing fine art or architecture alone.	Creative Technologies is a visual arts and design degree that combines fine art, graphic design, and digital media with entrepreneurship skills so you can develop creative work and understand how to turn ideas into projects or businesses. Unlike a straight fine arts program, it emphasizes the practical and business side of creative work. It suits people who want to make art or design but also care about how creative work reaches audiences and generates opportunity.	You study the design and creation of jewellery and textiles using both traditional craft techniques and modern materials. Unlike a purely fine art program, this combines artistic vision with practical knowledge of how materials behave and how to construct wearable or functional pieces. It suits people who want to make things with their hands, enjoy experimenting with colour and form, and see themselves as artist-craftspeople rather than purely visual artists.
The door tomajors you reach through it	architecture	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	None published by average	None published by average
Source	University of Windsor on OUInfo	York University — Markham on OUInfo	OCAD University on OUInfo

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