Painting and Drawing

Concordia University · Sir George Williams

Visual Arts: blue ink subject illustration

3–4 years
Duration (years)
3–4 years
Concordia Painting and Drawing degree and admissions
C+ overall
Published threshold
Published eligibility threshold: C+ overall. Published guidance checked November 2026. Concordia’s high school minimum indicator, which may change.
Concordia Painting and Drawing degree and admissions

Deadlines

March 2027

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Next deadlineMonday, March 1, 2027

Full-time regular-session application, calendar deadline
2027–28 full-time regular session · Undergraduate full-time regular session. Exact program and applicant-category conditions still apply.
The university calendar prints this general date. Check the chosen program and applicant-category deadline for any earlier requirement; this is not a guarantee of program availability.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

March 1Application deadline, fall (September) entryRecurring annual · Every year

March 1
Page adds: "Programs may close at any point after the official deadline without warning."
International and U.S. applicants are told to apply no later than February 1 for immigration processing

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

March 1September application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year

March 1

SourceChecked Nov 11, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Grade 12 U English, or Grade 12 U French for students attending a French secondary school

Complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and six Grade 12 U or M courses.
Published high school indicator: C+ overall.
Submit a program-specific portfolio and letter of intent.

Application steps

Entry terms · Fall

Native published start terms. September 2027 availability was separately verified.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through Concordia admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Academic records, then final official transcripts after an offer
- Unofficial documents can be used when applying. Accepted applicants must provide final official records after completing school and before classes begin. Fall applicants studying the Ontario curriculum can include their OUAC number for electronic transfer; otherwise follow your offer's issuer or sealed-envelope instructions.
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Step 4Translation for records outside English or French
- Provide an English or French translation prepared by the school or a certified translator, together with a copy of the original document.
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Step 5Choose the degree and academic plan on the Concordia application.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Submit a program-specific portfolio and letter of intent.

Applicant pathways

Quebec CEGEP

Applicants presenting a Quebec DEC

Published indicator: DEC.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

The Major in Painting and Drawing is a 60-credit concentration.
The BFA requires at least 90 credits, FFAR 248 and FFAR 249, and at least 6 General Education credits from outside Fine Arts.
Of the 90-credit BFA, at least 45 credits must be completed at Concordia, including at least 30 Studio Art credits and 6 Art History credits.

References

Grades and academic standing

Complete all course requirements in acceptable standing with at least a 2.00 final graduation GPA. Normally no more than 54 studio credits may count toward the 90-credit BFA.

References

Program facts

Published thresholdC+ overall

Concordia’s high school minimum indicator, which may change.

Courses

The 2026–27 calendar requirements for this concentration and the university’s published first-year advising sequence.

First year · Fall1 listed

Add a 3-credit Art History or Art Theory elective.

FFAR 248Keywords: Engaging Across Disciplines in the Fine Arts3 credits
Introduces contemporary concepts and interdisciplinary arts practices through critical reflection, composition exercises and collaboration.
Concordia University 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar, FFAR 248

First year · Fall and Winter2 listed

Both studios run across both terms in the advising plan. Advising also identifies 6 Studio Art elective credits.

DRAW 200Drawing I6 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Major in Painting and Drawing
PTNG 200Painting I6 credits
Concordia 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar · BFA Major in Painting and Drawing

First year · Winter1 listed

Add a 3-credit Art History or Art Theory elective.

FFAR 249Keywords: Working Across Disciplines in the Fine Arts3 credits
Develops interdisciplinary arts methods through experimentation, collaboration and a research-creation project or research essay.
Concordia University 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar, FFAR 249

Examples of eligible upper-level workshops4 listed

Choose a 6-credit 300-level Drawing course, a 6-credit 300-level Painting course and a 6-credit 400-level Drawing or Painting course.

DRAW 300Drawing II6 credits
DRAW 400Drawing III6 credits
PTNG 300Painting II6 credits
PTNG 400Painting III6 credits

Elective choices

Complete one 6-credit 300-level studio in each medium, then one 6-credit 400-level studio in Drawing or Painting.
Add 18 Studio Arts elective credits, 6 Art History electives and 6 further history-based credits. Choose the separate 6-credit history-based group from the program’s listed subjects or VDEO 350, as specified in the calendar.

Study routes