Theatre & Dramatic Arts

Academic Qualifications for Admission

Applicants normally must meet the following minimum requirements before the University will consider admission:

• A University of Lethbridge baccalaureate degree, or its academic equivalent from another recognized degree-granting institution, in the discipline of interest or in a closely cognate discipline. The University of Lethbridge reserves the right to determine whether degrees and other academic programs completed elsewhere are equivalent to University of Lethbridge baccalaureate degrees.
• A minimum grade point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale) on the last 20 graded university-level semester courses.

Academic qualifications for international applicants are available in the Graduate Studies Calendar.

Applicants are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Preference is given to a student whose proposed creative work is related to a supervisor\'s area of expertise. An applicant will be required to present an audition or a portfolio of creative work for evaluation.

Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the English language proficiency (ELP) requirement for graduate students.

Admission Criteria

The capacity of the MFA program is limited by both space and availability of faculty. Not all students meeting the general admission requirements can be admitted.

Criteria used for admission include during the review of the application for admission will include:

• the applicant’s record and letters of academic recommendation;
• the applicant’s body of creative work, exhibition/ performance/reviews, and publishing record;
• audition/ interview (Department of Theatre and Dramatic Arts);
• the feasibility of the project in light of available resources; and
• financial support for the student.

A student judged to be of suitable potential for graduate work, but lacking in some necessary preparation, may be considered for admission subject to one of two options: the required preparation may be undertaken prior to admission, with the permission of the Program Committee, or it may be undertaken after admission. The Program Committee will establish a definite date by which all conditions must be satisfied.

Unless alternative arrangements have been made, a student receiving an Offer of Admission to the program must register in the program no later than the registration deadline, as outlined in the Calendar. Failing to register in this way will result in the student forfeiting admission status.

A student newly admitted in the MFA program is required to pay a non-refundable $100 deposit to confirm their acceptance of their admission (Effective for the Spring 2016 intake, the confirmation of admission will be $200). This deposit is credited toward the tuition fee upon registration in the program.

Full-time students may not be employed outside their program in any form of employment exceeding 10 hours per week.

Admission After an Approved Master\'s Degree

A student holding an approved master’s degree from a recognized institution who wants to pursue an entirely different field of study to enhance or change their career focus or international students seeking North American credentials may be considered for admission to a U of L master’s degree program provided he/she meets all of the admission requirements.

Students normally are not eligible to pursue a second master’s degree which is similar to one already completed at a recognized institution. Generally, degrees with identical or closely related majors are considered to be similar. Courses used to complete the requirements of the first master’s degree normally cannot be used to fulfill the requirements of the second master’s degree; recommendations regarding exceptions may be made by the Program Committee to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. In all cases, the decision of the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies shall be final.