Consider UCalgary dance a four-year audition with opportunities to perform, exposure to a world of dance you never knew existed and important career connections to Calgary’s dance community. There’s a world of research, enhancing versatility. And performing— you will be given the chance to perform for large audiences, work in a professional environment, and get credit for time.

Required Courses English A Literature or Language (HL or SL) or English B HL Four approved courses Required Courses Notes A maximum of two approved Fine Arts courses are permitted. Either two Fine Arts options, or one Fine Arts option and one 3- or 5-credit option may be used. Bachelor of Music (BMus) and BA/BFA Dance programs require auditions. Admission to the BMus, BA (Music) or Minor in music programs require evidence of RCM Level 8 or the departmental music theory diagnostic exam. BFA Visual Studies requires a portfolio. Approved courses or options may include locally-developed courses specific to Art, Dance, Drama or Music. Two subjects in the same field may not be presented to satisfy requirements unless with permission of the admissions office. Equivalent International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced Placement (AP) courses are accepted. If you are currently completing high school, you will automatically be considered for admission using the standard admission by calculating your admission average using final grade 11 grades and at least one grade 12 approved course (if both grade 11 and 12 grades are provided, the grade 12 grade will be used) from the required courses for your program choice. Admitted students must complete all 30-level (or equivalent) required courses outlined above, maintain the admission average required for admission in the application year and obtain the Alberta Grade 12 diploma (or equivalent). Applicants educated in other countries may be considered for admission on their academic merits. Those completing Canadian high school courses will always have the grades obtained in these courses used in lieu of equivalents obtained on international certificates. Detailed information is available at: ucalgary.ca/future-students/undergraduate/apply. International students seeking admission on the basis of documents not listed on the Admissions website should submit certificates indicating the courses studied and the grades achieved to the Admissions Office. When these certificates are in a language other than English, English translations (prepared by a certified translator) must accompany the original documents.