Both the Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dramatic Arts or the Bachelor of Arts (Dramatic Arts) combined with a Bachelor of Education programs are 5-year combined degrees with K-12 experience through the Faculty of Education. Choosing between the two programs is dependent on the amount of drama courses you would like to have in your major. Students interested in teaching Jr. High or High School are encouraged to pursue the Bachelor of Fine Arts - Dramatic Arts/Bachelor of Education degree. This stream offers a more focused fine arts approach which will allow students to build expertise in the drama field, enabling students to take the reins of secondary-level drama education. Students interested in teaching elementary school are encouraged to pursue the Bachelor of Arts-Dramatic Arts/Bachelor of Education degree. The flexibility of this stream will allow students to gain a diversified set of qualifications which will better meet the needs of multi-subject teaching common in elementary schools.

Applicants presenting Alberta high school credentials, high school credentials from other Canadian provinces, and secondary school credentials from other countries will be considered for admission under the High School Admission Route if they have not completed any university-level (transferable) courses. Applicants who present six or more transferable courses will be considered for admission under the Post-secondary Transfer Student route. To be considered for transfer credit, students must submit a course outline (syllabus) for each course completed in the previous university or college. Transfer applicants presenting three- and four-year university degrees from recognized universities may be considered for admission to a second Bachelor degree program. For All Applicants, if English is not your first spoken language, you must also satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement .