Admission Requirements

Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES), including:

• Secondary V Language of Instruction
• Secondary V Second Language
• Secondary IV Science
• Secondary IV Mathematics
• Secondary IV History

or academic background judged equivalent to the DES.

(Students with a DES missing any of the above subjects may be admitted, space permitting, but may be required to complete remedial courses.)

Additional Admission Requirements

• PORTFOLIO (ONLINE ONLY)

• Applicants should assemble a portfolio of 20 photographs as a gallery using an application such as Picasa, Google+, Carbonmade, Flickr or equivalent. Send a link to your online gallery to the Chair of the Professional Photography Department, photochairdawson@gmail.com. Remember to “share” your gallery if using Picasa or Flickr. (Paper/hard copies will NOT be accepted.)
• Portfolio must be shared by April 1st.
• Portfolio images must be jpeg files with the longest dimension of the image measuring 1600 pixel in length.

• LETTER OF INTENT (BY E-MAIL)

A letter of intent in the form of an e-mail should be submitted at the same time as the portfolio. Send it to photochairdawson@gmail.com. The letter of intent should briefly describe the applicant’s level of skill, experience and ambitions concerning a career as a professional photographer.

Please note: Applicants should have basic familiarity with digital cameras and computers.

Application Deadline

• March 1 (for Fall semester)

The program begins in the Fall semester; new students are not admitted into the program in the Winter term.