Every candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts shall follow a course of study as laid down in these Regulations consisting of not fewer than 480 points.

To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts a candidate must pass courses having a minimum total value of 480 points comprising:

With the permission of the Head of the School of Fine Arts, candidates may qualify for admission to the Film and Graphic Design options in Part 2 of the Schedule by passing approved courses totalling not less than 120 points or the equivalent from any other degree or diploma. Applications for admission under this Regulation must be received by the Head of the School of Fine Arts no later then the 3rd Friday in October of the year preceding that for which application is made, and must be accompanied by a collection of works in the format prescribed by the Head of the School. Applicants may also be required to attend an interview or to supply a written statement in response to a set of questions provided by the School. Further information on the procedure for application and the prescribed submission of works is available from the Administrator of the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts.

Note: Admission under this Regulation will be approved only if the candidate can satisfy the Head of the School of the relevance to the proposed course of study of the courses taken.

A personal course of study having a value of more than 150 points for a full-year course of study or 75 points for a single semester course of study is regarded as excessive. Candidates who wish to enrol for a course of study whose points value exceeds 150 points for a whole year or 75 points for a single semester course of study must first seek the advice of the Dean of Creative Arts.

The Head of School of Fine Arts must receive application for admission to FINT 103 no later than the 15 November of the year preceding that for which admission is sought.

These Regulations came into force in 1989; a candidate who has not fulfilled the requirements for the award of the Degree before 1989 shall complete the Degree in accordance with these Regulations by taking such courses as may be prescribed by the Dean of Creative Arts and shall be allowed such credit points in respect of courses passed before 1989 as the Dean of Creative Arts may determine.

These regulations took effect in 2011.

To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts, a candidate who enrolled in the degree for the first time before 1 January 2011, prior to the introduction of common course sizes, may graduate subject to meeting the following requirements.

To qualify for the Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts a candidate must pass courses having a minimum total value of 480 points comprising:

Candidates, who wish to graduate under these transitional regulations, must complete their course of study before 31 December 2013. Candidates may apply to the Dean of Creative Arts for such variation as the Dean may determine.