• National Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification
• An Admission Point Score (APS), minimum 30
• A minimum of 60% for English language (home or first additional)
• Art as a school subject is NOT a requirement
Applications for the year 2025 opens on 1 April 2024. Applications are online only. The closing date for UP applications for BA Fine Art is 27 September 2024.
Step 2: Application at Fine Art
Portfolio and Questionnaire submission
You are required to submit an A4 size portfolio containing ten (10) artworks and a completed questionnaire.
• The portfolio should be photographs of your original artworks in a Flip File with a cover page stating your name.
• The portfolio must include two (2) A4 size original object drawings from observation. Two (2) photographs of your choice and six (6) photographs of artworks of your area of practice (painting, sculpture, ceramics or installations).
• The questionnaire requires information about yourself, achievements, personal interests and motivation for study.
The last date for Fine Art portfolio applications is 13 October 2024 at the Visual Arts Building.
You will be notified in between 16-18 October via email to participate in an online interview with Fine Art staff members. Please make a booking for a slot on the dates indicated below.
Interviews are online between 21-25 October 2024.
General information for prospective students is available on the UP website or contact Student Service Centre at (012) 420 3111.
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