Program Overview

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International Year One in Fine Arts

Key Information

• A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
• Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.

Program Details

International Year One in Fine Arts

Illinois State University

• Duration: 1 Semester, 2 Semesters
• Start dates: 2025//27

Entry Requirements

Age Requirement

• 17

Academic Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 2.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale

Degrees that do NOT require a portfolio for entry

• Theatre - Film & Digital Media
• Theatre - Theatre Studies
• Theatre Teacher Education
• Art History
• Creative Technologies - Audio and Music Production (B.A.), (B.S.)
• Creative Technologies - Game Design (B.A.), (B.S.)
• Creative Technologies - Interdisciplinary Technologies (B.A.), (B.S.)

Degrees that require a portfolio/audition during study

• Music Composition*
• BFA Graphic Design*
• BFA Studio Arts*

English Language Requirements

• TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTEA 53, Duolingo 105, or TOEFL Essentials 8.5

Important Dates

2025 Fall Start (August)

• Program start date: 11 August 2025
• Program end date: 12 December 2025
• Semester 1 fall: 11 August 2025 - 12 December 2025

2026 Spring Start (January)

• Program start date: 5 January 2026
• Program end date: 8 May 2026
• Semester 1 spring: 5 January 2026 - 8 May 2026

Sample Classes

Semester 1

• Fine Arts Core or General Education Courses (3 Credit Units)
• Fine Arts Core or General Education Courses (3 Credit Units)
• Fine Arts Core or General Education Courses (3 Credit Units)
• IDS 131: Advanced Academic Skills (3 Credit Units)
• IDS 130: Advanced Writing for Academic Purposes (3 Credit Units)
• Total credit units: 15 Credit Units

Progression

Music - Jazz Studies (B.M.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Studio Arts Photography (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Studio Arts Painting (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Studio Arts Lithography (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Studio Arts Intaglio (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Studio Arts Glass (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Studio Arts Drawing (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Studio Arts Ceramics (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Art - Art History (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements

Art - Graphic Design (B.A.)

• 2.5 GPA, No grade below C
• English level %: No grade below C
• Additional Requirements