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 Please note: We're currently not accepting applications for the 2020/2021 academic year.

Our Art and Design Certificate is a one-year program that will give you the skills necessary for your career in design and the visual arts. Classes take place in a world-class studio setting and focus on printmaking, drawing, and design fundamentals.

Skills learned upon completion can be applied to creative fields, such as:

  • Animation or concept art
  • Architecture
  • Art therapy
  • Graphic design
  • Illustration
  • Interior design
  • Teaching

Admission requirements

 High school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Minimum of 60% in English 30-1 or permission of the Chair

No portfolio is required for admission into the program.
 Mature students
  • Minimum of 60% in English 30-1 or permission of the Chair

No portfolio is required for admission into the program.

Mature students are 21 years or older on the first day of classes or have been out of school for at least three consecutive years.
 English Language Proficiency
  • TOEFL: iBT – minimum score of 79 with no score below 19
  • IELTS – minimum score of 6.0 
  • CAEL – minimum score of 60
  • MELAB – minimum score of 80

See our Credit Calendar for other ways that you can meet the English Language Proficiency requirements.

Tuition and fees

Full Time Fees
 
 Full Time Fees  Fall Winter
Tuition $1,951.00 $1,951.00
Campus Rec Fee $34.00 $34.00
Health & Dental Fee *$126.00 *$126.00
Student Association Building Fee $17.92 $17.92
Student Association Fee $104.16 $104.16
Technology Fee $67.00 $67.00
Total Fees $349.08 $349.08
Total Tuition & Fees ***$2,300.08  ***$2,300.08
Total Cost Per Year   $4,600.16
 International Students
 
International Students Fees  Fall Winter
Tuition  $5,853.00 $5,853.00
Campus Rec Fee  $34.00  $34.00
Health & Dental *$126.00 *$126.00
Student Association Building Fee $17.92 $17.92
Student Association Fee $104.16 $104.16
Technology Fee $67.00 $67.00
Total Fees $349.08 $349.08
Total Tuition & Fees

***$6,202.08

***$6,202.08
Total Cost Per Year  

$12,404.16

Please note, these estimates are based on 100% enrollment for all semesters and do not include mandatory laboratory fees. Laboratory fees can range from $24 - $107.

* Students will be charged a medical/dental benefit fee unless they opt out by demonstrating alternative coverage - deadlines can be found at Student Cares website. 
** These programs have a mandatory Spring semester if students intend to graduate on time.
*** Tuition is due 10 business days before the start of each semester.

For more information view the Keyano College Credit Calendar. 

 Program Structure

 Program Structure
 
Course Course Title Credits
Year 1: 
Term I (September - December)              		    
ART 232 Visual Fundamentals I 3
ART 240 Introductory Drawing I 3
ART 324 Introductory Relief Printmaking 3
ARTH 101 Introduction to the History of Art I 3
ENGL 104 Introduction to Critical Analysis 3
Year 1: 
Term II (January - April)                         		    
ART 101 Print through Drawing 3
ART 233 Visual Fundamentals II 3
ART 340 Introductory Drawing II 3
ARTH 102 Introduction to the History of Art II 3
ENGL 103 Case Studies in Research 3

University transfers

Once you complete the Art and Design Certificate, you are eligible to transfer into the second year of a Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Design degree at the Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts). All of the courses in our Art and Design program transfer to many degree programs across Canada.