Ontario College Certificate in Design Foundations in Ottawa Canada | Algonquin College

Algonquin College | Ottawa Canada
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD 15,024
(c. USD10,783.42)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months

This one-year Design Foundations Ontario College Certificate helps you build essential design abilities while investigating various design fields to identify your talents and passions.

During the program, you'll acquire core competencies in multiple design aspects including:

design and layout fundamentals
typography techniques
drawing and illustration
perspective methods
color theory principles
three-dimensional composition
effective time organization


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.0

Qualification Requirements

College Eligibility

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent. Applicants with an OSSD showing senior English and/or Mathematics courses at the Basic Level, or with Workplace or Open courses, will be tested to determine their eligibility for admission; OR - Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate; OR
  • General Educational Development (GED) certificate; OR
  • Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and without a high school diploma at the start of the program). Eligibility may be determined by academic achievement testing for which a fee of $50 (subject to change) will be charged.

Program Eligibility

  • English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent).
  • International applicants must provide proof of the subject-specific requirements noted above along with proof of either: (IELTS / TOEFL) IELTS-International English Language Testing Service (Academic) Overall band of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each ban; OR TOEFL-Internet-based (iBT) Overall 80, with a minimum of 20 in each component: Reading 20; Listening 20; Speaking 20; Writing 20.
  • Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject-specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency.

Should the number of qualified applicants exceed the number of available places, applicants will be selected on the basis of their proficiency in English.

Tuition CAD 15,024

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