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Certificate in Foundations in Design at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Canada

Programme overview

One-year certificate developing design skills and an understanding of design as a career, ending with a portfolio for further study in design disciplines.

Faculty: Faculty of Design  |  Duration: One year, two semesters (30 credits)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Drawing, 2D and 3D design and creative process methods through hands-on projects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entrance package evaluated by faculty for suitability (see kpu.ca/design/find/admission-requirements); meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Three intakes: Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).

Design programmes (Wilson School of Design) have one intake per year, in the Fall (September) semester; classes begin in September.

Domestic Fall intake: applications open October 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs March 1 (select programs may extend, space permitting); Open Intake final application deadline July 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes June 15.

Domestic Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs August 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes October 15; Open Intake final application deadline November 1.

Domestic Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs December 1.

International Fall (September) intake: applications open October 1; Limited Intake deadline March 1; no applications accepted after July 1.

International Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; Limited Intake deadline August 1; no applications accepted after November 1.

International Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; Limited Intake deadline December 1; no applications accepted after March 1.

Application fee is $40 for Canadian citizen and permanent resident applicants (no charge for self-declared Indigenous applicants) and $120 for international applicants. Confirmation deposit: $250 (domestic open intake), $500 (domestic limited intake), $5000 (international).

Design programmes: applications for each Fall intake are accepted from October 1 to March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://www.kpu.ca/apply

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