Study Art and Design Fundamentals part-time
Ontario College Certificate
Learn new skills. Refine existing ones. Decide where you want to go in your art and design career. Create a portfolio to help get you there.
Please refer to the Art and Design Fundamentals program page for all of the main details, including admissions requirements.
Program information
Program description
Creativity is essential for success in the 21st century. Through this program you acquire a solid foundation in art and design. Effective research, problem-solving, and conceptualization skills are combined with hands-on studio experience to learn new skills and techniques in both digital and traditional media. You develop a portfolio of your work, which is essential when applying to specialized art and design programs and positions in the creative field.
Review program admission requirements and information about career opportunities.
Course information
Course offerings and equivalents
Currently available courses are linked below. Please also see our course listings of available General EducationÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýCommunications courses for this program.
How to apply to the part-time Art and Design Fundamentals program
Register on a course-by-course basis, paying as you go
Part-time students do not go through an application process for this program. To register for courses, you’ll need a ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ student number and declare your major. Declaring a major allows you to take all courses under that major.
- Request a student number via the
- Declare your major by emailing registrar@georgiancollege.ca or calling 705.722.1511
- From the course listing, select the course(s) you want to register for
- Add the course(s) to your cart and proceed to checkout and submit payment
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Finance and fees
As a part-time student, you may be eligible for OSAP funding, depending on the number of courses you take per semester.
For more information about OSAP, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit the OSAP/financial aid webpage.
As a part-time student, you can take one to three courses per semester, paying on a course-by-course basis.
For course fee information, select a course from the course information section of this page.
Online learning
These courses are offered through OntarioLearn. Visit the OntarioLearn webpage to learn more.
OntarioLearn courses are set up as equivalents to the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵcourses. You can choose to take the ODE courses or the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵcourses.
When a ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵcourse isn’t available to be delivered online, we’ve listed an OntarioLearn course in the delivery schedule. The majority of the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵcourses have ODE equivalents set up. You can choose to take either course.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)
Previous postsecondary education: If you’ve completed courses, or some or all of a program, at another accredited postsecondary institution, you may be able to transfer all or some of your courses into a related program at Georgian.
Relevant work or life experience: If you have relevant work and/or life experience that relates to your program(s) of interest at Georgian, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is an academic credit option.
To learn more about transfer credit and PLAR, visit the Credit for Prior Learning webpage.
Do you have questions about studying Art and Design Fundamentals part-time?
Questions about the program?
Tammy Burke-Marson, Programming Support Assistant