Visual Arts Diploma at Camosun College in Victoria, Canada is a diploma in Visual Arts programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 35,136 per total (CAD 8,700 per total for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Visual Arts
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 8,700 / total
International tuition: CAD 35,136 / total
Last checked September 2026 · Source: camosun.ca ·
Program details
Overview
The diploma spans a wide range of disciplines, among them drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, animation, film and video, analogue and digital photography, graphic design, performance art, professional practice, art theory, visual culture and art history. Studio courses are combined with theoretical credit courses, leading to a diploma that can transfer toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Instruction is delivered by practicing professional artists, supported by qualified technologists.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Camosun requires C in English 12 or an approved Camosun Alternative for entry to the Visual Arts Diploma, together with mandatory attendance at a Camosun-scheduled information session before admission. Transfer applicants from other post-secondary art programmes may be admitted directly into second year only with departmental approval. The page states no minimum GPA, no standardized English-language test score, and no portfolio or interview requirement. At the time this page was captured, the programme was no longer accepting Fall 2026 domestic applications and directed prospective students to an interest list, while noting international applications might still be open; that is a seat-availability note rather than an admission criterion.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC for Camosun's open-enrolment programmes: for Fall 2027 (September) applications open 1 October 2026 with an early deadline of 15 May 2027 for priority registration and a late deadline of 26 August 2027; Winter 2027 (January) runs 15 September 2026 to 7 January 2027, and Summer 2027 (May) 15 January 2027 to 29 April 2027. Limited-enrolment programmes publish only an opening date and can close once the waitlist exceeds the seats on offer. International applicants must submit a complete application by 1 June (Fall), 1 October (Winter) or 1 February (Summer), though later applications are still reviewed while seats remain, making admission effectively rolling for both groups once the early deadlines pass. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
