Honours Bachelor of Interior Design at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Interior Design programme. The programme runs for 8 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,234 per semester (CAD 3,560 per semester for local students).
Learning takes place working closely with faculty who have industry experience, in a studio setting resembling a professional design office, with a four-month co-op semester and access to current digital tools. Coursework covers designing sustainable interior environments that support experience, performance, well-being, safety and human health, including producing interior designs and construction drawings and specifications that communicate concept development and design resolution. The program is grounded in design integrity, professional practice and evidence-based research, and is recognized by ARIDO.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status, with six Grade 12 U or M level courses averaging at least 65 percent, Grade 12 U English at a minimum of 65 percent, and a Grade 11 or 12 U or M Mathematics course at a minimum of 60 percent. All applicants must also submit a digital portfolio within two weeks of applying: a cover page, a hand-drawn perspective line drawing of a chair using construction lines, a hand-rendered perspective drawing of an interior space or building facade, a hand-rendered colour still-life of five objects including one transparent object, and one further creative piece in any medium, submitted as a single PDF; acceptance is conditional on the portfolio being submitted and scored by the first day of classes. Georgian's degree-level language-proficiency requirement applies to non-native English speakers: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall or TOEFL iBT 89 overall, minimum 22 in writing and speaking.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date for Georgian's highly competitive programs, which now covers Fall 2027, Winter 2028 and Summer 2028 entry, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats last; offers of admission for this 2026-2027 cycle must be accepted by 1 May 2027. Programs outside the highly competitive list carry no equal-consideration date and are assessed on a rolling basis year-round. International applicants apply directly through Georgian's own portal with no published closing date and are assessed on a rolling basis while seats remain, though Georgian warns a program open when applied to may close before assessment. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
