Honours Bachelor of Interior Design (Advanced Standing) is a bachelor's degree in Interior Design programme offered by Georgian College in Barrie, Canada. The programme runs for 6 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).
This honours bachelor's degree trains students in interior design through a studio environment set up to resemble a professional design office, taught by faculty with industry backgrounds. Coursework addresses the design of sustainable interior environments that support human health, safety, wellbeing, performance and experience, and students produce sophisticated interior designs together with construction drawings and specifications that communicate concept development and design resolution. The degree is grounded in evidence-based research and professional practice, and it carries ARIDO recognition. The six-semester structure includes a four-month co-op placement and gives students access to current digital design technology.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: This advanced-standing route is for Interior Decorating diploma graduates of any Ontario college who hold an overall grade-point average of 70 percent (B) or better; the page does not restate the direct-entry portfolio requirement for this stream, since diploma coursework is already assessed. It runs from the same Barrie campus intake as the direct-entry degree, with Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 start dates listed. Georgian's degree-level language-proficiency requirement applies to applicants whose first language is not English, as the advanced-standing section states no test scores itself: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall or TOEFL iBT 89 overall, with a minimum of 22 in writing and 22 in 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.
