Associate of Arts Degree is an associate's degree in Arts, Design & Architecture programme taught at North Island College in Courtenay, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 31,630 per total (CAD 7,600 per total for local students).
The Associate of Arts degree carries two years, or 60 credits, of transfer credit toward any British Columbia university. Students build critical thinking ability and research skills through coursework spanning subjects such as sociology, psychology, political science, philosophy, modern languages including Chinese, French, and Spanish, liberal studies, history, geography, English, First Nations studies, anthropology, criminology, and women's studies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a C in English 12 or equivalent, a successful English assessment, an IELTS Academic score of 6.0, or completion of ENG 104. A C in Foundations of Math 11 or equivalent, or a successful Math assessment, may be required before registering in certain science courses, and individual courses within the degree carry their own further prerequisites; upgrading can be completed before or after admission. The 60-credit degree requires 6 credits of first-year English, at least 9 credits of science/math/statistics (including a laboratory science), 36 credits of arts (at least 18 at second-year level across two or more subjects, including 6 credits each of social sciences and humanities), and 9 elective credits. Graduation requires a cumulative GPA of 2.00, completion within 5 years, at least 50% of credits taken at North Island College, and courses that transfer to UBC, UVic, SFU, or UNBC; optional Psychology or Pre-Social Work concentrations carry their own required courses.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Winter
Application Deadline:North Island College's domestic applications open at the beginning of October each year for the following academic year; unlimited-entry programmes admit on a rolling, first-come-first-served basis with deadlines effectively at the term start (September 1, January 1 or May 1), while limited-entry programmes close earlier: the last Monday of August for a September start, the third Friday of December for a January start. International applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC; for the current cycle NIC has published deadlines of 1 May 2026 for September 2026 entry and 31 August 2026 for January 2027 entry, with no later 2027 intake deadline yet posted. Admission is otherwise rolling until seats fill. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
