HD in Graphic Design (Hybrid) is a higher diploma in Visual Arts programme taught at Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 8,323 per semester (CAD 2,203 per semester for local students).
This advanced diploma builds the knowledge and skills needed to create design solutions across interactive, print and experiential design projects. Teaching begins with fundamental principles and skills, moves into cross-disciplinary learning, and finishes with a graduate showcase portfolio and the chance to take part in a field placement, working toward a role as a designer in the communications industry.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is open to holders of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or the equivalent, or to mature applicants; the only named subject prerequisite is English at the Grade 12 C or U level, or an equivalent course, with Seneca upgrading available to applicants who do not yet meet it. Canadian citizens and permanent residents short of the English prerequisite may instead pass Seneca's own pre-admission test. No portfolio, audition, interview, or minimum-average condition is stated on this program's admission-requirements page, despite the program being design-focused. For international applicants the page defers to Seneca's general policy: Seneca applies its institution-wide English-proficiency policy: applicants who cannot show at least three years of full-time secondary school, or two full-time years of college or university study, in a country where English is an official or the common language, must meet the score Seneca sets on its own English-requirements page, which this program page references but does not restate.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through OntarioColleges.ca. For the September 2027 intake, OCAS opens for applications on 1 October 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, first offers go out from 1 November 2026, and the earliest confirmation deadline is 1 May 2027 with a CAD 200 deposit due the second Wednesday of June 2027. The January 2027 and May 2027 intakes opened on 1 October 2025 and carry no equal-consideration date, with earliest confirmation deadlines of 1 November 2025 and 1 March 2027. International applicants apply directly to Seneca, are assessed on a rolling basis with no fixed closing date, and are admitted up to the first day of classes or until a program fills, whichever comes first. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
