At Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada, Animation, Honours Bachelor of is offered as a bachelor's degree in Film & Animation programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 32,665 per year (CAD 10,362 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Film & Animation
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 10,362 / year
International tuition: CAD 32,665 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Break into the industry via the program that produces Academy Award winning animators.Program OverviewProfessional, hands-on instruction and creative freedomIn our Animation degree program, you’ll learn from industry professionals, using the same techniques and tools that you'll eventually need in the workplace. Using state-of-the-art software and hardware, you’ll create your own stories, designs, characters and layouts, and produce your own films.From story pitch to finished filmSheridan’s animation program emphasizes classical principles of animation in a variety of forms, including 2D digital, 3D and stop motion. You’ll learn the art of storyboarding and hone your life drawing, layout and digital painting skills. Working collaboratively or individually on productions, you’ll have the opportunity to explore all aspects of animation filmmaking.Career connectionsAfter Year 3, you’ll gain professional experience during a three-month work placement. And at our annual Industry Day, employers will fly in from across North America to meet you, see your work and conduct interviews.A reputation for excellenceStudents come from all over the world to study animation at Sheridan. That’s because our Animation program has such a strong reputation. Michael Hirsh, co-founder of Nelvana, refers to Sheridan as the “Harvard of Animation.” Our graduates go on to work in television and feature animation at major studios throughout North America. Sheridan Animation courses are held in Oakville, Ontario. Sheridan has been granted consent by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to offer this degree for a further seven-year term starting April 29, 2019 and subject to renewal thereafter. Application to the Ministry for renewal of the consent is a prescribed and cyclical requirement for degree programs at all Ontario colleges. Sheridan will ensure that all students admitted to the Honours Bachelor of Animation program during the period of consent will have the opportunity to complete the program within a reasonable time frame. Credentials earned during the period of consent remain valid even if Ministry consent to offer the program is withdrawn in the future.PBAAA
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Academic (Ontario basis): an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or accepted equivalent carrying English Grade 12 (ENG4U), one Visual Arts or Communication Technology credit (TGJ or TGG) at Grade 11 or 12 at any level except workplace 'E', or one postsecondary visual arts credit course, plus four other Grade 12 subjects at the U or M level, with an overall average of at least 65 per cent. The alternative is two semesters of postsecondary study including the required English and the visual arts course at the same 65 per cent average; being a degree, this program does not allow equivalency testing in place of the named courses. A portfolio is required, carries an assessment fee, and its detailed brief and due date are posted in your Sheridan Application Portal after you apply. Selection combines the average of your six highest senior-level credits, required courses included, with your portfolio score, and Sheridan lists this among its highly competitive programs, decided on a high portfolio score alongside academic achievement. If you fall short, finishing Sheridan's Art Fundamentals, Media Fundamentals or Visual and Creative Arts program at 65 per cent or better will help you meet the requirements. An international applicant must present the equivalent of these Ontario courses from their own school system, and a credential assessment may be requested; a domestic applicant schooled outside Canada has transcripts assessed through ICAS or WES. English, where English is not your first language or your earlier study was in another language: Sheridan's degree band - IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band under 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with nothing under 21 (or 4.5 with no section under 4.5 on the scale used from 2026), PTE Academic 60 with no section under 57, Duolingo 115 with no subscore under 95, CAEL 70 with no section under 60; a result must be no more than 24 months old on the first day of class.
Application Details
Start Date:Sheridan runs three terms a year - Fall starting in September, Winter in January and Spring/Summer in May. For 2026-27 the Fall term ran 8 September to 18 December 2026, Winter runs 6 January to 16 April 2027, and Spring/Summer runs 3 May to 13 August 2027. On 6 September 2026 this program's own page listed intakes in September 2026 and January 2027 at the Trafalgar Campus in Oakville, both shown as closed at that moment. Sheridan's Start date table also carries a separate Domestic and International status for each intake (Available, Waitlisted or Closed) that changes as seats fill, so check this program's page on sheridancollege.ca before you apply.
Application Deadline:Sheridan publishes no deadline of its own for this program; the dates below are the college-wide ones. DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca, which opened the Fall 2027 application on 26 September 2026 - Sheridan says it starts receiving those applications in early October for the academic year that follows. The equal consideration date is 1 February: apply on or before it and your file is weighed alongside every other one received by then for a Fall-term start, so for the cycle now open that means 1 February 2027 for entry in September 2027. Sheridan still accepts applications after that date wherever a program has not filled, but they are handled in the order they arrive, which leaves little room in high-demand programs. First offers for a September start may go out from 1 November; programs that require a portfolio, audition or resume begin issuing decisions later in March, and offers for the Winter and Spring/Summer intakes are made on a rolling basis. Confirm a Fall offer at ontariocolleges.ca by 1 May, or by the date printed on an offer issued after that, then pay the tuition deposit three months before the term begins. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS apply instead through Sheridan's own International Application Portal, and Sheridan publishes no deadline for them - its Important Dates table carries only a note that the international dates are still to be posted. What limits an international application in practice is space: Sheridan tells international applicants to check that a program still has room before applying, and every program page shows a separate International status for each intake. Apply as early as you can and leave time for a study permit. Confirm the current dates at sheridancollege.ca and ontariocolleges.ca before you apply.
