Offered by Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada, Liberal Arts Advanced Certificate is a certificate in Arts, Design & Architecture programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 515 per credit (CAD 216 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Arts, Design & Architecture
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 216 / credit
International tuition: CAD 515 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This distance-delivered Advanced Certificate at Thompson Rivers University builds on foundational study with 30 upper-level credits spanning the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. The program requires 6 credits in humanities (including English), 6 credits in social science, and 3 credits in science, together with 15 elective credits in liberal arts, of which at least 9 must be upper-level. Courses are offered through TRU's Open Learning division, allowing students to study subjects such as psychology, political science, sociology, environmental studies, and cultural studies without attending campus in person. Admission follows an open-admission model, requiring only that applicants have completed a minimum of six TRU credits, whether through distance or campus-based study, and students must maintain a minimum 2.00 GPA across program courses. Some course requirements may be satisfied through prior learning assessment and recognition. The certificate suits students who want to broaden their interdisciplinary knowledge across arts, social science, and science disciplines through flexible online study, whether as a standalone credential or as a stepping stone toward further liberal arts study. Eligible students may apply for financial aid and awards based on residency.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Liberal Arts Advanced Certificate has open admission, with no specific prerequisite courses, grades or prior credential required for entry. Applicants must complete a minimum of six TRU credits (distance or on-campus) toward the certificate, and must maintain a GPA of 2.00 or higher across all courses required for the credential once enrolled. The page states no language-test requirement; Thompson Rivers University's general standard for direct entry into an undergraduate certificate is IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 20, as published on TRU's international English-requirements page. No portfolio, interview, work-experience condition or intake date is stated on the page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
