Offered by Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada, BA/BS in Interior Design is a bachelor's degree in Interior Design programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 38,733 per year (CAD 7,466 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Interior Design
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 7,466 / year
International tuition: CAD 38,733 / year
Last checked September 2026 · Source: torontomu.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Fine Arts program covers interior environments across corporate, residential, retail, and hospitality settings, with a stated focus on health, wellness, inclusion, and sustainability in design. Students develop skills in 3D rendering, virtual reality, environmental simulation, and traditional fabrication methods such as woodworking and ceramics. It is offered full-time as a standard four-year program or a five-year stream incorporating a co-op work term, and includes a mandatory internship placement regardless of stream. The undergraduate degree, combined with the university's graduate interior design program, is recognized by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Admission is grades-plus, requiring a minimum academic average alongside portfolio and creative project submissions. The program suits students seeking a design-focused path into interior design practice or related fields such as exhibit design, product design, or visual merchandising, and who want both studio-based creative training and the option of paid co-op work experience alongside a mandatory internship.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires the OSSD with six Grade 12 U or M courses, including English (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred) at a minimum of 70% and a Grade 11 or 12 mathematics course (MCF3M, MCR3U, MHF4U, MCV4U or MDM4U) at a minimum of 60%; a 70% overall average is required for consideration, though the competitive admitting range has run 75-80%. The programme also requires a single-PDF portfolio submission by February 1, 2027 (or 10 business days after applying) with a manual drawing of a chair and a human figure, a written statement of up to 250 words on design interests, up to 10 pages of creative work with descriptions of up to 50 words each, and a $50 CAD assessment fee, submitted through the ChooseTMU portal. Applicants without Ontario schooling may be considered with the recognised equivalent, at TMU's discretion; the general admission requirements page sets IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 92, Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 60 or CAEL 70 for English proficiency.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Toronto Metropolitan University sets one guaranteed-consideration date for both domestic and international applicants applying for Fall 2027 entry: complete applications and amendments received by 1 February 2027 receive equal consideration for admission, and TMU says this same date applies to 'all domestic & international applicants.' Non-academic ('Grades-Plus') requirements are generally due around this point too, though the exact date varies by programme. For Winter 2027 (January-start) entry, TMU's program-status page gives domestic applicants a guaranteed-consideration date of 1 December 2026, with most programmes closing applications in mid-December; a limited number of programmes separately accept international applications for winter admission subject to space availability, but TMU publishes no fixed closing date for those international winter applicants. Admission is not rolling: late applications are considered only as space allows after the guaranteed-consideration date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
