OCAD University

Articulation Agreements:

Yukon School of Visual Arts

Fleming College (Visual and Creative Arts Diploma - VCAD)

George Brown College (Game Development Advanced Diploma/ Modeling or Animation Specialization)

George Brown College (Interaction Design Advanced Diploma)

George Brown College (Jewellery Arts Advanced Diploma)

George Brown College (Fashion Techniques and Design Diploma)

Georgian College (Fine Art - Advanced

Humber College (Architectural Technology Advanced Diploma)

Humber College (Interior Decorating Diploma)

Fanshawe College (Fine Art - Advanced Diploma Program)

Monday, May 25 - Sunday, May 31 2015

Late registration period for 3 week courses that begin theweek of June 1. Register by 11:59 p.m.,

Sunday, May 31.

Sunday, May 31 Deadline for 2015 late registration for 3 week courses that begin the week of June 1. Late fee will apply for new registrants. 

Monday, June 1

Start of 3 week courses that begin the week of June 1.

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Undergraduate Faculties

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Tuition and Residence Fees

Undergraduate Program - OCAD U delivers specialized, discipline-based education in an interdisciplinary context, integrating studio learning with historical, critical and scientific inquiry. Curriculum has more breadth and depth than any other fine arts program in Canada.

There are 3 Faculty Programs:

Faculty of Art

Faculty of Design

Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences

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Total tuition fees for a “First Year Domestic Tuition” with ancillary fees cost about $6,764.00

OCAD University does not provide or offer on campus residency or meal plans.

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Professional Programs- Undergraduate

Admission Requirements

OCAD is home to seventeen different undergraduate professional programs. They specialize into art and design, the university’s forte.

For BDes or BFA (Bachelor of Design or Bachelor of Fine Arts) programs, a portfolio assessment is required.

All offers of admission are dependent on meeting the basic academic standards/ requirements

(Six 4U/M courses with an overall final average of 70%, 4U English [ENG4U] with a minimum final grade of 70%)

OCAD’s professional programs are;

‘Advertising’, ‘Criticism/Curatorial Practice’, ‘Cross-Disciplinary Art,’ ‘Digital Futures’,

‘Drawing/Painting’, ‘Environmental Design’, ‘Graphic Design’, ‘Illustration’,

‘Indigenous Visual Culture’, ‘Industrial Media’, ‘Integrated Media’, ‘Material Art/Design’,

‘Photography’, ‘Printmaking’, ‘Sculpture/Installation’ and ‘Visual/Critical Studies’

Upcoming Dates

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Student Life at OCAD

OCAD Health and Well-Being

Being healthy and physically active is a priority to OCAD. They have created a bicycle-friendly campus as well as a health center. Intramurals and yoga are also offered.

On-Campus Support

OCAD is proud to offer on-campus support as well as student success courses and student mentoring programs, to enhance the quality of student life at OCAD.

O-Days!

O-Days are orientation days for undergraduates attending OCAD. They are a fun way to learn about the school and have a great time. There is music, games, barbeques- overall a fun time.

Nathan Callender & Sabiha Alibhai

Basic Facts

Prior Learning Opportunities

Prior Learning Assessment is a method by which an undergraduate student may, with appropriate

evidence and documentation, be able to obtain credit for learning acquired outside of and/or prior to

admission to the an OCAD University degree program.

OCAD University, otherwise known as the Ontario College of Art and Design, is a public university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

They only have one campus; located at 100 McCaul Street, Toronto Ontario within the Grange Park neighborhood.

The University’s population is made up of almost 5,000 students. The atmosphere, location, and students represent a wide variety of cultural and educational backgrounds and creates a vibrant, enthusiastic atmosphere.

The school was founded in 1876

Motto: “ Imagination is Everything”

Why OCAD?

Imagination is Everything

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Transfer Options

The Digital Futures Bachelor of Design program at OCAD University welcomes applications for upper year admission from students with previous post-secondary education in a complementary discipline. They have developed specific pathways to enter Year Three of the Digital Futures program for students entering from the following Ontario college programs:

First school to provide a strictly art based education at the post-secondary level in Canada.

Considered Canada’s University of “Imagination”.

Transfer Options Cont'd

Many students successfully go on to master's programs. Students applying to master's programs have been accepted at a rate of 100%.

Environmental Design degrees for their first architectural degrees.

Others have gone on to study landscape architecture, theatre

design and furniture design.

Niagara College Computer Programmer Analyst (Coop) Advanced Diploma

Seneca College Computer Engineering Technology Advanced Diploma

Fanshawe College Computer Programmer Analyst (Coop) Advanced Diploma

Conestoga College IT Innovation and Design (Coop) Advanced Diploma

Conestoga College Software Engineering and Software Engineering (Coop)

Advanced Diploma-