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Bachelor of Design

This program is available to applicants residing in Canada or outside Canada.

This degree program balances and integrates the academic and studio requirements specific to design with general education requirements. TRU OL offers some courses that fulfill both lower and upper degree requirements. However, students who have not previously taken art or design studio courses or who are not currently working as an artist or designer may need to complete most studio credits through classroom courses from other recognized post-secondary institutions and transfer the credit to the degree program.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are admitted on a case-by-case basis according to TRU OL admission policies. Contact a TRU OL program advisor to determine eligibility.

Students who plan to complete a credential through TRU OL must complete and submit a Program Admission/Transfer Credit form.

Residency Requirements

Six credits of university coursework selected from university courses listed on this website.

Students residing outside BC must complete six credits of TRU OL coursework.

Degree Requirements

One-hundred-twenty credits, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher, are required as follows:

General Education Requirements (27 credits)

(may be met with lower-level or upper-level university courses; refer to general education requirements for discipline areas)

Six credits in English (university-level composition and literature, e.g., TRU OL's ENGL 100 or 102, and ENGL 101 or 103; TRU OL’s ENGL 106 and 107 do not meet this requirement)

Six credits in humanities (excludes art history and English)

Six credits in mathematics (including statistics) and/or science

Six credits in social science

Three elective credits in any approved academic discipline (may include art history)

History and Theory of Art (18 credits)

Eightneen credits in historical or theoretical approaches to art, nine at upper level (may include TRU OL’s FINA 104, 105, 399)

Studio Requirements (75 credits)

Seventy-five credits in studio work, 36 at upper level

Note

Degree requirements may be met with credits earned by prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR).

Students are responsible for consulting with their TRU OL program advisor to ensure that courses selected are appropriate for the program of study or to meet future educational goals. Students require a Letter of Permission before registering in a course (not listed on the website) at any other post-secondary institution to complete the credential. Students who proceed without approval may find that a particular course does not meet requirements and may be subject to transfer credit assessment fees.

Contact Student Services for more information.