- Level
- 4-Year Bachelor Degree
- Duration
- 4 year bachelor degree including an internship
- Field
- Fine and Performing Arts
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
A four year honours degree in illustration, covering drawing and visual narrative, editorial and commercial illustration, digital technique, professional practice and a graduating portfolio aimed at commissioning editors.
At CAD 16,206 this is by far the cheapest degree at Trafalgar, costing less than half the animation degree while carrying exactly the same field of study exemption. For anyone choosing between the creative degrees on cost alone, that gap of CAD 13,939 a year is decisive.
Bachelor of Illustration (Honours) is taught at Sheridan College Trafalgar campus in Oakville, a public Ontario college on the post-secondary institution list. Because the illustration degree is a degree, it is exempt from the PGWP field of study requirement that applies to college level credentials. Sheridan records the illustration degree under CIP Not required. That exemption lets the illustration degree support a post-graduation work permit of up to three years whatever the subject. Ontario still requires a provincial attestation letter before the illustration degree can support a study permit application.
The academic bar for Bachelor of Illustration (Honours) is Grade 12 or equivalent with 65 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the illustration degree is recorded at CAD 16,206. Sheridan charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the illustration degree. The illustration degree lists only two entry windows, the earliest in 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the illustration degree application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Grade 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 88 with 21 in every section; PTE Academic 60 with no component below 57; or the Duolingo English Test at 115.
- Application and deposit: Sheridan charges a CAD 100 application fee. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: Sheridan offers an International Entrance Scholarship of CAD 3,000 toward tuition. Awards are limited, so budget the full fee regardless.
- Work rights: The illustration degree is a degree, exempt from the field of study rule, supporting a work permit of up to three years. Sheridan records CIP Not required. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 7 in all four abilities for degree graduates, taken within two years of applying. This is separate from the English test you need for admission. No dependant open work permit applies.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the attestation letter request, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Illustrator: publishing and editorial
- Concept Artist: games and film
- Character Designer: animation studios
- Storyboard Artist: production settings
- Freelance Illustrator: independent practice
- Art Director: after substantial experience
Reality check: illustration hiring is entirely portfolio driven, so the work you produce across four years matters far more than the credential itself.
About Sheridan College - Trafalgar
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #1315
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19385946782
