- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- Duration
- 2 year graduate certificate bundle
- Field
- Media, Journalism, and Communication
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
Two consecutive graduate certificates pairing visual effects with professional accounting, delivered across a two year study period with an optional co-op work term.
Accounting and compositing have nothing in common professionally, which makes this one of the harder bundles to explain to a visa officer.
Graduate Certificate Bundle - Visual Effects + Professional Accounting is taught at Sheridan College Trafalgar campus in Oakville, a public Ontario college. Read this carefully: the visual effects and accounting bundle sits below degree level and does NOT appear on Sheridan’s own list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Treat the visual effects and accounting bundle as carrying no post-graduation work permit unless Sheridan confirms an eligible CIP code for the visual effects and accounting bundle in writing. Ontario additionally requires a provincial attestation letter before any study permit application for the visual effects and accounting bundle.
Applicants to Graduate Certificate Bundle - Visual Effects + Professional Accounting need a completed undergraduate diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the visual effects and accounting bundle is recorded at CAD 22,919. Sheridan charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the visual effects and accounting bundle. The visual effects and accounting bundle lists only two entry windows, the earliest in 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the visual effects and accounting bundle 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: A completed undergraduate diploma or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- 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: This bundle is built on the Visual Effects certificate, which is NOT on Sheridan’s PGWP-aligned list. Stacking a second certificate extends the study period but does not create field of study eligibility for the first. This programme does NOT appear on Sheridan’s own published list of PGWP-aligned programmes. Obtain written confirmation of the CIP code from Sheridan before paying any deposit.
- Work rights: The visual effects and accounting bundle does NOT appear on Sheridan’s PGWP-aligned list. Assume no work permit unless the college confirms an eligible CIP code in writing. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 5 in all four abilities for college credentials, taken within two years of applying. This is separate from the English test you need for admission. No dependant work permit.
- 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
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- 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:
- VFX Artist: post production houses
- Staff Accountant: practice and industry
- Production Accountant: film and television production
- Audit Associate: assurance firms
- Finance Coordinator: creative organisations
- Senior Accountant: after experience
Reality check: production accounting genuinely exists in film, so if that is the target then say so clearly in your study plan.
About Sheridan College - Trafalgar
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.9
- World rank
- #1315
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19385946782
