Graduate Certificate [Grad.Cert] [Visual Effects for Film and Television] From Seneca College (Newnham Campus)

Admission Requirements

• Ontario university or college degree or college diploma or equivalent in fine art, 2D/3D animation, photography, film/video, architecture, or graphic design
• Letter of intent
• Art/image portfolio

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Seneca must be well prepared to study in English. If you are coming from a country where English is not the primary language, you must show one of the following:

1. Successful completion of a minimum of two years of full-time study in a school and country where English is the primary language
2. Successful completion of a minimum of one year of full-time study at the postsecondary level in an institution and country where English is the primary language
3. Successful completion of an intensive English program such as the English Language Institute
4. English proficiency test scores from one of the international English language testing bodies are listed below. Only tests taken in the last two years are considered valid

• IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
• PTE Academic - Minimum score 58
• TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
• Duolingo - Minimum score 105 to 110
• Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE, or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 169 with no skill below 162

Indian Student Eligibility

Academic Requirements

1. Second class /division degree results in a minimum overall average of 55%
2. No more than 4 backlogs

Supporting Documents

1. A bachelor’s degree from a university or college. This may include the official degree certificate or a provisional degree, or an official letter of graduation stating that you have completed the degree
2. Official transcript. This must include a yearly or semester-based mark sheet. If it is a consolidated transcript, a backlog summary must be included

The entertainment industry needs qualified professionals to create visual effects. Earn a graduate certificate in Visual Effects for Film and Television in just two semesters and you could be in demand as a digital effects artist, digital compositor or lighting artist.