Interactive Design - Graphic Design MajorSAIT
The Graphic Design major adds digital imaging, visual design, typography and print production to SAIT's Interactive Design foundation. It is a two-year Main Campus diploma with a $51,649 international tuition-and-fee estimate.
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Compare the five Graphic Design courses with the other majors
Graphic Design's specialist group contains Digital Imaging, Digital Strategy, Advanced Visual Design, Typography and Print Production. Web Design and Development instead adds database, application-programming and web-security courses. Choose Graphic Design during the application if its specialist course group matches the work you want to study.
Plan the published study costs
International estimates for entry in 2026/27. Your letter of admission may show a higher maximum tuition guarantee.
Tuition and listed additional fees
| Period | Semesters | Tuition | Additional fees | Total |
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| Year 1 | 2 | $24,060.00 | $1,764.50 | $25,824.50 |
| Year 2 | 2 | $24,060.00 | $1,764.50 | $25,824.50 |
| Published program total | $51,649.00 | |||
The additional-fee column is already included in each total. Both annual rows total $25,824.50 including listed fees. Devices, the Adobe subscription and any optional work-term charges need separate allowances; MS Office should not be charged again in this program budget.
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- Selected tuition and listed fees
- $25,824.50
- One international application
- $175.00
- Your living estimate
- $0.00
- Planning subtotal
- $25,999.50
Includes the selected table totals, one application and your entered living budget. It excludes unentered books, equipment, software and separately charged course costs. Use the same dollars as the published table.
Non-refundable · One application with ranked choices
Books and supplies are approximately $2,000 per full-time year. You need a laptop with webcam, a recording-capable smartphone and headphones with microphone. The Mac minimum is an M2 MacBook Air with 8GB memory and 512GB storage; a 14-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro is recommended. A PC meeting power-user requirements is an explicit alternative. Adobe CC is required but unpriced here, Figma is free for education and MS Office is included.
Select the Graphic Design major when applying and confirm its Main Campus timetable and current international seats. Equal fee totals across Interactive Design majors do not replace the need to compare their specialist courses.
Read the application payment guide ↗Check the academic route
SAIT assesses the documents and course equivalents for education completed outside Canada. Demonstrating English proficiency does not by itself establish that your academic subjects meet the program requirements.
Check the complete admission requirements ↗-
Mathematics
Math 30-1 at 50% or Math 30-2 at 60%, or accepted equivalents.
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English subject
English Language Arts 30-1 at 55% or English Language Arts 30-2 at 60%.
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Language and application
English proficiency and foreign-document assessment remain required. Apply to Interactive Design and select Graphic Design during the application. The coursework's portfolio-building does not establish an admission-portfolio requirement.
English proficiency is a separate requirement
Assessment results must be from within the year before your application. A transfer or deferral can require updated results when that period has passed.
Compare common tests and education routes
| IELTS Academic | 6.0 in each skill; IELTS Indicator accepted |
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| PTE Academic | 53 |
| Duolingo | 115 overall and 95 in each Individual Subscore |
| CAEL | 60 overall and, effective Winter 2023, 60 in each skill; CAEL Online accepted |
| TOEFL before 21 January 2026 | 20 in each category; Home Edition accepted, MyBest excluded |
| TOEFL from 21 January 2026 | 4.5 overall and 4.5 in each category; Home Edition accepted, MyBest excluded |
The policy also lists CLBA/CLBPA, MET, Cambridge, Oxford Test of English, LanguageCert and Oxford ELLT. Use the official policy for their individual score requirements and for country or institution exemptions.
- Education in EnglishOfficial transcripts or a completed international assessment must verify at least three years of full-time secondary study in English at 12 or more hours a week, or at least two years of study taught in English at a recognized post-secondary institution, or a recognized English-taught credential from a SAIT-approved institution.
- A post-secondary English courseA credit course in English, comparative literature, communications or an equivalent at SAIT or a recognized post-secondary institution requires at least a C.
- English Language FoundationsThe SAIT route requires both COMN 155 and SPCH 155. Other recognized pathways have their own levels and assessment conditions; check the complete policy before choosing one.
A shared design foundation followed by visual specialization
Complete 60 credits across 19 required courses: 14 common Interactive Design courses and five Graphic Design courses. The second-year capstone is required. A zero-credit work term after year one is optional and is additional to the 19-course requirement. Its prerequisites follow the Interactive Design branch rather than the separate lists for other programs.
Read courses and prerequisites ↗Related study guides
Return to the SAIT program finder ↗Sources and planning scope
Sources checked 29 October 2026. Costs use the published 2026/27 entry estimate. Annual table labels do not determine your months of living costs. Confirm current intake availability and your own admission assessment with the institution.