Bow Valley College Advanced Game Development tuition and program status

CALGARY · DIPLOMA

Advanced Game Development
Bow Valley College

Bow Valley College's Advanced Game Development page says the program is not accepting new applications and continues to support enrolled students. The published six-term diploma framework and tuition figures below are a reference for that program, rather than an invitation to apply to a new intake.

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CredentialDiploma

Published duration6 Terms

Program credits76

International tuition estimate$68,2712026-27 rates · Additional fees apply

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

The program is not accepting new applications

The program-wide notice takes priority over the page's general international-student category. Confirm the available alternatives with the college before preparing a new application or portfolio. Existing students can use the published term sequence and tuition breakdown when discussing their remaining study plan.

YOUR STUDY BUDGET

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Published 2026-27 estimates are a planning reference. They are not a price guarantee for a later intake.

International tuition

Study period	Estimated tuition
Term 1	$10,468
Term 2	$10,468
Term 3	$10,468
Term 4	$10,468
Term 5	$10,468
Term 6	$15,931
Total of displayed terms	$68,271

The table uses the college’s whole-dollar term estimates. Mandatory fees are additional. This planner also leaves books, equipment and other personal costs for you to budget separately.

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Terms to includeYour monthly living budgetMonths to budget for

Selected tuition: $10,468
Application payment: $150
Your living estimate: $0
Planning subtotal: $10,618

This subtotal includes only the selected tuition, one application and your entered living estimate. It excludes mandatory fees and other unentered costs. Enter living costs in the same dollars as the college's tuition.

When applying$150

One international career-program application

After accepting an offer$1,500

Confirmation payment credited toward first-term tuition and fees

How the subtotal works

The credited confirmation payment is part of tuition and fees, so it is not added to tuition a second time.

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RECORDED LABELS

International intake status

These are labels displayed by the college's source when observed, rather than a guarantee of places. Confirm availability on the official program page before applying.

Intake	International label
Winter 2027	Closed

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ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Published admission framework

These are the academic and portfolio conditions described for the diploma. They do not remove the separate notice that new applications are closed.

One academic route
A high-school diploma or equivalent, English 30-1 or English 30-2 or equivalent, or satisfactory results on the college's Admission and Placement Test.
Portfolio as an additional requirement
Submit 15–20 pieces of original artistic or technical work in digital format. For collaborative pieces, name the contributors and explain your own contribution. The portfolio is required alongside an academic route, rather than being another alternative to it.
Portfolio preparation
The Foundation in Entertainment Arts certificate is suggested for applicants who lack adequate samples. It is not a universal prerequisite, and it does not establish that the closed diploma is accepting applications.

Check English proficiency separately

The general English policy lists IELTS Academic at 6.0 in every band, TOEFL 83, Duolingo 110, PTE Academic 59–64 as displayed, CLB 8 in each strand, or BVC Academic English 2 at B−. BVC Academic English 1 is not accepted under this table. These requirements remain a separate part of the published admission framework.

Education alternatives

Canadian English subjectSuccessful completion of the qualifying Alberta English Language Arts course, or equivalent Canadian education, that satisfies the program's academic English requirement.
Secondary educationTranscripts showing three full-time years of high school taught in English.
Post-secondary educationTranscripts demonstrating one successfully completed full-time year of post-secondary education taught in English.

Test validity: Two years from testing
At program start: Results must still be valid
Evidence: Official results required

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THE COURSE SEQUENCE

Six terms of game art and production

The published framework is two full-time years with 76 credits across 24 courses. Each term requires its four listed courses; the final term includes the capstone within that total. The program describes its taught software and hardware as provided, so a personal laptop purchase should not be assumed from a different technology diploma's policy.

Term 112 credits