Kevin Witkowski

This is the first and largest program in Ontario that offers the Bachelor of Design Honours degree, a four-year University degree delivered jointly by two leading institutions for design education in Canada: York University's Department of Design and Sheridan College. For well over a decade, the program has thrived in the context of a rich multi-disciplined experience within the university environment. We are recognized throughout North America for maintaining academic and professional standards of excellence. Our students demonstrate their talents and dedication by consistently receiving recognition in regional, national and international competitions, and with private and government agencies in Canada, USA and Europe. Our alumni reflect the excellence of the program through their placements into top design firms and agencies worldwide, national and international graduate study programs and their high rate of entrepreneurship. Admission to our program is highly competitive with around 1000 applicants each year for 120 first-year positions. However our retention rate is consistently the highest within the Faculty of Fine Arts at York at around 90%. Incoming student GPAs are consistently in the 80s.