对于那些拥有视觉艺术学位（例如美术学士学位或设计学士学位）并希望学习他们以前从未学习过的新工作室学科或扩展其实践知识的人来说，他们过去可能只是短暂接触过Studio中的视觉艺术证书：纺织品就像在您现有的教育中增加了次要纺织品。您将通过集中学习该学科来进一步探索视觉艺术过程，该学科在您之前的学位工作中获得的学分不超过12个学分。证书参与者通过广泛的工作室和理论学分来量身定制他们的研究以满足他们的个人兴趣专为NSCAD学位课程设计的课程。证书课程的学生和学位课程的学生一起参加相同的学分课程。
The Visual Arts Certificate in Studio program is perfect for those who have a visual arts degree (BFA, MFA or equivalent) in fine arts, media arts, craft or design, and want to continue cultivating their artistic practice, either by studying a new studio discipline or by expanding their knowledge of a practice they may have only briefly touched on in the past. The certificate is like adding a major to your existing education. It gives participants the ability to tailor their study to meet their individual interests through a wide selection of studio and theoretical credit courses designed for NSCAD degree programs. Certificate students participate in the same credit courses with the same faculty as degree students. Students can choose a certificate in general practice or within a specific discipline, including ceramics, design, drawing, film, intermedia, jewellery design and metalsmithing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and textiles.