Offered by Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles in Gaspé, Canada, Diploma in Natural Science is a diploma in Natural Sciences programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Natural Sciences
Duration: 2 years
International tuition: CAD 7,575 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Natural Science is a two-year pre-university Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) offered by Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles, delivered at its Gaspé campus with sections also running at the Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Carleton-sur-Mer campuses. The program builds a broad scientific foundation across chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics and computer science through classroom, laboratory and field work spread over four sessions. Students choose between two profiles: Health Sciences, which adds organic chemistry and prepares for programs such as medicine or nursing, and Pure and Applied Sciences, which adds advanced mathematics or materials resistance for engineering-oriented paths. Admission requires a secondary school diploma with fifth-secondary French, English and mathematics, plus fifth-secondary physics, chemistry and advanced mathematics. The college also offers an Aventure-études option with weekly outdoor activities and extended excursions, a second-language immersion stream with English-taught courses, and a Recherche-études option involving participation in the college's research centres. The program suits students planning university studies in science, health, or engineering fields who want a rigorous, lab-based foundation before specializing.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to Natural Science follows Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles' general collegial admission requirements: a Quebec Secondary School Diploma (DES) or a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP), completed with Secondary 5 Language of Instruction, Secondary 5 Second Language, and Secondary 4 Mathematics. The programme's own admission page adds particular requirements for this profile: Secondary 5 Physics, Secondary 5 Chemistry, and Secondary 5 Mathematics in either the Technico-Sciences or the Sciences naturelles option. Instruction is in French, satisfied through the Secondary 5 Language of Instruction course listed above; the programme page states no separate French- or English-language test score for admission. No portfolio, interview, or additional selection step is described.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRACQ (Service régional d'admission au collégial de Québec) for programmes starting in 2027: the Fall 2027 intake has a first-round deadline of 1 March 2027, with further rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August 2027 filling remaining seats; the Winter 2027 intake closes its first round on 1 November 2026, then 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027. International applicants outside France apply through SRACQ from 1 September 2026 and must complete their file by 1 February 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, after which no international candidate can be admitted; Winter entry is offered only to French citizens, who may apply until 1 May 2027 for Fall or between 15 May and 15 October 2027 for Winter 2028. Admission is not indefinitely rolling: each round carries a firm cut-off, though later rounds absorb whatever seats remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
