At Cégep de Rimouski in Rimouski, Canada, Diploma in Natural Sciences is offered as 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
Sciences de la nature (Natural Sciences) is a two-year pre-university Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) at Cegep de Rimouski that covers five core scientific disciplines: chemistry, biology, computer science, mathematics and physics. The program uses classroom instruction, laboratory work and field activities to develop the scientific method while addressing contemporary scientific and technological issues and environmental and social responsibility. Across four trimesters, students combine mandatory science coursework with general education requirements in philosophy, literature, English and physical education, and choose two electives from options such as anatomy and physiology, organic chemistry, multivariable calculus, astronomy or advanced scientific programming. The program concludes with an integrating project in the final trimester. It suits students planning to continue into university science or health programs and offers a partnership with Universite du Quebec a Rimouski along with research opportunities. Graduates commonly pursue university studies in fields such as engineering, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics or physics. Admission requires Secondary V chemistry, physics and mathematics in the technico-sciences or natural sciences sequence.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission runs through Quebec's collegial admissions portal (SRACQ). Applicants who meet the published requirements are generally admitted; anyone missing a prerequisite can complete it through the Tremplin DEC pathway before starting the program. Required: a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) or its equivalent, plus Chemistry (5th year secondary), Mathematics under either the Technico-sciences or the Sciences naturelles sequence (5th year secondary), and Physics (5th year secondary). The programme page states no separate language-proficiency test, minimum grade or average, portfolio, interview, or work-experience requirement beyond these course prerequisites and the DES itself.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Winter
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service regional d'admission au collegial de Quebec (SRACQ): for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027, with further rounds in May, June and August, and for Winter 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 November 2026, with further rounds in December and January. International applicants apply through SRACQ's separate international-student portal, but Cegep de Rimouski publishes no fixed international closing date, and requires a 7,000 CAD pre-admission deposit before issuing an admission letter. Domestic admission proceeds through successive SRACQ rounds rather than one hard cutoff, so later applicants are still considered while seats remain; no international deadline is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
