At Cégep Garneau in Québec, 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 (CAD 286 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Natural Sciences
Duration: 2 years
Local tuition: CAD 286 / semester
International tuition: CAD 7,575 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Natural Sciences is a pre-university Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC, program code 200.B1) offered by Cégep Garneau in Quebec City, with admission in both fall and winter. Students can complete the program over four sessions (about two years) at a standard pace, five sessions at a moderate pace, or six sessions at an extended pace, each with a correspondingly lighter course load per term. The curriculum covers physics (mechanics, electricity and magnetism), chemistry (general and solutions chemistry), biology (cellular biology, ecology and evolution) and mathematics (statistics and probability, differential and integral calculus), together with French literature, English and philosophy. Students choose two optional courses from options such as organic chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, biodiversity, astrophysics, electronics and robotics, programming, or an introduction to artificial intelligence. Teaching emphasizes hands-on experimentation across eleven science laboratories on a single floor, supported by tutoring and dedicated study spaces. The program suits students planning university studies in science, engineering, medicine or related fields who want a flexible-paced, lab-intensive foundation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must first meet Cégep Garneau's general collegial admission conditions: under Quebec's Règlement sur le régime des études collégiales, holding a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) from the youth or adult sector, or equivalent training recognized by the college, with conditional admission possible when at most six DES credits remain outstanding, completed in the applicant's first college semester. On top of that baseline the Sciences de la nature programme requires the applicant to have passed Mathematics (TS or SN) from Secondary 5, Chemistry from Secondary 5, and Physics from Secondary 5. No separate French or English proficiency test score is published; the language requirement is carried by the mandatory Secondary French (language of instruction) and English sequences within the DES. Admission runs each fall and winter, with roughly 460 fall places; a selection based on the school record applies only if eligible applications exceed the places available.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall and Winter
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.
