Diploma in Liberal Arts to York University at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada is a diploma in Liberal Arts programme. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 18,005 per year (CAD 2,751 per year for local students).
This combined programme teaches a wide range of subjects, including the humanities, social sciences, communications and research methods, before preparing students to transition into further study at York University. It suits those planning to seek entry to an honours-level bachelor's degree at York. The diploma also fits students weighing college routes such as child studies and community services, business administration, media and design, journalism, or hospitality and tourism, or still exploring their career and educational goals.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to this York University pathway requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the College or University level or a pass on Centennial's own English Admission Test. The programme page states only that English language proficiency is required, without publishing IELTS, TOEFL or other test scores, so international applicants must consult the college's general language-proficiency page. Domestic and international applicants follow different application routes, through ontariocolleges.ca and Centennial's direct international admissions process respectively.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Centennial publishes no application deadline for this program; what follows is the Ontario college cycle that governs it. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for a program starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and applications arriving after it are still assessed, but first-come first-served while places remain. Across the Ontario college system the application opened on 26 September 2026, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. One $150 fee covers up to five program choices. International applicants apply directly to Centennial through its own international application process and are assessed on a rolling basis across the Fall, Winter and Summer intakes; the college publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
