Diploma in Sciences de la nature is a diploma in Natural Sciences & Mathematics programme offered by College Ahuntsic in Montréal, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Duration: 4 semesters
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,150 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Sciences de la nature - Sciences de la santé et de la vie (200.BA) is a pre-university DEC profile at Collège Ahuntsic aimed at students with an interest in biology and chemistry who plan to pursue university studies in fields such as medicine, pharmacy, and neuroscience. The page describes access to laboratories comparable to those at leading university research centres and participation in the college's Passeport sciences enrichment activities. Structural features include taking the Human Anatomy and Physiology course from the second session to help guide program orientation, an eased transition from secondary school by taking three rather than four science courses in the first session, an integrative synthesis assessment in biology and chemistry exploring scientific methodology, and an optional study trip to Belize. The page states that this profile provides the university prerequisites for programs in the health and life sciences as well as programs that do not require them, and lists possible university destinations including biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, chiropractic, dietetics and nutrition, ecology and environment, teaching, occupational therapy, engineering, and kinesiology, among others. It suits science-oriented students seeking a broad, laboratory-based preparation for health- and life-science-related university programs.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program's own page sets three Secondary 5 prerequisites: Mathematiques SN or TS (or Mathematiques 536), Physique (or Physique 534), and Chimie (or Chimie 534). Beyond these program-specific courses, admission follows the College's general regulation R-11: a Diplome d'etudes secondaires meeting them, or an equivalent Diplome d'etudes professionnelles with the required upgrading courses, plus eligible citizenship or immigration status. Applicants whose Secondary 5 language of instruction was not French must pass the College's own French-language test. This Sciences de la sante et de la vie profile shares 450 combined places with the College's other Sciences de la nature profile and, per the program page, usually admits most candidates in SRAM's first round.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM): Collège Ahuntsic's own site confirms it follows SRAM's standard three-round system for Fall entry and two-round system for Winter entry, which for the current cycle puts the Fall 2027 equal-consideration date at 1 March 2027 and the Winter 2027 equal-consideration date at 1 November 2026 (applications opening 15 September 2026), with later rounds in late April, late May and late November while seats remain. International applicants apply through the same SRAM portal; SRAM's system-wide window for Fall 2027 international entry runs from 15 March 2026 to a firm closing date of 14 March 2027, with no winter international date published for the college. Admission is rolling round to round until each round's seats are filled. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
