At Dawson College in Westmount, Canada, Diploma in Health and Life Sciences is offered as a diploma in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
Health and Life Sciences is a two-year pre-university Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) at Dawson College, offered as one of several profiles within the college's Science program. The first year covers a broad range of science disciplines, while the second year concentrates on subjects most relevant to health-related university studies, including human anatomy and physiology and organic chemistry. As in the college's other science profiles, students are trained to apply scientific method, analyze scientific publications, use digital modelling and simulation tools, and complete an independent project addressing a health or environmental science question. Students in this profile receive priority access to advanced chemistry and biology courses and to Integrative Project sections oriented toward health and environmental topics. The profile is designed for students aiming to continue into university programs in fields such as medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, veterinary medicine, ecology or environmental science. Admission requires Secondary V mathematics, chemistry and physics, consistent with other science-stream DEC programs at the college.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Requires a Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES), or an academic background judged equivalent, including Secondary V Mathematics (Technical & Scientific option 564-506, or Science option 565-506), Secondary V Chemistry (551-504), and Secondary V Physics (553-504). Conditional admission can be granted on Secondary IV final and Secondary V mid-term grades, with final admission contingent on obtaining the DES including the prerequisite courses at the required grades. For English proficiency the programme defers to the college's general policy: applicants whose mother tongue or secondary-school language of instruction was not English must submit TOEFL iBT (minimum 4), IELTS Academic (minimum 6.0 overall), PTE Academic (minimum 50), or Duolingo (minimum 95-100 overall), each valid for two years from the exam date. Fall applications are due March 1 and Winter applications November 1.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants apply directly through the Dawson College Application System rather than SRAM. Applications for Winter 2027 opened 22 September 2026 with a deadline of 1 November 2026; however, international students are not eligible to apply for the Winter semester unless they already hold a valid CAQ/CSQ and Study Permit naming Dawson College, given Quebec's study-authorization processing times. Fall admission's standing deadline is 1 March, though Fall 2027 application dates were not yet posted as of September 2026 (Fall 2026 closed on 1 March 2026 with no late applications accepted). Admission is not described as rolling; these are firm deadlines. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
