Cert in General Arts and Science - Science and Engineering Preparation Ontario Tech University Transfer is a certificate in Engineering & Technology programme offered by Durham College in Oshawa, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,489 per year (CAD 2,776 per year for local students).
This General Arts and Science pathway is designed for students planning to pursue science or engineering studies, such as programs at Ontario Tech University, building a foundation in science, mathematics and communication skills needed for admission to further study. Many of its courses are transferable, adding flexibility for later academic planning, alongside an introduction to the expectations and workload of post-secondary study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Durham College's minimum entry is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or Mature Student Status. This General Arts and Science - Science and Engineering Preparation certificate itself adds only Grade 12 English at the C or U level; it states no minimum admission average for entry to the certificate. The program page states no English-language test score of its own for international applicants and points to Durham's institution-wide requirement for certificate, diploma and advanced diploma programs, set out on the college's international admissions page: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no section below 20, PTE Academic 53 overall with no section below 49, CAEL 60 overall with no section below 60, or Duolingo English Test 105; domestic applicants may instead evidence English with the required Grade 12 English credit. Completing the certificate does not guarantee admission into Ontario Tech University or any other post-secondary program; Durham states each receiving institution sets and applies its own admission criteria independently.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for September 2026 entry the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2026 and offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2026; January 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 1 October 2026 (confirm by 1 November 2026); May 2027 entry has an equal-consideration date of 1 February 2027 (confirm by 1 March 2027) - applications after these dates are still assessed while seats remain, including for programs Durham lists as highly competitive (Paramedic, Practical Nursing, Dental Hygiene and similar), which share the same cycle rather than a distinct deadline. International applicants apply directly to Durham, not through ontariocolleges.ca, and are assessed on a rolling basis against each program's published intake availability; Durham publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
