Cert in General Arts and Science - Trent University Transfer is a certificate in Social Sciences & Education 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 builds communication, critical-thinking and social-science skills over two semesters, developing the foundational knowledge needed for further study. Graduates meeting the required standard may gain advanced standing into the second year of an Honours Bachelor's program in Arts or Science at Trent University, which also introduces the workload and expectations 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 - Trent University Transfer 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. Advanced standing into the second year of a Bachelor of Arts program at Trent University instead requires a minimum overall average of 70 per cent and a minimum of 65 per cent in each required course; Durham states this does not guarantee admission, which Trent decides on its own basis.
Application Details
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.