Cert in Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada is a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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The certificate prepares students for admission to a range of Health Sciences diploma and certificate offerings, among them the Practical Nursing program. Coursework includes biology, chemistry, applied math and communications, building the academic foundation these follow-on programs require.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This Ontario College Certificate requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, with Grade 12 English at the C or U level. Applicants 19 or older without an OSSD may apply under mature-student status and meet the English requirement through the George Brown Admissions Assessment or academic upgrading; meeting the stated minimum does not guarantee a seat. The programme page carries no English-proficiency section of its own; applicants schooled outside Ontario are held to George Brown's institution-wide English Language Proficiency policy for diploma and certificate programmes, which accepts IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill band, or TOEFL iBT 80 overall with a minimum of 20 in each skill band. Intakes run in January, May and September.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May, and September
Application Deadline:No program-specific application deadline is published; George Brown follows the standard Ontario college cycle. Domestic applicants apply through OntarioColleges.ca: for programs starting in Fall 2027 the application opened 26 September 2026, colleges may release offers from 1 November 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, and an offer for a September start must be accepted by 1 May 2027, with the tuition deposit due in June 2027. International applicants apply directly to George Brown and are assessed on a rolling, selective basis until the intake is full; George Brown publishes no fixed international closing date, though for the 2026-27 cycle the September, January and May intakes opened 6 October 2025, 2 February 2026 and 1 June 2026 respectively. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
