Cert in Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees at Georgian College in Barrie, Canada is a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,619 per semester (CAD 1,387 per semester for local students).
This one-year certificate prepares students for further health care and medical sciences study by building personal, professional and academic skills and habits. Classroom studies covering physics, chemistry, biology and math are reinforced through hands-on laboratory work, alongside exploration of career paths in health care, their educational requirements, roles and responsibilities, and strategies supporting equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. The curriculum also develops problem-solving, critical thinking and communication skills, and students earn post-secondary credits that may transfer toward future college programs, though completing this certificate does not guarantee admission to further study, since advanced diploma and degree programs set their own minimum GPA requirements.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Georgian requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent for direct entry to this Certificate, or mature-student status for applicants without one. The programme's own prerequisite is Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U). Mature applicants aged 19 or older and non-secondary-school applicants can also be considered through equivalent courses, upgrading, GED completion, or equivalency testing, and applicants with prior post-secondary coursework or relevant life or learning experience may qualify through Georgian's Credit for Prior Learning process. Georgian notes that completing this pathway does not guarantee admission to a subsequent health-sciences program. The programme page states no programme-specific language-test score; Georgian's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirement for diploma and certificate programmes applies instead — a minimum overall IELTS Academic score of 6.0, TOEFL iBT 79, or Duolingo English Test 110, from Georgian's international admissions page.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: 1 February 2027 is the equal-consideration date for Georgian's highly competitive programs, which now covers Fall 2027, Winter 2028 and Summer 2028 entry, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats last; offers of admission for this 2026-2027 cycle must be accepted by 1 May 2027. Programs outside the highly competitive list carry no equal-consideration date and are assessed on a rolling basis year-round. International applicants apply directly through Georgian's own portal with no published closing date and are assessed on a rolling basis while seats remain, though Georgian warns a program open when applied to may close before assessment. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
