Diploma in Worship Studies at Heritage College and Seminary in Cambridge, Canada is a diploma in Music programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 435 per credit (CAD 435 per credit for local students).
The Diploma in Worship Studies at Heritage College and Seminary is a two-year, campus-based program preparing students to serve as musicians and worship leaders. Coursework covers music fundamentals, theory, and applied individual lessons alongside worship leadership and contemporary music practice, plus biblical and theological courses in Old and New Testament studies, Christian theology, and worship theology. Elective options include songwriting, sound engineering, recording, lighting, and conducting. Practical training centres on leading campus worship teams and services under faculty mentorship, integrating hands-on musical leadership with classroom instruction across the two years of fall and winter terms. Classes are delivered on Heritage's Cambridge, Ontario campus. The diploma suits musically gifted students who want to build worship-leadership qualifications either as a standalone credential or as a foundation before continuing into one of Heritage's degree programs or transferring elsewhere, combining focused music training with theological grounding in a shorter timeframe than the college's bachelor's-level music program.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Ontario Secondary School Diploma applicants need a minimum 65% overall average across six Grade 12 university-preparatory courses (four at the U level, two at U or M level), with at least 60% in each eligible course and one being U-level English at 60% or above. Homeschooled and mature (21+) applicants without a diploma may qualify with a SAT score of 950/1600 (or 1420/2400) or a Classic Learning Test score of 60 overall, with below-threshold scores considered case-by-case; mature applicants with a diploma but short of the average may be admitted conditionally with review after two terms. As a music program, all applicants must audition, including a music theory placement test and a video submission of two contrasting performance pieces. Applicants outside Ontario need a Grade 12 diploma meeting university entrance requirements (Quebec: one year CEGEP). International applicants need TOEFL iBT 80 (20+ per section), IELTS Academic 6.0, or CELPIP-General level 7, plus a WES evaluation; the college is not issuing study permits for 2026-2027, so entry is fall-term distance learning only.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Heritage College and Seminary sets the same domestic application cut-offs for both its College and Seminary programmes across three intakes: Fall (September start) applications are due no later than 1 September, Winter (January start) no later than 15 December, and Spring/Summer (May start) no later than 15 March; applying earlier reduces the application fee (from $200 down to $50 the further ahead an applicant applies), so admission is effectively rolling with an escalating late fee up to each hard cut-off. International applicants, who are advised to begin in the Fall, must complete their application by 31 March for a Fall start or by 31 July for a Winter start; no international deadline or intake is published for Spring/Summer entry. Heritage applies directly rather than through a third-party service, and none of these recurring dates carries an explicit admission year on the site. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
