Diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion

Admission Requirements: Domestic admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, with courses at the general, advanced, (C), (U) or (M) level, plus Grade 12 English at the (C) level or equivalent, or admission as a mature applicant. Recommended preparation is coursework in sciences and mathematics, and applicants holding a baccalaureate degree focused on exercise sciences may be eligible for direct entry into second year. The programme page sets no language score of its own; Loyalist's institution-wide requirement page names Fitness and Health Promotion as one of the programs held to a raised IELTS Academic minimum of 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, above the generic Certificate/Diploma minimum of 6.0, while TOEFL, CAEL, Cambridge English, Duolingo and Oxford ELLT follow the standard scale: TOEFL 550 (paper-based) or 80 iBT with no section below 20, CAEL overall 60 with a writing score of 60, Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency, Duolingo 105 or above with no band below 90, or Oxford ELLT 6. Before placement in year two, students must hold Standard First Aid (Level C) and AED certification, provide an immunization record and personal health history; the program has a physical fitness component, and applicants with health-related limitations are encouraged to discuss field-placement implications with the program coordinator.