Diploma in General Arts and Science (University Transfer) is a diploma in Upgrading/upskilling programme taught at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,215 per semester (CAD 1,354 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Upgrading/upskilling
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,354 / semester
International tuition: CAD 9,215 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program is designed to offer transfer pathways to additional college and university programs. Program Highlights Develop essential employability skills such as strong communication, critical thinking, and socio-cultural awareness.Customize your schedule with a wide range of electives chosen from your areas of interest delivered in blended and online learning environments.Cost-effective and efficient pathway into university studies with up to two years of direct and non-specified university transfer credit into a humanities and social sciences field of study.Get a fresh start by upgrading and achieving the entrance-level requirements needed for other competitive college and university programs.Earn transfer credits at the university level.What you'll learnA greater understanding of yourself and the world around you through an exploration of courses in the humanities and social sciences.An appreciation of the interdisciplinary connections between society, culture, environment, politics and history through a critical analysis of global and social issues.Stronger communication skills (written, oral, and digital) to a level required by colleges, universities, and/or the workplace.Essential employability skills that will be applicable to both your future career and post-secondary educational aspirations.Who Should ApplyUnsure about your future? Discover your interests and passion by taking a variety of courses while you work towards your diploma.Missing admission requirements for a college or university program? Need a fresh start? Obtain your admission requirements, upgrade your academic skills and earn credits toward your future program.Looking for a pathway to university? This program prepares students for success at any level, and provides a concrete foundation to succeed at university. Program Length2 academic years (periods of 8 months)Fast Track - allows students to complete a two-year Diploma program (non co-op) in 16 months. Students will start in January and be in school for four continuous semesters: Winter, Spring/Summer, Fall and Winter. Students will not be off during the summer.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Mohawk's program page requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (Mohawk Academic Upgrading or a GED also qualify), including Grade 12 English at the C or U level or equivalent. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency through one of: TOEFL 550 (80 internet-based), IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no band below 5.5, Duolingo 105-110 with no band below 100, or completion of Mohawk's GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478) program; the International Admission Requirements page lists further accepted certificates. Applicants who lack the required credential can pursue Mohawk's own upgrading courses to meet entry requirements.
Application Details
Start Date:Starts Mohawk lists on this program’s own page, checked 6 September 2026. Domestic applicants: September 2026 at Fennell Campus (FF); January 2027 at Fennell Campus (FF). International applicants: September, January intakes. Mohawk runs a Fall term from September, a Winter term from January and a Spring/Summer term from May; not every program runs every term, and the seat status shown beside a start (open, waitlist, closed) moves as intakes fill.
Application Deadline:Mohawk publishes no deadline unique to this program; the dates below are the college-wide ones.
DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through ontariocolleges.ca. Equal consideration date: 1 February for a September start; 1 June for a January start. Applications that reach Ontario Colleges by then are read together in the first round of offers. Applying afterwards is still allowed, but remaining seats go first-come, first-served, and a competitive program is usually full by that point. Where a program draws more qualified applicants than it has seats, Mohawk ranks them on the average of their highest senior-level final grades in the required courses, and offers go to Ontario permanent residents first, then residents of other Canadian provinces and territories, then international applicants.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS (citizens of another country without Canadian permanent residence) do not use the equal consideration dates. They apply through the OCAS International Application Service, which sets a separate deadline for each intake rather than one annual date; the current list is on Mohawk’s international apply page. For the January 2027 intake, applications opened in February 2026 and close in November 2026. Files arriving after a deadline are judged on remaining program capacity, visa status and study-permit processing time for the applicant’s region, and Mohawk states it may cap applications or impose deadlines by region. The CAD 100 application fee is non-refundable and covers up to two program choices starting in the same August-to-July academic year.
