Offered by Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek, Canada, General Arts and Sciences Certificate is a certificate in Arts, Design & Architecture programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. It carries 30.0 credits. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,561 per year (CAD 3,912 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Arts, Design & Architecture
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Credits: 30.0
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,912 / year
International tuition: CAD 13,561 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The General Arts and Sciences Certificate is part of Northern Lights College's University Arts and Sciences (UNAS) offering, which provides university-level learning that reflects the modes of inquiry practiced across the arts and sciences. Students complete 30 credits (450 hours) of UNAS courses over two semesters, exploring subjects across the arts and sciences while building a foundation for transfer toward bachelor's degree programs; course-by-course transfer to BC colleges, universities, and institutes is available under the BC Transfer Guide. The certificate is offered full-time or part-time at all five NLC campuses and online, with Fall, Winter, and Spring intakes.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows Northern Lights College's general entrance requirements rather than a programme-specific list. Domestic applicants and those from standard-written-English countries meet the English requirement with a 'C' grade or higher in English 12, English Literature 12, English First Peoples 12, ENGL 050, ENGL 099, or a university-level English course, or by completing the NLC Writing Assessment for course placement. International applicants and those educated in French or another language must instead meet NLC's English proficiency standard in Appendix A of the college's General Academic English Language Proficiency Requirements, referenced from the programme page but without exact test scores given there. No specific prerequisite course is listed for entry into the certificate itself, though individual elective courses may carry their own prerequisites. To remain in and complete the programme, a minimum 'D' grade (50%) is required in each course and a 2.00 programme grade point average must be maintained; any course transferred in requires a minimum of 60% or 'C'. Fall, Winter, and Spring intakes run across the college's campuses, including online.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall, Winter, and Spring
Application Deadline:Northern Lights College uses one admissions calendar for domestic and international applicants alike, applying through EducationPlannerBC or in person. Applications open about eleven months before each intake: 1 October for the following Fall, 1 February for the following Winter, and 1 June for the following Spring. For the 2027 cycle the priority deadline is 30 September 2026 for Winter 2027 entry, 31 January 2027 for Spring 2027 entry, and 31 May 2027 for Fall 2027 entry (dual-credit applicants get until 24 October 2026 and 23 June 2027 respectively), with a tuition deposit due about a month after each priority date. NLC states international applicants already in Canada on a valid visa follow the same domestic deadlines; after the priority date, seats remain open, on a rolling basis, until each term's add/drop date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
