Diploma in General Arts and Science - University Transfer is a diploma in Liberal Arts programme taught at Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,551 per year (CAD 2,701 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Liberal Arts
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,701 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,551 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Plan for success in university and beyond. The General Arts and Science University Transfer program builds on your current education and gives you the foundation for success in university study. Connect the many pathways this program offers to create a clear track to your future goals. Experience courses in communications, social science, humanities, the arts and math and science through a flexible full or part-time program that fits with your life. Our responsibility is to give you the best environment to explore your interests and crush your goals (generally we’re easy-going, but we take this very seriously). If you’re asking about university pathway options, we’ve got pathway options! A lot of them. The two-year General Arts and Science University Transfer program enables you to pursue your education and complete a diploma and degree at some of Ontario’s top universities: Algoma UniversityCarleton UniversityLakehead UniversityLake Superior State University (Michigan)Laurentian UniversityYork UniversityThe University of GuelphThe University of WaterlooThe University of Windsor
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with Grade 12 English (College Preparation, ENG4C), or mature student status; missing prerequisites can be completed free through Academic Upgrading. International applicants and those whose prior study was not in English must meet the college's general Diploma and College Certificate standard: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 79-80 with no test score below 20, PTE Academic 60 with no communicative skill below 52, or Duolingo English Test 110 with no band below 105. No portfolio, interview or other condition is stated. The two-year, four-semester Ontario College Diploma is offered with intakes in January and September.
Application Details
Start Date:January and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
