Seneca Polytechnic offers Cert in General Arts (In-person), a certificate in Liberal Arts programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,930 per semester (CAD 1,359 per semester for local students).
This certificate is intended for students who have been withdrawn from a programme and want to continue their studies at the institution, with some students needing only a single semester to complete it. It is framed as a second chance, either to begin a new career direction or, where that option is available, to return to a previous programme better prepared to succeed in it.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is open to holders of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or the equivalent, or to mature applicants; the program's only named subject prerequisite is English at the Grade 12 C or U level, or an equivalent course, and Seneca offers upgrading for applicants who fall short of it. Canadian citizens and permanent residents who do not meet the English prerequisite may instead pass Seneca's own pre-admission test. The program page states no institution-wide language score for international applicants and instead defers to Seneca's general admission requirements: Seneca applies its institution-wide English-proficiency policy: applicants who cannot show at least three years of full-time secondary school, or two full-time years of college or university study, in a country where English is an official or the common language, must meet the score Seneca sets on its own English-requirements page, which this program page references but does not restate. No portfolio, interview, minimum GPA, or other condition is stated for this program.
Application Details
Start Date:January, May and September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through OntarioColleges.ca. For the September 2027 intake, OCAS opens for applications on 1 October 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, first offers go out from 1 November 2026, and the earliest confirmation deadline is 1 May 2027 with a CAD 200 deposit due the second Wednesday of June 2027. The January 2027 and May 2027 intakes opened on 1 October 2025 and carry no equal-consideration date, with earliest confirmation deadlines of 1 November 2025 and 1 March 2027. International applicants apply directly to Seneca, are assessed on a rolling basis with no fixed closing date, and are admitted up to the first day of classes or until a program fills, whichever comes first. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
