Offered by Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada, Cert in Independent Songwriting and Performance (Hybrid) is a certificate in Music programme. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,298 per semester (CAD 3,377 per semester for local students).
According to one account, the programme strengthened a student's skills and confidence as a musician, drawing on perspectives from teachers and peers beyond the student's own musical background. It is described as having encouraged taking vocal health seriously, writing with intention, and learning how to book shows and tours.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is open to holders of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or the equivalent, or to mature applicants, with English at the Grade 12 C or U level, or an equivalent course, as the named subject prerequisite; Canadian citizens and permanent residents short of it may instead pass Seneca's own pre-admission test, with upgrading available for other gaps. Applicants must also submit a live-performance video of an original or cover song, not lip-synced, ideally accompanied by keyboard or a stringed instrument; where a pre-recorded backing track is used, its source and credits must be documented. The page names no international English-test score 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.
Application Details
Start Date: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.
