Cert in Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees (Hybrid) is a certificate in Upgrading/upskilling programme offered by Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,892 per semester (CAD 1,359 per semester for local students).
This one-year certificate builds the knowledge and skills behind doing well academically in health sciences and related areas, covering communications, mathematics, human anatomy, biology, and organic and inorganic chemistry. It is intended to prepare students to continue their studies in health sciences at diploma, advanced diploma or degree level, while giving them a chance to explore possible careers in the field.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: DOMESTIC ACADEMIC ENTRY: an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status; English at Grade 12 C or U; and mathematics at Grade 11 C or U, or equivalent courses. Canadian citizens and permanent residents may satisfy the English and/or mathematics prerequisite through Seneca's pre-admission test. Applicants who fall short are pointed to Seneca's recommended upgrading options.
International applicants must present credentials assessed as equivalent to the Ontario prerequisites above and meet Seneca's certificate/diploma English standard: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no skill under 5.5, PTE Academic 58, CAEL 60, Duolingo 105-110, Cambridge English 169 with no skill under 162, or TOEFL iBT with no skill under 4/6 (20/30). Tests must be less than two years old.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
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.
