Seneca Polytechnic offers Diploma in Opticianry (Hybrid), a diploma in Optometry programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,407 per semester (CAD 3,138 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Optometry
Duration: 4 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,138 / semester
International tuition: CAD 10,407 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program includes a mandatory work term to provide you with valuable hands-on experience in your field of study. A mandatory work term is similar in length to an academic semester and typically involves full-time work hours that may be paid or unpaid. It is typically completed between two academic semesters and requires a minimum of 420 hours of work experience. Students must be in good standing and meet all identified requirements prior to participating in the work experience. Successful completion of the work term(s) is required for graduation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: DOMESTIC ACADEMIC ENTRY: an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status; English at Grade 12 C or U; mathematics at Grade 12 C or U; and a science: chemistry or physics at Grade 12 (C or U), or biology at Grade 11 (C or U), or an equivalent. Canadian citizens and permanent residents may satisfy the English and/or mathematics prerequisite through Seneca's pre-admission test.
Professional registration: everyone applying to register with the College of Opticians of Ontario has to undergo a Police Vulnerable Sector Check; the college's own website carries the detail.
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
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.
