Seneca Polytechnic offers PGCert in Cosmetic Science (In-person), a postgraduate certificate in Chemistry programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 8 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 9,247 per semester (CAD 2,925 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Chemistry
Duration: 8 months
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,925 / semester
International tuition: CAD 9,247 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Eight-month Ontario College Graduate Certificate at Seneca@York, the only one-year laboratory-based cosmetic science graduate certificate of its kind in Ontario. Students combine knowledge of science with art and business to develop cosmetic and personal care products, working hands-on with industry-relevant equipment on formulation from raw materials to finished products while studying the product development process, sales and marketing, global regulations, quality and biological systems. Delivered in person with May and September starts.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission follows Seneca's graduate-certificate entry route: applicants need an Ontario university degree, college diploma, or equivalent, in biochemistry, pharmacy, chemistry, biotechnology, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical manufacturing or a related field. Canadian citizens and permanent residents educated outside Canada must submit a WES or ICAS credential evaluation. As a graduate certificate, this program falls under Seneca's institution-wide policy of asking domestic applicants for a formal English test only when they cannot show enough prior study in English (for example 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); international applicants must meet Seneca's published English-proficiency levels for graduate certificates. Neither the program's own pages nor Seneca's general English-proficiency page states a specific test score for this program.
Application Details
Start Date:September 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.
