PGCert in Cosmetic Science (In-person) (Work term option) is a postgraduate certificate in Chemistry programme taught at Seneca Polytechnic 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
Work-term stream of the eight-month Cosmetic Science graduate certificate, adding an optional work term after successful completion of the first academic semester. Seneca lists this stream as the Work Term Option (CSPC): the placement is similar in length to an academic semester, may be paid or unpaid, requires maintained eligibility and additional fees, and the student-driven job search is supported by in-class career workshops and one-on-one coaching, with transfer to the non-work-term stream possible at any time.
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.
