HD in Biotechnology - Advanced at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Canada is a higher diploma in Biotechnology programme. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 17,428 per year (CAD 2,776 per year for local students).
The hands-on, laboratory-based program covers genetic assays, investigation of contaminated soil and water, identification of food-borne illnesses, protein cloning, antibiotic fermentation and plant hybridization. Coursework applies cell culture, applied genetics, analytical and environmental instrumentation, protein technology and fermentation, biochemistry and chemistry, and immunology, microbiology and molecular biology across laboratory training.
The final 14-week semester places students at an industrial or research work site in an entry-level role, applying the hands-on skills built throughout the program.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: St. Lawrence College's Biotechnology - Advanced diploma requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with Grade 12 English at the C or U level, Grade 12 Math at the C or U level (MCT4C recommended), and Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry and Biology both at the C or U level. Students must complete WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) training before entering the program or within its first two weeks, and must complete a Pre-Placement Health Form and meet immunization/communicable-disease requirements ahead of the work-placement semester. The program page does not state its own language-proficiency scores; applicants whose first language is not English are assessed against St. Lawrence College's institution-wide scale for Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 4 overall (78 under the pre-January-2026 scale), PTE Academic 55, CAEL 60, or Duolingo 110 (no sub-score below 85).
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting September 2027 the application opens 26 September 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and later applications are assessed first-come, first-served while seats remain; St. Lawrence College names Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Communicative Disorders Assistant, Medical Laboratory Science and Practical Nursing as highly competitive, requiring transcripts and proof of enrolment by the same 1 February date to be ranked. International applicants apply through SLC's own International Application Service and are assessed on a rolling basis; the college publishes no fixed international closing date, and each Letter of Acceptance carries its own accept-and-pay deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
