Advanced Diploma [Biotechnology] From Seneca College (Newnham Campus)

Admission Requirements

1. Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant
2. English: Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent course
3. Mathematics: Grade 12 C or U, or Grade 11 U or M, or equivalent course
4. Biology: Grade 11 C or U, or equivalent course
5. Chemistry: Grade 11 U or Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent course

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Seneca must be well prepared to study in English. If you are coming from a country where English is not the primary language, you must show one of the following:

1. Successful completion of a minimum of two years of full-time study in a school and country where English is the primary language
2. Successful completion of a minimum of one year of full-time study at the postsecondary level in an institution and country where English is the primary language
3. Successful completion of an intensive English program such as the English Language Institute
4. English proficiency test scores from one of the international English language testing bodies are listed below. Only tests taken in the last two years are considered valid

• IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
• PTE Academic - Minimum score 58
• TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 80 with no skill below 20
• Duolingo - Minimum score 105 to 110
• Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE, or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 169 with no skill below 162

Indian Student Eligibility

Academic Requirements

1. Minimum grades of 40% in all Grade 12 subjects. Must have program-required subjects in the final year of high school

Supporting Documents

1. Grade 12 certificate awarded by CBSE or CISCE, with a transcript that indicates the grades in percentage. or
2. Grade 12 predictive grades and grades 10 certificates, with a transcript that indicate the grades in percentage (for the conditional offer only)

Additional Notes

1. Grades 10 math can be considered equivalent to Grade 11 math with a minimum of 40%
2. Grades 10 science cannot be considered equivalent to grade 12 biology/chemistry