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General Arts

How To Apply

  • DOMESTIC STUDENTS
  • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Program Details

  • Program Code6700
  • SchoolSchool of English and Liberal Studies
  • CredentialOntario College Certificate
  • Program TypeCertificate program
  • Program Length1 year/ 2 semesters
  • LocationMorningside Campus
  • Emailliberalarts@centennialcollege.ca
  • Telephone416-289-5000, ext. 57018

Program Availability

Date
Domestic Availability
International Availability
Post-Graduation Work Permit Aligned
September 2025
Available
Available
No
  • Program Overview
  • Courses
  • Career Options and Education Pathways
  • Admission Requirements
  • How to Apply
  • Tuition and Fees
  • Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
  • Advising

In Centennial College’s General Arts program, you'll study a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences as well as communications.

This college preparation program is for you if you're:

  • Considering college programs in areas such as communication arts, child studies, community services, hospitality or tourism administration;
  • Planning on transferring to the Liberal Arts diploma;
  • Exploring your ultimate career goals and various educational opportunities.

This Arts program will run two to four semesters in length, depending on your future goals.

Program Overview

In Centennial College’s General Arts program, you'll study a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences as well as communications.

This college preparation program is for you if you're:

  • Considering college programs in areas such as communication arts, child studies, community services, hospitality or tourism administration;
  • Planning on transferring to the Liberal Arts diploma;
  • Exploring your ultimate career goals and various educational opportunities.

This Arts program will run two to four semesters in length, depending on your future goals.

Courses

Semester 1
Course Code
Course Title
COMM-160/COMM-161
College Communications 1
GART-105
Introduction to Canadian Politics
GART-123
Introduction to Philosophy
GART-129
Introduction to Psychology
GART-130
Introduction to Sociology
GART-160
Concepts in Humanities
Semester 2
Course Code
Course Title
COMM-170/COMM-171
College Communications 2
GART-200
Twentieth Century History
GART-220
Critical Thinking across Disciplines
GART-240
Introductory Research Methods
GART-244
Human Development
GNED
General Education Elective

Career Options and Education Pathways

Program Highlights

  • You will learn in small-sized classes that allow for peer-to-peer and students-to-instructor interaction.
  • Upon program completion, you will earn a college certificate.

Career Outlook

  • Preparation for College
  • Career Preparation
  • Exploration of career goals and various educational opportunities

Education Pathways

Successful graduates of this General Arts certificate program have the opportunity to apply their learning for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.

Please note that each partner pathway has specific requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.

Partner Institution Degree Program
Nipissing University Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts (College transfer pathway)
Trent University Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Critical Thinking
Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors

Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.

For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONCAT.

Educational Partners

Qualified graduates may be eligible to participate in pathway programs with partnering institutions. These pathway programs allow students to receive degree credit for learning obtained at Centennial College.

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
  • Grade 12 English (C or U), or equivalent (minimum grade required),
    or take the Centennial English Admission Test

Additional Requirements

  • English language proficiency

How to Apply

1. Apply Online

Domestic Students

If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.

If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.

All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.

International Students

 Apply directly to Centennial College here.

2. Submit Documents

Domestic Applicants

Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.

Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.

Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.

International Applicants

Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.

3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission

Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.

You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.

You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.

When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.

4. Pay Fees

Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.

You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.

5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)

Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.

Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April

Your web-registration will not open if:

You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.

Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.

Tuition and Fees

Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.

Student Tuition (2 Semesters) Ancillary Fees Total
Canadian $2,697.00 $1,147.34 $3,844.34
International $16,649.00 $1,635.52 $18,284.52

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.

  1. Explore the historical background and theoretical approaches in the various disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences
  2. Develop and apply critical thinking skills to analyze and interpret different and competing perspectives in academic context
  3. Examine the relationship between research and the development of valid and reliable knowledge in Humanities and Social Sciences.
  4. Communicate competently at the required level, showing flexibility and clarity of thought and expression.

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I don't think I would have accomplished this much if it wasn't for the General Arts program at Centennial.

The two-year diploma made it easy to transfer my credits to university, while the variety of courses I took helped to build a strong foundation that has been the recipe for my success.

...
Kris Agopian, General Arts, Graduate

The foundation that the General Arts program provided allowed me to excel academically, professionally, and socially.

I entered the GAS Program In 2002, a high school dropout. In 2009, I graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Bioethics. Since then, I have worked for some of the largest companies in the world. I am now an entrepreneur, business owner, wife and mother.

...
Kelly Dunford, Graduate

I had some of the best teachers I've ever had in my life there. They're human, and they want you to succeed.

Michelle Douglas, General Arts, Graduate

I don't think I would have accomplished this much if it wasn't for the General Arts program at Centennial.

The two-year diploma made it easy to transfer my credits to university, while the variety of courses I took helped to build a strong foundation that has been the recipe for my success.

...
Kris Agopian, General Arts, Graduate

The foundation that the General Arts program provided allowed me to excel academically, professionally, and socially.

I entered the GAS Program In 2002, a high school dropout. In 2009, I graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Bioethics. Since then, I have worked for some of the largest companies in the world. I am now an entrepreneur, business owner, wife and mother.

...
Kelly Dunford, Graduate

I had some of the best teachers I've ever had in my life there. They're human, and they want you to succeed.

Michelle Douglas, General Arts, Graduate

I don't think I would have accomplished this much if it wasn't for the General Arts program at Centennial.

The two-year diploma made it easy to transfer my credits to university, while the variety of courses I took helped to build a strong foundation that has been the recipe for my success.

...
Kris Agopian, General Arts, Graduate

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