Liberal Arts to Trent University (Durham GTA and Peterborough Campuses)
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code6706
- Credential NameLiberal Arts
- Credential TypeOntario College Diploma
- SchoolSchool of English and Liberal Studies
- Program TypePost-secondary program
- Program Length2 years/ 4 semesters
- LocationMorningside Campus
- Emailliberalarts@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000
Program Availability
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Advising
Centennial College’s Liberal Arts to Trent University program will teach you about a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences as well as communications and research methods. More importantly, it will lay the foundation for future post-secondary education, letting you smoothly transfer into a program at Trent University.
This arts diploma program is for you if you're planning on:
- Applying to a Bachelor of Arts (honours) degree at Trent University;
- Applying to a Bachelor of Arts (general) in Communications and Critical Thinking at Trent University;
- Pursuing a college program in areas such as business administration, child studies and community services, hospitality and tourism, journalism, and media and design;
- Exploring your ultimate career goals and various educational opportunities.
Program Overview
Centennial College’s Liberal Arts to Trent University program will teach you about a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences as well as communications and research methods. More importantly, it will lay the foundation for future post-secondary education, letting you smoothly transfer into a program at Trent University.
This arts diploma program is for you if you're planning on:
- Applying to a Bachelor of Arts (honours) degree at Trent University;
- Applying to a Bachelor of Arts (general) in Communications and Critical Thinking at Trent University;
- Pursuing a college program in areas such as business administration, child studies and community services, hospitality and tourism, journalism, and media and design;
- Exploring your ultimate career goals and various educational opportunities.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
Here’s how it works. To qualify for this agreement with Trent University, you must have:
- Successfully completed Centennial College’s Liberal Arts Program.
- Attained a minimum overall average of 70%.
After that, qualified graduates will be granted 8.0 credits towards a four-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with multiple major opportunities at Trent University.
OR
Qualified graduates will be granted 8.0 credits towards a three-year Bachelor of Arts (General) in Communications and Critical Thinking at Trent University Durham.
Specialization
Students who graduate with the Indigenous Studies: First Peoples in Canada Certificate specialization with a 75% GPA are eligible to receive 10.0 out of 20.0 credits toward Trent’s Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Indigenous Studies degree.
Career Outlook
- Trent University undergraduate Arts program preparation
- Gain university-level credits
- Earn a college diploma.
Education Pathways
Graduates of this Liberal Arts diploma program have the opportunity to apply their learning for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees that are available for this program.
Please note that there are specific requirements to be met in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
| Partner Institution | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Trent University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
| Honours Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Critical Thinking | |
| Honours Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies |
For more detailed pathways information, visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/.
Use the following Education Pathways Checklist as a guide as you explore your options.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.
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
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please work with an Employment Ontario service provider. 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 $150 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 2025.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,697.00 | $1,355.33 | $4,052.33 |
| International | $17,148.00 | $1,853.28 | $19,001.28 |
Kathleen Conroy, Liberal Arts, Instructor and GraduateMany of our students, when I speak to them during first semester, I ask them, before all of this, did you even know anything like this program existed? And most of them say they had no idea, but when they get there, they love itand see all of the different pathways that have opened up for them.
So many of them are looking at all of the things they wanted to do, but feel they can't do for whatever reason. I tell them once you're here, you need to get rid of that and focus on possibility thinking, instead of all the things that are impossible. This program creates ways for them to get there.
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