Science

Aim of the program
The Science program is a pre-university program intended to provide students with a balanced education which integrates the basic components of rigorous scientific and general education and equips students to pursue university studies in the pure and applied sciences or in the health sciences.

Goals of the program
Apply the experimental method
Use appropriate information processing technologies
Reason logically
Communicate effectively
Learn autonomously
Work as part of a team
Define one’s personal value system
Deal with new situations using acquired knowledge and skills
Use a systematic approach to problem solving
Make connections between science, technology and social progress
Become familiar with the context in which scientific concepts are discovered and developed
Adopt attitudes that are useful to scientific work

Before applying to a program leading to a Diploma of College Studies (DCS), applicants who studied in Québec must meet the following three requirements:

The applicant must have a Secondary School Diploma and be in one of the following situations:
The applicant has a Secondary School Diploma (SSD)*
NOTE: a SSD holder that has not passed the following courses may be required to complete remedial courses:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
Secondary 4 Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Physical Science
Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education or Secondary 4 History of Quebec and Canada
The applicant holds a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) and has successfully completed the following subjects*:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
The applicant has training deemed equivalent by the College.
The applicant has training and experience deemed sufficient by the College and has interrupted full time studies for at least 24 months.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, the special conditions for admission established by the Minister which specify the program prerequisites*.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, any special conditions for admission established by the College for each of its programs.


*If the applicant is enrolled in school and completing his or her secondary studies at the time of application, the grades sent by the school must demonstrate that the applicant is passing in all the courses required to complete the SSD and required to fulfill the admission requirements.