This program is designed to offer transfer pathways to additional programs at the college level.

Program Highlights

Designed to help you achieve successful entry to your desired college program and reach your career potential.

Flexibility and wide range of electives offered allow you to customize your learning based on your specific areas of interest.

Pathway into future college studies with possible transfer credit into your program of choice.

Serves as a bridge for you to upgrade and achieve the entrance-level requirements needed for competitive college programs.

What you'll learn

Wide variety of course options available that, upon successful program completion, can lead you to future studies in business, health sciences, social sciences, human services and other college programs.

Gain transferable academic and employability skills that will help you succeed in postsecondary education and in the workplace.

Develop communications competence to a level required by business and other industries.

How you'll gain skills

Participating in experiential learning opportunities via partnerships within the Hamilton community.

Your future career options

Obtaining a postsecondary certificate in General Arts and Science equips you with the essential employability skills that employers are seeking and offers a postsecondary credential that is often a requirement for various fields of employment.

Graduates of the General Arts and Science program are prepared to pursue careers in every industry. Our students have gone on to become healthcare workers, engineers, entrepreneurs, television broadcasters, researchers, lawyers, and even professors in our program.

Where you could work includes:

HealthCare

Hospitality

Sales

Business

Data collection and Research

Educational Pathways

Pathways to Mohawk

If you've successfully taken a course at another post-secondary institution, you may be able to earn course exemptions toward your credential here at Mohawk.

Pathways within Mohawk

If you have successfully completed one of the following programs at Mohawk, you may be eligible to receive transfer credit in this program.

Career Pathways

Community Integration Through Co-operative Education (CICE)

We offer a diverse range of programs to further your studies within Mohawk following completion of this program.

Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas

Biotechnology

Biotechnology (Health)

Broadcasting - Radio

Early Childhood Education

General Arts and Science Diploma (University Transfer)

Health, Wellness and Fitness

Office Administration - Executive

Office Administration - General

Office Administration - Health Services

Office Administration - Legal

Police Foundations

Recreation Therapy

Social Service Worker

Tourism

Chemical Engineering Technology

Child and Youth Care

Massage Therapy

Earn a degree: Completion of the General Arts & Science 208 Diploma will maximize your credit transfers to university in a Social Sciences and Humanities discipline and unlock our articulation agreements with McMaster University, the University of Toronto-Mississauga and Athabasca University.