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Admissions and Academic Upgrading for Mature Students
We know that as a mature student, you have unique needs and questions based on your education and experience. Durham College offers a number of resources to ensure that you have the requirements you need to apply to your program of choice.
As a mature student, you don’t need a high school diploma to apply to most programs at Durham College. This is referred to as Mature Student Status. However, you must still meet all other admission requirements specific to the program you choose.
To find the admission requirements for you program of interest, go to the program page and review the admission requirements. For a full list of programs, visit durhamcollege.ca/programs
All students need to meet all of the admission requirements listed to be offered admission to their program of choice.
We have many options for you to complete the admission requirements for your program of choice. Please see the chart below.
| OPTION | COURSES | DETAILS | COST | CONTACT |
| Durham College Pre-Admissions Testing | English Math |
Test for Math and/or English if missing admission requirements. Eligible for domestic applicants 19+ without necessary high school credits. | View here | testcentre@durhamcollege.ca
Book your test here. |
| Durham College Academic Upgrading | English Math Biology Chemistry |
Grade 12-level courses in Math, English, Chemistry, and Grade 11 Biology to meet program requirements. | FREE | durhamcollege.ca/academic-upgrading
905-721-3131
|
| Independent Learning Centre
|
All high school credits (Grades 9-12) | Online/Correspondence.
140+ Ontario high school courses online or via correspondence; min. 3-4 months to complete. |
View here | ilc.org
416-484-2704 |
| Virtual High School | All high school credits (Grades 9-12) | Online.
Self-paced online courses with 18-month completion limit; registration open year-round. |
View here | virtualhighschool.com
416-800-1188 information@virtualhighschool.com |
| Durham Continuing Education | High school courses via Durham District School Board. Offers Adult Day School, eLearning, and more. | High school courses via Durham District School Board. Offers Adult Day School, night school, eLearning, and more. | View here | dce.ca
905-436-3211
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Durham College requires that all education completed outside of Canada be assessed through a Credential Assessment Report, course-by-course. For post-secondary education, this must be done through World Education Services (WES), and for high school credentials, through the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS). A WES comprehensive assessment is required for programs that only require proof of a completed diploma or degree.
Once you have applied to your program of choice, you must request that the agency forwards the evaluation directly to www.ontariocolleges.ca who will distribute the results to all the Ontario colleges you have applied to.
All domestic applicants must meet the College English Language Proficiency requirement. You can visit the following link for ways to meet this requirement https://durhamcollege.ca/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirement
The Better Jobs Ontario office at Durham College will provide you with training proposals based on our eligible programs, along with everything you need to apply for your program of interest.
You must contact a Durham College Better Jobs Ontario advisor to obtain your personalized proposal package.
To learn more about Better Jobs Ontario, you can read more here.