Combine your interest in sciences and health and learn scientific investigative techniques to identify and address complex health challenges to improve human health and well-being. Through our unique cell-to-society approach to learning, you gain the ability to understand how social experiences and conditions affect our biology.

This degree is designed primarily to prepare you for postgraduate opportunities in health-related fields, such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, molecular medical sciences and community, population and public health.

Ontario High School Admission Requirements

• Average admission range: low 80s
• English at 60%
• Advanced Functions at 60%
• Biology at 60%
• Chemistry at 60%
• All prerequisite courses calculated in admission average

Students applying to this program from a Canadian province outside of Ontario are encouraged to review our course equivalents by province chart. This chart will show you what courses from your province are equivalent to the admission requirements listed under the Ontario High School Admission Requirements section.

Students applying to this program from an international curriculum must present the following:

• Average admission range: low 80s
• Senior or grade 12 English at 60%
• Senior or grade 12 Biology at 60%
• Senior or grade 12 Chemistry at 60%
• Senior or grade 12 Mathematics covering algebra, trigonometry and functions at 60%
• All prerequisite courses calculated in admissions average

Students applying to this program from an international curriculum are encouraged to review our curriculum-specific requirements. You will find which courses from your country's curriculum are equivalent to the admission requirements listed above. If your country or curriculum is not listed, please reach out to [email protected].

• Canadian Academic English Language Assessment [min. 70] or DuoLingo [min. 120] or Pearson Test of English (Academic) [min. 59] or International English Language Testing System (academic or immigration) [min. 6.5] or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based) [min. 83]

If you've completed studies at another college or university, you may be eligible to transfer into Wilfrid Laurier University's Health Sciences (BSc) program. Because this program is considered competitive, it requires outstanding academic achievement in college courses and the required high school courses. Space for transfer students is subject to availability based on the number and calibre of applicants.

To find out if you can transfer into this program, we encourage you to review our transfer admission requirements to find the criteria that applies to your unique situation, including information about transfer credits and academic requirements.