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Waterloo

Biomedical Sciences (Regular only)

OUAC WBS

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Carleton

Health Sciences

OUAC CHS

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York (Glendon)

Biology (BSc, iBSc)

OUAC YYF

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording80–83%“Low 80s”80–85%73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UMCV4UMHF4UMHF4UENG4UFRA4UMHF4USBI4USCH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • two of MDM4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U
  • two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U
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Prerequisitesas published
  • English (ENG4U – min. 70%)
  • Advanced Functions (min. 70%)
  • Calculus and Vectors (min. 70%)
  • Any two of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Mathematics of
  • Data Management, or Physics
  • Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
  • Two credits from Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), Earth and Space Science (SES4U), or Physics (SPH4U). Calculus (MCV4U) strongly recommended.
  • 3 best 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • Find more information about alternative offers
  • +1 more on the program page
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants)
  • SBI4U
  • SCH4U
  • MHF4U
  • +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoNo
Degree——Bachelor of Science, BSc, International Bachelor of Science, iBSc
First-year intakewhere published—110—
What you studyAnimal ScienceBiological SciencesBiologyGeneticsEnvironmental StudiesHealth InformaticsMedical TechnologyOthers in Subjects Related to MedicineAnimal ScienceBiological SciencesBiologyBiotechnology
What it isBiomedical Sciences is the study of how living organisms work at every level, from cells and genes to whole body systems. You'll focus on topics like genetics, human biology, animal physiology, and zoology to understand disease and health. This is a broad foundation program suited to students who want biology and chemistry depth before deciding on careers in health sciences, research, or veterinary fields.Health Sciences is a broad program where you study how human health works, from biology and chemistry to technology and data systems used in medicine and healthcare. It's wider than a specialized nursing or medical lab program because you explore multiple health-related fields rather than training for one specific healthcare job. It suits students curious about science and health who want options to specialize later or move toward healthcare careers beyond direct patient care.A Biology degree at Glendon lets you study how living things work, from cells and molecules to whole organisms and ecosystems. You'll take core biology courses and choose from specialized areas like genetics, microbiology, human biology, or biotechnology. The iBSc variant integrates bilingual (English–French) instruction throughout your degree, rather than offering biology taught only in English.
The door tomajors you reach through itmedical scienceshealth sciencesmedical sciencesApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceUniversity of Waterloo on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoYork University — Glendon on OUInfo

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