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	Waterloo Health Sciences (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WF Remove	York Global Health (BSc, Co-op available) OUAC YHT Remove	U of T (Mississauga) Life Sciences OUAC TML Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–90%“Mid-80s regular, High 80s co-op”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U SCH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%) Biology (min. 70%) Chemistry (min. 70%) Any Grade 12 U Mathematics (min. 70%)	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 4U math SBI4U or SCH4U or SPH4U three additional 4U or M courses +5 more on the program page	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U (except Anthropology) SCH4U (except Anthropology, Biomedical Communications) Most programs also recommend MCV4U +2 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	233	100	450
What you study	Biological Sciences Health Informatics Others in Subjects Related to Medicine Social Policy	Health Informatics International Development Social Policy	Anthropology Biological Sciences Biotechnology Human Biology
What it is	This program teaches the science behind human health, public health systems, and how technology supports medical care. You'll study biology, chemistry, and data systems alongside social and policy issues in healthcare. The co-op option lets you work in hospitals, research labs, or health organizations while you study, which suits students who want real workplace experience before deciding on a health career path.	Global Health is a science degree that combines the study of health systems, data analysis, and policy with real-world development work across different countries. You learn how health issues connect to poverty, education, and government decisions, and you use technology to solve health problems in low-resource settings. Co-op work terms let you gain international experience while studying, making this a good fit if you want to work on health challenges beyond Canada.	Life Sciences at UTM lets you study how living systems work, from the structure of molecules to human health and evolution. You can focus on areas like molecular biology, biotechnology, human biology, or anthropology depending on your interests. The program includes optional co-op work terms that let you gain hands-on experience in labs, hospitals, or research settings alongside your coursework — useful if you're considering health professions or research careers.
The door tomajors you reach through it	health sciences	Applied to directly	biology health sciences life sciences medical sciences microbiology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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