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Full	Waterloo Public Health (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WHE ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Mississauga) Life Sciences OUAC TML ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Scarborough) Life Sciences (regular and co-op) OUAC TSL ☆ Add to planRemove	Waterloo Life Sciences (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WLS ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low 80s (Regular system of study), Mid-80s (Co-op system of study)”	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	73–80%“Mid-70s (regular), high 70s (co-op)”	80–83%“Low 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4UMHF4USBI4USCH4U	ENG4USBI4U	ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	two of MDM4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 75%) Any Grade 12 U Mathematics (min. 70%)	ENG4U MHF4U SBI4U (except Anthropology) SCH4U (except Anthropology, Biomedical Communications) Most programs also recommend MCV4U +2 more on the program page	ENG4U MCV4U, MHF4U or MDM4U SBI4U SCH4U recommended MCV4U for specific disciplines is required. +2 more on the program page	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
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	37	450	680	570
What you study	Health InformaticsOthers in Subjects Related to MedicineSocial Policy	AnthropologyBiological SciencesBiotechnologyHuman Biology	Animal ScienceBiological SciencesBiotechnologyGenetics	Animal ScienceBiological SciencesBiologyBiotechnology
What it is	This program teaches you how to improve health at the population level by studying disease prevention, health policy, and data systems. You'll learn to analyse health trends, design public health programs, and use technology to track and manage health outcomes. The co-op option means you alternate between classroom study and paid work placements in real health organizations, giving you direct experience in the field and making it suit students who want hands-on learning alongside theory.	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.	Life Sciences is a broad study of how living things work, from individual cells and genetics to whole organisms and ecosystems. You'll choose a focus area like microbiology, human biology, genetics, or plant science, and take courses across biology, chemistry, and related fields. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements in research labs, hospitals, or biotech companies, giving you real experience alongside your degree.	Life Sciences is a broad study of living organisms, their cells, genetics, and chemistry at the molecular level. You'll take core courses in biology, chemistry, and biochemistry, then choose a focus like microbiology, biotechnology, or human biology depending on your interests. The co-op option lets you alternate between school and paid work terms in research labs, hospitals, or biotech companies, giving you real experience alongside your degree.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	biologyhealth scienceslife sciencesmedical sciencesmicrobiology	biologylife sciencesmedical sciencesmicrobiologyneuroscience	biochemistrybiologylife sciencesmicrobiologyneuroscience
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo

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