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+ Add a program	Waterloo Life Sciences (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WLS ☆ Add to planRemove	McMaster Life Sciences Gateway OUAC MLS ☆ Add to planRemove	Queen's Health Sciences OUAC QH ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–83%“Low 80s”	93–97%“Mid-90s”	93–97%“Mid 90s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4UMCV4UMHF4U	ENG4USBI4U	ENG4USBI4USCH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	two of MDM4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U	one of MCV4U, MHF4U one of MCV4U, MHF4U, SCH4U, SPH4U	one of MCV4U, MHF4U
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	English 4U 1 of Advanced Functions 4U, Calculus & Vectors 4U Biology 4U 1 of Advanced Functions 4U, Calculus & Vectors 4U, Chemistry 4U, Physics 4U Applicants without Calculus & Vectors 4U will be required to take an equivalent Calculus course in Level I.	ENG4U with a minimum mark of 80% SBI4U SCH4U MHF4U or MCV4U 2 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Yes A high school transcript is just 1 piece of information Queen's University uses when making an admission decision. Each applicant to Queen's has a personalized To Do List, detailing exactly what is needed to complete their application. Students can review their To Do List (and associated due dates) on their Queen's SOLUS Student Centre. Applicants to Commerce, Health Sciences, and Nursing are required to complete a Supplementary Application. Students will receive instructions for accessing SOLUS and their Supplementary Application after they apply. Alternative Offers Queen's does not make alternate offers of admission. Applicants will be considered only for the program(s) to which they have applied (or amended) via the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) by the published deadlines. Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	570	1,000	420
What you study	Animal ScienceBiological SciencesBiologyBiotechnology	Animal ScienceBiological SciencesGeneticsMicrobiology	Biological SciencesBiotechnologyComplementary Medicines and TherapiesGenetics
What it is	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.	Life Sciences Gateway is a first-year program where you explore core sciences—biology, chemistry, and math—before specializing in areas like genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, animal science, or psychology. It includes mandatory co-op work terms alongside your studies. This broad entry lets you test different life science directions before committing to a specific degree, rather than applying directly to a single specialized program.	Health Sciences is a broad study of how the human body works, what causes disease, and how to treat or prevent it using science and technology. You'll learn biology, chemistry, genetics, and specialized areas like medical technology or health informatics depending on your choices. Unlike a program that leads directly to a specific profession like nursing or medicine, this one keeps your options open: you can use it as a foundation for professional health careers, research, or roles in biotechnology and public health.
The door tomajors you reach through it	biochemistrybiologylife sciencesmicrobiologyneuroscience	biochemistrybiologylife sciencesmedical sciencesmicrobiologyneuroscience	health sciences
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	McMaster University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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