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Health Sciences

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–77%Mid 70s80–85%77–80%High 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UMHF4UENG4USBI4USCH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U or 4M courses
  • 4U math recommended
  • Alternative Offers
  • +4 more on the program page
  • 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
  • Six 4U/M credits, including English (ENG4U)
  • Biology (SBI4U)
  • Chemistry (SCH4U)
  • One of Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), or Advanced Functions (MHF4U).
  • A combined minimum 70% average in prerequisite math and science courses.
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published20011045
What you studyFinanceHealth InformaticsManagement StudiesOthers in Subjects Related to MedicineEnvironmental StudiesHealth InformaticsMedical TechnologyOthers in Subjects Related to MedicineMedical TechnologyOthers in Subjects Related to Medicine
What it isHealth Studies is a broad degree that explores how health systems, policies, and information work in society. You study topics like health management, statistics, finance, and health informatics rather than clinical medicine or hands-on patient care. The co-op option lets you do paid work placements alongside your studies, giving you real workplace experience in health organizations.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.This program teaches you to perform and interpret diagnostic tests on blood, tissue, and other body samples in hospitals and labs. It focuses on the hands-on skills and scientific knowledge that lab technicians use to help doctors diagnose disease. The Northern Access Initiative means the program is designed for students from remote or underserved regions of Ontario, with support to help you succeed in a full-time, lab-based career.
The door tomajors you reach through ithealth scienceshealth sciencesmedical sciencesApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
SourceYork University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoOntario Tech University on OUInfo

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