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Full	York Health Studies (BHS, Co-op available) OUAC YHE ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Health Sciences OUAC CHS ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Brantford) Paramedicine - Virtual Asynchronous OUAC UHL ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Medical Laboratory Science - Northern Access Initiative OUAC DMN ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	80–85%	73–77%“Mid 70s”	77–80%“High 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MHF4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4USBI4USCH4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U	—	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	If you completed a 2-year Paramedic diploma: Paramedic diploma from a publicly funded Canadian institution with an overall average admission range: Low 70s 4U English or equivalent at 60% Successfully completed the Advanced-Emergency Medical Care Assistant (A-EMCA) certificate or Canadian equivalent Worked a minimum of 6,700 hours as a land or air paramedic in a Canadian Paramedic Service Organization or Canadian Emergency Medical Service (EMS) as detailed in an employment letter +7 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 application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	110	—	45
What you study	FinanceHealth InformaticsManagement StudiesOthers in Subjects Related to Medicine	Environmental StudiesHealth InformaticsMedical TechnologyOthers in Subjects Related to Medicine	Complementary Medicines and TherapiesHealth InformaticsMedical TechnologyOthers in Subjects Related to Medicine	Medical TechnologyOthers in Subjects Related to Medicine
What it is	Health 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.	You study advanced topics in emergency medical care and healthcare technology through online, self-paced courses designed for practising paramedics. This program builds on your paramedic diploma and work experience by introducing complementary therapies, health informatics, and medical technology rather than focusing solely on traditional emergency response skills. It suits experienced paramedics who want to deepen their clinical knowledge and explore broader healthcare applications while continuing to work.	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 it	health sciences	health sciencesmedical sciences	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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