Queen's Health Sciences
Queen's University
The published admission average for Health Sciences at Queen's University is 93–97% for September 2027 entry, under OUAC code QH. This program also requires a supplementary application.
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.
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Admission average
93–97%
OUAC code
QH
First-year spaces
420
Queen's University publishes this as “Mid 90s”
What’s the Queen's Health Sciences acceptance rate?
Queen's University doesn't publish an acceptance rate for Health Sciences, and no Ontario university publishes one for any program. What it publishes is the admission average: 93–97% for September 2027 entry. Queen's acceptance rate, program by program
Admission requirements
- Required
- ENG4U, SBI4U, SCH4U
- Choose one of
- MCV4U, MHF4U
Queen's’s own wording
- ENG4U with a minimum mark of 80%
- SBI4U
- SCH4U
- MHF4U or MCV4U
- 2 additional 4U/M courses
- See Ontario high school course codes.
How many other programs require these outright:
Also required
- 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.
What it costs
First-year tuition at Queen's is $6,204.60 for an Ontario student in arts and science in 2026–27. Commerce, years 1–2 ($16,613.19) and Engineering and Applied Science ($12,152.92) cost more. Queen's tuition, program by program
Source: Queen's University on Ontario Universities’ Info. Grade ranges change year to year and are not guarantees — confirm with the university before you apply.
What this leads to
The picture for biological sciences as of 2026-08-17, not a description of this particular program.
Most graduates start as research technicians or lab associates in government agencies (Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans), hospitals, or biotech companies, preparing samples and entering data. With a master's degree, you move into positions like biologist or ecology technician doing actual research on wildlife, fisheries, or environmental issues.
In its favour
- Federal government biology positions pay $72,500–$150,000 depending on level, with job security and benefits hard to find elsewhere.
- If you add programming or data analysis skills, you're in demand—AI-related biology roles are expected to grow over 40% by 2028.
- The work often involves fieldwork and real problem-solving on things like fisheries management or conservation, not just lab drudgery.
Worth knowing
- Entry-level work is heavily repetitive: sample prep, data entry, logging specimens. This is exactly what robotic automation and AI are replacing fastest.
- Nearly 40% of routine lab tasks could be automated in the next decade; technician roles are being hit hardest right now.
- Most meaningful research roles (biologist level) require a master's degree minimum. A bachelor's alone leaves you stuck in automating-away positions.
- Entry-level pay out of high school is low: research technicians start around $41–$56K, and many positions have slow advancement without further credentials.
How AI is changing this work
The split is real. Routine lab work—sample prep, data entry, quality checks—is already being automated and will keep shrinking. But analysing data, designing experiments, interpreting results, and fieldwork that requires judgment are not being replaced yet. If you plan to just do entry-level lab work without upgrading your skills, you're betting on a shrinking pool. If you learn data analysis or programming alongside biology (or pursue grad school), you're moving into roles that AI creates rather than kills. The field itself isn't vanishing, but the jobs that don't require either advanced education or computational skills are.
Where this came from (6 sources)
- 1. Biology & Life Sciences jobs in Canada | May 2026
- 2. 239 biology jobs in Toronto, ON, July 2026 | Glassdoor
- 3. Life Sciences jobs in Canada
- 4. BI Salary & Rates of Pay Oct 2025: $72K–$150K | Government of Canada | FedPay.ca
- 5. 105 molecular biology jobs in Canada, June 2026 | Glassdoor
- 6. 94 master of science biology Jobs in Canada, May 2026 | Glassdoor
Deadline reminders
This program needs a supplementary application, and those close before the January OUAC deadline — some in early December. We’ll email you before the ones that apply to Health Sciences.
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