Health Sciences at Lakehead
Not directly. At Lakehead University you apply to Applied Life Sciences (AA), then choose health sciences on the application — Lakehead's health-science route is Applied Life Sciences, or Kinesiology.
The program you actually apply to
Applied Life Sciences (Thunder Bay and Orillia)
70–75%OUAC AA
Prerequisites
- Applied Life Sciences with Biotechnology Diploma (Lakehead/Georgian): ENG4U, MHF4U, SBI4U, SCH4U. Requires a minimum 75% overall final average
- All other majors: ENG4U, MHF4U, 2 of MCV4U, MDM4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, SES4U, SPH4U
- Alternative Offers
- If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.
When you choose health sciences
On the application — Lakehead's health-science route is Applied Life Sciences, or Kinesiology.
What to watch for
Lakehead has no health sciences code. Applied Life Sciences (AA, 70% or 75% depending on campus) and Kinesiology (AAA, Thunder Bay, co-op) are the routes; Nursing (AAH) is the clinical one. Lakehead has two campuses and many programmes run at only one: check the campus in the programme name before you apply, because Thunder Bay and Orillia are 1,400 km apart.
The same application also gets you to
Applied Life Sciences (Thunder Bay and Orillia) is the entry point for 1 other major at Lakehead. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Health Sciences at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- CarletonDirect entry80–85%
- Guelphvia Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours (GZ)80–91%
- LaurentianDirect entry75%
- Laurier (Waterloo)Direct entry80–83%
- McMasterDirect entry90%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Physical and Health Education (PPE)70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry73–77%
- Queen'sDirect entry93–97%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry75–80%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Life Sciences80–87%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Health Sciences stream (OUAC TXF, TXD or TXH)73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Life Sciences (including Psychology)83–90%
- WaterlooDirect entry83–90%
- WesternDirect entry87–93%
- Windsorvia Kinesiology and Health Studies (NP)70%
- YorkDirect entry73–77%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Lakehead’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.