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Life Sciences at Laurier (Waterloo)

Not directly. At Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo you apply to Honours Science (BSc) (UZL), then choose life sciences at the end of first year. Honours Science (UZL) is Laurier's explore-first science door: you take first-year courses across biology, chemistry, physics, math and psychology, then move into a major for second year.

The program you actually apply to

Honours Science (BSc)

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Prerequisites

  • English at 60%
  • Advanced Functions at 60%
  • Two of Biology, Calculus & Vectors, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth & Space Science, or Physics at 60%
  • Prerequisite courses are calculated in the admission average.

When you choose life sciences

At the end of first year. Honours Science (UZL) is Laurier's explore-first science door: you take first-year courses across biology, chemistry, physics, math and psychology, then move into a major for second year.

What to watch for

Laurier has no major called Life Sciences. Honours Science (UZL, mid-70s) is the explore-first door into biology, biochemistry and psychology-neuroscience; or apply directly to Biology (UZF) or Biochemistry and Biotechnology (UBI), which have their own codes at the same range.

The same application also gets you to

Honours Science (BSc) is the entry point for 1 other major at Laurier (Waterloo). You are not choosing between these at application time.

Life Sciences at the other campuses

Compare the entry programs side by side →

Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Laurier (Waterloo)’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.