Medical Sciences at Ontario Tech
Yes — medical sciences is a direct-entry program at Ontario Tech University. You apply to it from Grade 12.
You apply to
Biomedical Science
70–73%OUAC DSUCo-op available
Prerequisites
- Six 4U/M credits, including English (ENG4U)
- Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
- Two of Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U) or Physics (SPH4U). We recommend you take all 4 of these courses.
- A combined minimum 70% average in prerequisite math and science courses.
- See Ontario high school course codes.
- Alternative Offers
What to watch for
Biomedical Science is direct entry at low-70s (DUC co-op). Medical Laboratory Science (DHL, low-80s) is the accredited clinical-lab degree. Both are undergraduate science degrees, not entry to medicine.
The same application also gets you to
Biomedical Science is the entry point for 1 other major at Ontario Tech. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Medical Sciences at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Health Sciences (CHS)80–85%
- GuelphDirect entry86–92%
- Lakeheadvia Chemistry (includes Medical Sciences) (AF)70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Health Sciences (BSc) (UZK)80–83%
- McMastervia Life Sciences Gateway93–97%
- Nipissingnot offered at Nipissing
- Queen'svia Life Science & Biochemistry (QL)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry80–85%
- TrentDirect entry75%
- Trent (Durham)not offered at Trent Durham
- U of T (Mississauga)via Life Sciences80–87%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Life Sciences73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Life Sciences (including Psychology)83–90%
- WaterlooDirect entry80–83%
- WesternDirect entry83–90%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry80–87%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Ontario Tech’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.