Wilfrid Laurier Health Sciences (BSc) admission requirements: the low 80s range, four courses, co-op and dates

Laurier asks for English (ENG4U), Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Biology (SBI4U) and Chemistry (SCH4U), each at 60% or more. All four required courses count in your admission average, and Laurier fills the rest from your top 4U and 4M courses.

Calculus and Vectors and Physics are not required. Laurier does list physics courses for the life sciences as first-year electives, so take SPH4U if you have room and are thinking about medicine. Students from other provinces can use Laurier's course equivalents chart. Plan your courses with our course planner.

International students need senior English, Biology, Chemistry and math covering algebra, trigonometry and functions, each at 60%. If your last three years of full-time school were not in English, you may need to show English proficiency. Laurier's Academic Transition Pathway can meet that condition.

Laurier lists an average admission range of the low 80s for Health Sciences, for both Ontario and international applicants. Laurier says meeting the average does not guarantee an offer.

Laurier does not publish a Health Sciences acceptance rate. Our Wilfrid Laurier acceptance rate page covers what the school shares. Use our Top 6 average calculator to see where you stand, and remember that SBI4U and SCH4U must be in your six.

Laurier describes Health Sciences as a cell-to-society program. You study biology and chemistry alongside the social factors that shape health. Laurier says it is built to cover the prerequisites for professional schools such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and physiotherapy, as well as graduate work in public health and molecular medical sciences.

Kinesiology (BKin) is a separate Laurier program focused on human movement. It has its own OUAC code and different course rules. Read our Laurier Kinesiology guide if you are choosing between the two.

On the OUAC you pick Health Sciences from the Laurier Waterloo list, then choose a program enhancement. The Management Minor is a direct-entry 4.0 credit option covering the core parts of business and economics.

The Medical Foundation Partnership Minor is the other choice. Laurier says it helps students prepare to apply to medical school and gives preferential status with internationally accredited schools, naming the American University of the Caribbean and St. George's University. Canadian medical schools set their own rules, so treat this as one option among several. Other minors such as Biology, Chemistry and Psychology are chosen once you are at Laurier.

First-year core courses are HE100 and HE101 Health Issues I and II, BI110 Unifying Life Processes, BI111 Biological Diversity and Evolution, CH110 and CH111 Fundamentals of Chemistry, PS101 and PS102 Introduction to Psychology, MA100 Introductory Calculus for the Natural Sciences and a half-credit elective.

Upper-year examples include HE201 Research Methods for the Health Sciences, HE202 Foundations of the Canadian Healthcare System, HE300 Epidemiology, HE301 Social Determinants of Health and HE303 Introduction to Immunology. You can do directed research or a Year 4 Honours Thesis. The degree takes four years full time and starts in September or January.

You apply to co-op at the end of first year. If your first-year GPA meets the minimum, you may get an admission interview early in second year. Laurier says fall of second year is the only co-op entry point for most programs. Work terms are paid and last 12 to 16 weeks each.

Laurier reports a 99% employment rate for co-op students in 2025-26 and more than 6,000 co-op jobs posted each year. Laurier does not publish a Health Sciences co-op GPA cut-off on its co-op admission page. Co-op raises your student fees, as the cost table shows.

Ontario high school students apply by January 15, 2027, and other applicants by April 1, 2027. There is no supplementary application. Laurier invites you to send an optional Applicant Background Summary about your activities, which it calls highly recommended. You can also send a personal statement about special circumstances. Both are due April 25, 2027.

Send required documents by May 12, 2027 and accept your offer by June 1, 2027. See our Ontario university application deadlines for other schools.

Laurier assesses you for entrance scholarships automatically, based on your final average. For students starting in September 2027, domestic awards are $2,500 at 85.0 to 89.9%, $3,000 at 90.0 to 94.9% and $4,000 at 95% and up. International students get $5,000 below 95% and $6,000 at 95% and up. The 95% award for domestic students is the President's Gold Scholarship, which can renew.

Laurier guarantees first-year residence on its Waterloo campus if your application and $600 deposit are in by June 1, 2027. For 2026-27, Waterloo dorm rooms cost $8,373 to $10,475.

Laurier lists careers such as dentist, epidemiologist, health care administrator, medical doctor, pharmacist, physiotherapist, public policy analyst and radiation therapist, noting that many need more training after the degree. Graduates can also continue into Laurier's Health Sciences (MSc). Students can join the Health Sciences Students' Association, the Faculty of Science Students' Association or the Laurier Pre-Med Society.

If you start at a college or another university, you may be able to transfer in. Laurier calls Health Sciences competitive for transfer students and says it needs outstanding marks in college courses and in the required high school courses. Space depends on how many strong applicants apply that year, so check the transfer rules before you count on this route.

Laurier Health Sciences admits on grades, with a low 80s range. Your child needs four Grade 12 courses at 60%: English, Advanced Functions, Biology and Chemistry. No essay or interview is needed to get in, though the optional background form can help.

Co-op is not part of the first-year offer, so first-year marks matter. Budget for tuition, student fees, books and residence. Compare with our Waterloo Health Sciences and McMaster Health Sciences guides, and read our Wilfrid Laurier guide.