Trent University Programs & Pathways
Program strengths and how to compare pathways. This focused guide keeps the detailed tables, official sources, and practical next steps in one manageable reading path.
Peterborough, Ontario · Checked August 16, 2026 · How we check guides
The short answer
- Trent has a Forensic Science degree with a crime-scene facility. It also offers Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry, and joint-major routes.
- The three single-major forensics degrees need a 75% Ontario minimum and have a limited number of places.
- The Medical Professional Stream is a four-year, non-credit support program. It pairs with a BA, BSc, or BAS.
- Admission to the Medical Professional Stream is considered from 80%. It does not guarantee a medical-school seat.
- Trent/Swansea dual degrees cover Medical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, and Law with Arts or Business. Ontario entry minimums are 80%.
Trent programs: forensics, environment, health, and two campuses
Trent has many programs for a school that mainly teaches undergraduates. But some things make it different. It has a professional Forensic Science degree with its own facilities. It has a non-credit Medical Professional Stream. It has Trent/Swansea dual degrees. Every undergraduate degree requires Indigenous content. It also has a Durham GTA campus with its own program mix.
Forensics cluster
Direct-entry Forensic Science joins biology, chemistry, anthropology, law, and investigative practice. Trent also has Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry, and joint-major routes.
Selection: The three single-major forensics degrees publish a 75% Ontario minimum. They also publish a limited number of places.
Medical Professional Stream
This is a four-year, non-credit support stream. It is paired with a BA, BSc, or BAS. It adds advising, mentorship, volunteer, research, and professional-school application preparation.
Selection: Admission is a consideration from 80%. Taking part does not itself give a medical credential. It does not guarantee a professional-school seat.
Trent/Swansea dual degrees
Pathways combine Trent study with Swansea University in Medical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, and Law with Arts or Business.
Selection: Published Ontario entry minimums are 80%. In second year, Law students must apply to continue.
Nursing
The Trent/Fleming School of Nursing has Collaborative and Compressed B.Sc.N. routes. These routes include clinical preparation. The School also has its own admission calendar.
Selection: Direct-from-high-school applicants need a 75% overall average and 70% in English, Biology, Chemistry, and one 4U Math.
Environment and conservation
Trent combines several areas. They are environmental science, policy, Indigenous Environmental Studies/Science, conservation biology, water sciences, and field learning. All of this is on a 1,400-acre Peterborough campus.
Selection: Science routes add their own math and science prerequisites. Conservation Biology co-op requires an 80% combined prerequisite average.
Indigenous learning
Trent says it was the first university in Canada to set up a department for Indigenous peoples and knowledges. The department is academic.
Selection: You must complete at least one approved half-credit Indigenous-content course. This applies if you are an undergraduate who started in Fall 2018 or later.
Peterborough campus
The larger campus supports the full collegiate model. It also has science and environmental facilities. It offers Nursing, Forensics, and many co-op and field-study options.
Selection: Programs and residence types differ by campus. So you should confirm the home location. Check the program page and your OUAC (Ontario's university application site) choice.
Durham GTA campus
Programs at Oshawa include Business, Computer Science, and Communications. They also include Criminology and Social Work. Child & Youth Studies and Logistics & Supply Chain Management are offered too.
Selection: Durham has its own co-op list, residence, fees, and campus experience. Do not assume every Peterborough program is there.
Forensics
Purpose-built crime-scene facility
Trent calls it the first building of its kind in Canada. It connects students to real-evidence exercises, placements, and laboratory work.
Indigenous learning
Required in every degree
Students beginning Fall 2018 or later complete at least one approved half-credit Indigenous-content course.
Campus choice
Peterborough or Durham GTA
Programs, co-op, fees, residence, and academic environment differ by home campus.
The Medical Professional Stream is preparation, not admission
MPS sits beside a BA, BSc, or BAS. It adds advising, mentorship, volunteering, research, experiential learning, test preparation, and partner pathways. It does not award a medical credential. It does not guarantee a Canadian medical-school seat. Judge it as structured preparation. Also evaluate the underlying major on its own.
Direct-entry professional Forensic Science
Current program · Published for this period
Trent's B.Sc.F.S. integrates biology, chemistry, anthropology, law, and investigative practice. The program offers specialized study in crime-scene investigation, laboratory DNA forensics, microbial forensics, toxicology, computer crime, police powers, and presentation of expert evidence.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: Forensic Science undergraduate program · Verified August 16, 2026
Forensic Crime Scene Facility
Current program · Published for this period
The Forensic Science program names examinations of real evidence in Trent's Forensic Crime Scene Facility. Trent describes this building as the first of its kind in Canada. The program also names placement opportunities with organizations such as Canada Border Services, the RCMP, Health Canada, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: Forensic Science undergraduate program · Verified August 16, 2026
Medical Professional Stream
Current program · Published for this period
The Medical Professional Stream is a non-credit four-year support program. It is paired with a BA, BSc, or BAS. It adds advising and mentorship. It also adds volunteer opportunities and community research. It adds experiential learning too. It also prepares you for admission tests and professional-school applications.
MPS is not a medical degree. Trent does not state that it guarantees admission to a Canadian medical school.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: Medical Professional Stream and partner pathways · Verified August 16, 2026
Professional-school partner pathways
Current partnerships · Published for this period
Trent names direct-entry or defined partner pathways involving St. George's University, Trinity School of Medicine, University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, subject to each partner's prerequisites and admission terms.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: Medical Professional Stream and partner pathways · Verified August 16, 2026
Trent/Swansea dual-degree choices
Current programs · Published for this period
Trent's Ontario requirements table lists dual degrees with Swansea University. They are Arts & Science/Medical Sciences and Chemical Engineering. They also include Law with Arts or Business. Each one publishes an 80% Ontario admission minimum. Law students file an internal continuation application in January of second year.
Applies to: Ontario high school
Trent University: Ontario secondary-school admission requirements by program · Verified August 16, 2026
Durham GTA program mix
Current program catalogue · Published for this period
Trent Durham lists undergraduate options. They include Artificial Intelligence, Business Administration, Child & Youth Studies, and Communications. They also include Computer Science, Criminology, and Journalism & Creative Writing. Other options are Policing & Community Well-Being, Social Work, Sociology, and Supply Chain Management. It also lists accelerated master's and postgraduate routes.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: Programs offered at Trent Durham GTA · Verified August 16, 2026
Indigenous Course Requirement
Students beginning Fall 2018 or later · Published for this period
Every Trent undergraduate who begins in Fall 2018 or later must complete at least one approved half-credit course. That course must have substantial Indigenous content. Approved courses are marked ICR in the academic calendar and course list.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: University-wide Indigenous Course Requirement · Verified August 16, 2026
Indigenous Studies institutional first
Institutional history · Published for this period
Trent states that it was the first university in Canada to set up an academic department. That department is dedicated to Indigenous peoples and Indigenous knowledge. Trent states it was only the second in North America to do this.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: Indigenous academic programming and institutional history · Verified August 16, 2026
Campus availability differs by program
Current catalogue · Published for this period
Trent's Durham catalogue is a defined subset of the university's 100+ programs. You pick a campus and program together. Residence and ancillary fees follow the home location you select. Co-op schedules and course availability also follow it.
Applies to: All applicants
Trent University: Programs offered at Trent Durham GTA · Verified August 16, 2026
Official Sources and Next Steps
Stellar keeps this guide structured for comparison, but official university pages remain the source of truth for program requirements, tuition, residence, scholarships, deadlines, and policy changes.