uOttawa Health Sciences admission requirements: the 85% minimum, four 4U courses and co-op from year two

uOttawa asks Ontario students for an OSSD (the Ontario Secondary School Diploma) with at least six 4U, 4M or DU courses. For Health Sciences you need English (ENG4U) or Français (FRA4U), Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), and one of Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Physics (SPH4U).

uOttawa adds that students with a strong background in biology, chemistry and physics do better. Any of ENG4U, EAE4U, EAL4U, ETS4U, EAC4U, EWC4U, FRA4U or FLO4U meets the English or French requirement. Grade 12 co-op, career and work experience courses don't count toward admission. Plan your courses with our course planner.

uOttawa lists an 85% minimum admission average for Health Sciences. It's a minimum, not a cut-off: uOttawa says meeting it doesn't guarantee admission, because some programs are more competitive.

uOttawa doesn't publish a Health Sciences acceptance rate. Our uOttawa acceptance rate page explains what it does publish. Check your number with our Top 6 average calculator.

uOttawa reviews Ontario high school applicants in three rounds. From mid-November to the end of January it uses your best five final 3U, 3M, 4U and 4M grades, with at least one math and two sciences. From mid-February to mid-April it uses six final grades, at least two of them from Grade 12.

From mid-May to August it uses six Grade 12 grades, including every prerequisite. uOttawa doesn't deny anyone in the first two rounds; refusals and alternative offers come only in the third.

If you haven't heard by the end of the second round, expect a final decision around the end of May. A status of "under review" usually means uOttawa is waiting for OUAC to send your latest grades, so make sure your school reports any course changes to OUAC.

Apply through OUAC with code OKC by January 15, 2027, and send any documents by February 15, 2027. There's no supplementary application for Health Sciences. The program admits only in the fall.

You can study in English or French, or join the French Immersion Stream and take about a third of your courses in French. College students apply to the same first year: uOttawa's minimum is 70% after two years in one college program, or 75% after one year.

The BHSc looks at health from biological, social and environmental angles, and how they interact. uOttawa says it prepares students for graduate study in fields such as medicine, rehabilitation, dentistry and epidemiology, and for public and private health careers.

After you start, you can stay in the general program or choose one of three options: Population and Public Health, Technologies and Innovation in Health Care, or Integrative Health Biosciences, which focuses on cellular and molecular processes.

Several uOttawa programs lead toward health careers, and their minimums and courses differ. Compare them before you choose your OUAC codes, because the cheapest mistake is a missing prerequisite.

You can't apply to Health Sciences co-op when you apply to uOttawa. uOttawa's co-op page lists health sciences among the programs you join after you start. In most undergraduate programs, you apply before September 30 of your second year, with an average of at least 75%. Spaces are limited, and uOttawa keeps a waiting list.

Co-op students alternate study terms with paid work terms, for about 16 months of experience over roughly four years. For 2026-27, the optional co-op fee is $896 for each work term with an employer, or $1,125 for international students. Once in co-op, you usually need a CGPA of at least 6.0 to stay.

uOttawa also offers French-only dual fast-track programs that pair the BHSc with a Master of Health Sciences in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, audiology or speech-language pathology.

They're designed for bilingual students from francophone minority high schools across Canada outside Quebec, and only new high school graduates can apply. Students with earlier postsecondary study aren't eligible.

uOttawa's 2026-27 tuition for Health Sciences is $3,104.96 a term for Canadians living in Ontario, $3,594.37 for Canadians from elsewhere and $21,667.54 for international students. Ancillary fees are extra, and the official total appears on your statement of account about a month before each term.

For 2027-28, the uOttawa Admission Scholarship is automatic for eligible full-time students in a direct-entry faculty: $3,000 at 95% to 100%, $2,000 at 90% to 94.9% and $1,000 at 85% to 89.9%. That means the 85% minimum already puts you in range for $1,000. The French Studies Bursary adds $1,000 a year if you take at least three French-taught courses a term.

Health Sciences is decided on grades, with an 85% minimum. It's a common first step toward medicine, rehabilitation or public health, but those later programs have their own competitive admission.

Co-op isn't guaranteed: your child applies in second year and needs a strong first-year average. Compare health programs on our pre-med and health sciences guide.