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Kinesiology

Dalhousie University · Halifax

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Deadlines

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • Grade 12 academic English
  • Complete secondary school and Grade 12 academic English.
  • Grade 12 academic mathematics
  • Complete 3 more academic Grade 12 subjects.
  • Published overall minimum 75%.
Dalhousie undergraduate high school admission requirements
Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
    Dalhousie undergraduate high school admission requirementsDalhousie undergraduate high school admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through Dal admissions
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3Academic records requested in your application portal
    • High school applicants provide mid-year and final results; Ontario and Nova Scotia applicants can include their student ID for automatic retrieval. Early applicants upload Grade 11 final marks and Grade 12 course registrations. College/university applicants submit official records from every postsecondary institution attended.
    Dalhousie undergraduate document checklistDalhousie undergraduate document checklist
  4. Step 4English proficiency evidence if required
    • Applicants from a country or school where English is not the primary instructional language need accepted proficiency evidence unless they meet an exemption. An offer can be conditional on providing the requested evidence.
    Dalhousie undergraduate English-proof instructionsDalhousie undergraduate English-proof instructions
Applicant pathways
Canadian high school requirements

Applicants entering from Canadian high school

  • Complete secondary school and Grade 12 academic English.
  • Grade 12 academic mathematics
  • Complete 3 more academic Grade 12 subjects.
  • Published overall minimum 75%.
Dalhousie undergraduate high school admission requirements
Regional selection preference

School of Health and Human Performance applicants

  • Dalhousie gives preference to applicants living in Atlantic Canada or who have a parent living there at the time they apply.
Dalhousie Health and Human Performance admissions calendar

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
  • Dalhousie identifies the BSc Kinesiology as a 120-credit-hour programme.
  • Register for IPHE 4900, section 02, each term. It is a portfolio registration with no scheduled lecture attendance.
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Program facts

Academic minimum75% minimum
Dalhousie undergraduate high school admission requirements
Work experienceFinal-year practicum
Dalhousie Kinesiology undergraduate degreeCheck work experience options

Majors & specializations

Coaching Science

BSc

Required courses include skill acquisition, sport psychology and coaching practica.

Published requirements

Courses

Dalhousie’s 2026–27 first-year planning guide. Course offerings and delivery depend on the intake.

2026–27 first-year plan
Fall 2026

Choose one approved science elective in fall.

  • KINE 1104Foundations in Kinesiology
  • ANAT 1020Basic Human Anatomy
  • HAHP 1200Health Communications
  • PHYL 1011Human Physiology IChoose one

    Choose one

    Choose the physiology lecture with or without the required tutorial format.

    • PHYL 1011 · Human Physiology I
    • PHYL 1001 · Human Physiology I
    Dalhousie 2026–27 first-year planner · BSc Kinesiology
Winter 2027

Choose one approved science elective in winter.

  • KINE 1102Physical Activity and Health
  • KINE 1106Philosophy and Ethics for Kinesiology
  • KINE 1108Psychology and Physical Activity
  • PHYL 1012Human Physiology IIChoose one

    Choose one

    Choose the physiology lecture with or without the required tutorial format.

    • PHYL 1012 · Human Physiology II
    • PHYL 1002 · Human Physiology II
    Dalhousie 2026–27 first-year planner · BSc Kinesiology
Elective choices
  • Take one approved science elective per term in Year 1. The degree requires 21 Kinesiology, 12 Science and 27 open elective credit hours. At least 15 open elective credit hours must be at the 2000 level or higher.
Study locations

Careers

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Costs

Kinesiology · Kinesiology courses

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Fall and Winter · CAD

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Tuition rate$350.90 per billing hour
Books and suppliesNo programme amount verified
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
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Estimated subtotalNot available

Domestic tuition is billed by course. The international guarantee, where shown, applies to eligible 2026–27 entrants.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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