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Dalhousie University · Halifax and Truro/Bible Hill

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Deadlines

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

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  • Minimum overall average of 80%.
  • Minimum of 80% in Academic English 12 and Pre-calculus Math 12.
  • Minimum of 75% in Chemistry 12 and in one of Biology 12 or Physics 12.
  • Complete one additional academic Grade 12 subject.
Dalhousie Medical Sciences direct high school entry and prerequisites
Application steps

Entry terms · September 2027

Published direct high school intake

Dalhousie September 2027 programme deadlines
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
    Dalhousie Medical Sciences direct high school entry and prerequisitesDalhousie Medical Sciences direct high school entry and prerequisites
  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.
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Applicant pathways
Canadian high school prerequisites

Canadian high school applicants

  • Minimum overall average of 80%.
  • Minimum of 80% in Academic English 12 and Pre-calculus Math 12.
  • Minimum of 75% in Chemistry 12 and in one of Biology 12 or Physics 12.
  • Complete one additional academic Grade 12 subject.
Dalhousie Medical Sciences direct high school entry and prerequisites
Truro Start

Direct high school applicants

  • The optional Truro Start route begins the same Medical Sciences degree in Truro and continues in Halifax.
Dalhousie Medical Sciences Truro Start route

Degree requirements

Course planning
  • Both the BSc and Honours route require 120 credits. Admission and senior Honours approval are separate requirements.
ReferencesDalhousie 2026/27 non-honours Medical Sciences course requirements, PDF page 1600Dalhousie 2026/27 Medical Sciences Honours requirements, PDF page 1601Dalhousie · Medical Sciences (BSc) program location

Program facts

Academic minimum80% minimum
Dalhousie Medical Sciences direct high school entry and prerequisites

Courses

2026/27 Medical Sciences BSc academic-level requirements, with alternatives and the separate senior Honours research route labelled. This is not a prescribed term schedule.

1000 level: biology alternatives6 listed

Choose the listed biology sequence or the Integrated Science alternative. These are academic-level requirements, not assigned terms.

Dalhousie 2026/27 non-honours Medical Sciences course requirements, PDF page 1600
1000 level: chemistry, calculus, statistics and physics6 listed

A separate 6-credit writing course requirement also applies. No Fall/Winter placement is asserted.

Dalhousie 2026/27 non-honours Medical Sciences course requirements, PDF page 1600
1000 level: psychology alternatives4 listed

The SCIE 1506 plus SCIE 1507 sequence is the listed alternative to these psychology requirements.

Dalhousie 2026/27 non-honours Medical Sciences course requirements, PDF page 1600
2000 level: required courses and ethics alternative11 listed

Common BSc and Honours requirements. The calendar groups these at the 2000 level, without assigned terms.

Dalhousie 2026/27 non-honours Medical Sciences course requirements, PDF page 1600
3000 and 4000 level: non-honours BSc9 listed

Non-honours BSc requirements include 24 selective credits, with at least 3 advanced selective credits. Electives and selective menus are not a fixed timetable.

Dalhousie 2026/27 non-honours Medical Sciences course requirements, PDF page 1600
Honours alternative: senior required research1 listed

Honours requires MICI 3115 rather than the non-honours four-course alternative, plus the common PHAC 3030, ANAT 3010, PATH 3000 and EPAH 4010 courses. Honours selectives total 21 credits, including at least 6 at the 3000/4000 level and 3 advanced selective credits.

Dalhousie 2026/27 Medical Sciences Honours requirements, PDF page 1601
Elective choices
  • For the non-honours BSc, the specific requirement section lists 24 selective credits, including at least 3 advanced selective credits.
  • For Honours, the specific requirement section lists 21 selective credits, including at least 6 at the 3000/4000 level, of which 3 are advanced selective credits.
Study locations
Study locations
Halifax and Truro/Bible HillDalhousie · Medical Sciences (BSc) program location

Careers

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Costs

Medical Sciences · Science courses

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Fall and Winter · CAD

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Tuition rate$341.50 per billing hour
Books and suppliesNo programme amount verified
Residence
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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. The hourly rate covers Science courses billed under the Halifax schedule. Courses assessed with the Science auxiliary rate are $348.70 per billing hour. Truro and other-faculty classes can carry different rates.

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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