Plant Science Technology

2 years
Duration (years)
2 years
Dalhousie Plant Science Technology programme
No co-op route listed
Work experience
No co-op route listed
Dalhousie Agriculture internship and co-op policy
60% minimum
Academic minimum
The university publishes a 60% academic minimum, not an entering-average range.
Dalhousie Plant Science Technology high school entry requirements

Deadlines

High-school prerequisites

Check the university’s requirements for your province and applicant category.

Minimum overall average of 60%.
Complete Academic English 12 and four additional academic Grade 12 subjects.
Complete Academic Math 11, Academic Chemistry 11 and either Academic Biology 10 or Academic Science 10.

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through Dal admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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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.
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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 60%.
Complete Academic English 12 and four additional academic Grade 12 subjects.
Complete Academic Math 11, Academic Chemistry 11 and either Academic Biology 10 or Academic Science 10.

Required courses and electives

Students may take approved technical-level courses or 1000- and 2000-level degree courses as electives, subject to prerequisites.

References

Academic minimum

Co-opNo co-op route listed

Published two-year Plant Science Technology diploma sequence at the Agricultural Campus.

Year 1 · Semester I5 listed

Year 1 · Semester II3 listed

Two elective slots.

Year 2 · Semester III2 listed

Three electives with an academic advisor.

Year 2 · Semester IV2 listed

Three electives with an academic advisor.

Elective choices

Semester II has two elective slots. Each second-year semester has three electives, selected in consultation with an academic advisor. The calendar’s Fall and Winter lists are recommendations.

References