- HBA · 4 years
- Work experience details
- ~High 80s to low 90s



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Optional research work for academic credit: UNIV*2800 and UNIV*3800 Independent Research are each 0.50-credit courses open to any undergraduate programme. Students arrange relevant paid or unpaid research and a faculty-approved learning contract. Each requires 4.00 completed credits, a 60% cumulative average and instructor consent; an academic advisor determines how it counts in the student’s degree.
University of Guelph · current interdisciplinary undergraduate research coursesEntering average
The 86–92% entering average is an estimate compiled from recently published admission data.
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2027 entry
School deadline, not a student task. Universities receive these grades by November 26. Verbatim: "Deadline for the OUAC to receive all midterm or final grades available for 4U/M courses from Ontario high schools. Schools may report in-progress grades for full-year courses as soon as they are available." Universities receive these by the target date of November 26, 2026. This is a deadline on the high school, not on the student, but it governs which grades a university sees in the first round.
Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.
Ontario high-school applicants entering Animal Biology (BSc) (GZA) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.
Ontario high-school applicants entering Animal Biology (BSc) (GZA) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.
Ontario high-school applicants entering Animal Biology (BSc) (GZA) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.
Only applicants choosing contextual consideration; Only the exact degree/major entry route named in this programme’s admission evidence
Ontario OSSD students taking IB; Guelph undergraduate degree entry
Applicants presenting the full IB Diploma rather than an Ontario-converted IB record
Applicants educated in another Canadian province/territory or Québec CEGEP
Applicants presenting a regionally accredited U.S. high-school record
Applicants meeting the calendar’s mature definition before the starting Fall term
Named courses across the published program requirements, including alternatives and elective banks. This is not a timetable or a list every student takes.
The published major schedule also includes 0.50 credits of Liberal Education electives.
Explore plant and animal biology, evolution and ecology in managed ecosystems.
Study bonding, reactions, stoichiometry, equilibria and introductory organic chemistry.
Apply single-variable calculus and mathematical modelling to biological sciences.
Apply mechanics, fluids, diffusion and heat concepts to life sciences.
The published major schedule also includes 0.50 credits of electives or restricted electives.
Explore Canadian dairy, poultry and egg production through laboratories and production-unit tours.
Study cells, genes, energy and regulation, connecting molecular biology with everyday problems.
Study chemical transformations through thermodynamics, kinetics and electrochemistry.
Explore waves, optics, electricity and radiation with life-science applications.
Only the first two published Animal Biology semesters. Later animal-science options and elective specializations remain separate. Choice slot coverage is partial.
The published major schedule also includes 0.50 credits of Liberal Education electives. Unnamed elective and alternative slots remain partial; the named rows do not supply a complete choice denominator.
Explore plant and animal biology, evolution and ecology in managed ecosystems.
Study bonding, reactions, stoichiometry, equilibria and introductory organic chemistry.
Apply single-variable calculus and mathematical modelling to biological sciences.
Apply mechanics, fluids, diffusion and heat concepts to life sciences.
The published major schedule also includes 0.50 credits of electives or restricted electives. Unnamed elective and alternative slots remain partial; the named rows do not supply a complete choice denominator.
Explore Canadian dairy, poultry and egg production through laboratories and production-unit tours.
Study cells, genes, energy and regulation, connecting molecular biology with everyday problems.
Study chemical transformations through thermodynamics, kinetics and electrochemistry.
Explore waves, optics, electricity and radiation with life-science applications.
Explore Canadian animal-production systems, management, health, nutrition, breeding and processing through labs and tours.
Study biological macromolecules, enzymes and metabolism, with laboratory investigation.
Study inheritance, gene mapping, chromosome variation, DNA repair and gene expression.
Study plant and animal inheritance, selection, domestication, quantitative traits and molecular markers.
Analyze scientific data using probability, estimation, hypothesis tests, regression and statistical software.
Examine animal ethics, quality of life, welfare assessment and cultural and regulatory approaches.
Study farm-animal anatomy and carcass structure, composition and meat-quality factors.
Study cell structure and molecular mechanisms, including gene regulation, protein trafficking and disease.
Study nutrient uptake and metabolic roles in growth, reproduction and longevity across species.
Study domesticated-animal physiology and homeostatic control through integrated lectures and labs.
Apply nutrition principles to diets and feeding programmes for agricultural animals.
Study reproductive anatomy, physiology and assisted technologies across agricultural, companion and wildlife species.
Examine animal disorders, welfare impacts, transmission and prevention through health and management strategies.
Study inheritance of quantitative traits and predict population responses to natural and artificial selection.
Study animal biotechnology, recombinant DNA, markers, stem cells and transgenic animals and current challenges.
Design companion-animal breeding programmes using molecular genetics, breeding theory and statistical genomics.
Develop livestock and poultry breeding plans integrating genetics, statistics, economics and biotechnology.
Study fish and crustacean growth, digestion, nutrient needs and feeding, emphasizing aquaculture species.
Study wildlife nutrition and its role in survival and population growth, emphasizing North American birds and mammals.
Evaluate beef-cattle feeding, nutrient metabolism, current issues and nutritional deficiencies.
Study feed-to-milk nutrient conversion, farm feed management and computer-based dairy-ration formulation.
Evaluate poultry nutrient needs, feed ingredients and effects on health, production and the environment.
Evaluate swine feed ingredients and diets and model nutrients used for growth and reproduction.
Study nutrient needs and feed formulation for dogs, cats and exotic pets.
Evaluate horse feeding across performance, pregnancy, lactation and growth using practical cases.
Study causes, development and functions of vertebrate behavior and apply them to feeding, sociality, reproduction and welfare.
Apply animal-behavior knowledge to breeding, housing and management that supports health and welfare.
Apply environmental physiology, heat, light and air-quality principles to animal housing and health.
Complete directed hands-on projects involving live animals and laboratory techniques.
Study whole-animal metabolism and techniques linking tissue and organ processes with metabolic control.
Apply endocrine knowledge to monitoring and improving livestock production, performance, behavior and health.
Prepare, program, visualize and model biological data using computational techniques.
Examine advanced aquaculture issues spanning fish biology, technology, health, economics, law and management.
Study digital animal-production methods, including feed formulation, animal models and machine learning.
Study gut microbes, dietary effects, sampling, sequencing and bioinformatic and statistical analysis.
Independently research and critically review an emerging animal-bioscience topic with instructor guidance.
Compare immune defenses in domestic species, including innate and acquired responses to pathogens.
Develop an animal-biology research problem, literature review, experimental design and proposal with a faculty advisor.
Extend animal-biology research with greater emphasis on data analysis or experimental design.
Examine molecular regulation of physiological processes, including enzymes, metabolism, membranes and signaling.
Apply equine exercise physiology, metabolism, fatigue and thermoregulation to horse-training strategies.
Study vertebrate immune responses, lymphoid tissues, humoral and cellular immunity and current techniques.
Study disease processes in cells, tissues and organs caused by physical, toxic and microbiological factors.
Design, analyze and interpret epidemiological studies of population health and disease.
Integrate animal biology and production management to prevent important Canadian food-animal diseases.
Department-wide fields across the three undergraduate Animal Biosciences programmes, not outcomes isolated to Animal Biology. Veterinary medicine requires further professional study.
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