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University of Guelph

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Deadlines

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  • OUAC. Ontario high schools report midterm/final 4U/M grades

    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.

Other deadline details
No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry
  • No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
  • No single OUAC deadline
  • University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply
Full source wording

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.

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through OUAC
    • Create your application and select this program.
    OUACOUAC
  3. Step 3Secondary records and all postsecondary transcripts
    • Provide the applicable school diploma or equivalent, secondary school marks and official records for all attempted postsecondary academic work. Official transcripts must come directly from the issuing institution. Any supplementary information requested for your application must also be submitted.
    Guelph undergraduate calendar: submission of documentsGuelph undergraduate calendar: submission of documents
  4. Step 4Apply through OUAC to the appropriate first-year entry programme or gateway; submit the required academic records.
Applicant pathways
Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours: Prerequisites

Ontario high-school applicants entering Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours (GZB) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

  • ENG4U
  • MHF4U
  • 2 4U Science courses
  • 2 additional 4U/M courses
  • Acceptable 4U science courses include Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U) and Physics (SPH4U. Completion of all 3 is strongly recommended. Applicants lacking the third science course will be required to take a replacement course in semester one.
Guelph university-contributed OUInfo Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours admission requirements, 2027/28
Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours: Basic Requirements for Admission

Ontario high-school applicants entering Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours (GZB) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • Six 4U/M courses including the required courses for your chosen degree.
  • ENG4U (required for all degree programs)
  • We use your top 6 completed 4U/M (or equivalent) courses, including required courses, to calculate your admission average. Where not available, we use a combination of the top 6 completed or in-progress 4U/M and completed 3U/M courses, including required subjects.
  • Visit our website to view admission requirements by program, including supplementary forms.
  • All offers are conditional upon completion of the OSSD, required courses for your program of interest, and a final admission average as outlined in your offer.
  • All admission conditions must be fulfilled by July 16, 2027 .
Guelph university-contributed OUInfo Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours admission requirements, 2027/28
Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours: Timing and Process for Admission Decisions

Ontario high-school applicants entering Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours (GZB) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

  • If you are applying directly from high school, you will be considered for admission on an ongoing basis, beginning in November. Offers will be released on an ongoing basis from November to May.
  • Exceptions: Offers to the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program will be made in March and April.
Guelph university-contributed OUInfo Bio-Medical Science (BSc) Honours admission requirements, 2027/28
Optional admission context forms

Only applicants choosing contextual consideration; Only the exact degree/major entry route named in this programme’s admission evidence

  • The Student Profile Form is optional and strongly recommended; the April 1, 2027 deadline is separate from applying.
  • High-school applicants whose disability affected their grades may submit the optional SIF-D by April 1, 2027. Mature/transfer applicants should contact Admission Services about a support letter.
  • Complete an Education Declaration only if it appears in the WebAdvisor document checklist.
Guelph mandatory BLA BIF and optional supplementary forms, explicit 2027 deadlines
Ontario students taking IB

Ontario OSSD students taking IB; Guelph undergraduate degree entry

  • Ontario students in the IB Diploma program have IB courses translated into Ontario curriculum equivalents. Their high school converts IB results to percentages and submits them through OUAC.
  • Guelph determines admission and scholarships using those school-submitted conversions. Keep the Ontario prerequisites for your chosen degree and major.
Guelph current Ontario/IB assessment policy
Full IB Diploma credential route

Applicants presenting the full IB Diploma rather than an Ontario-converted IB record

  • Complete six unique subjects, three HL and three SL, including the degree/major prerequisites. Predicted grades may support conditional offers; the linked calendar separately states the required score and treatment of bonus points. This packet does not alter any score minimum.
  • The calendar waives English proficiency for a completed IB Diploma taught in English. Ontario students taking IB remain assessed on their school-submitted Ontario equivalents already held; these two credential routes are not merged.
guelph calendar admission · official applicant policy
Canadian credentials outside Ontario

Applicants educated in another Canadian province/territory or Québec CEGEP

  • The calendar lists Grade12 for Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and Yukon. Required senior-course counts vary by province; exact programme subjects still apply.
  • For Québec, present the secondary-school leaving certificate plus12 academic credits from an appropriate CEGEP programme. The university assesses preparation equivalent to Ontario and considers whether a named senior subject is available in the issuing jurisdiction. No unlisted equivalence is assumed.
guelph calendar admission · official applicant policy
United States secondary-school route

Applicants presenting a regionally accredited U.S. high-school record

  • Include the chosen degree/major prerequisites in senior-level study and provide the school profile with its grading scale. The source separately sets the native unweighted GPA threshold, which this packet does not change.
  • SAT/ACT results are optional and are considered when they benefit and strengthen the application. Diploma and offer conditions remain required; optional testing is not an admission guarantee.
guelph calendar admission · official applicant policy
Mature-student category

Applicants meeting the calendar’s mature definition before the starting Fall term

  • Normally have been out of secondary school for at least two years, have not attended another postsecondary institution, and hold a secondary diploma or equivalent. Mature admission is available in Fall only.
  • Meet the degree’s specific mature-applicant subject list or equivalents, and provide official records from every secondary/postsecondary institution by the document deadline. The mature subject lists differ by degree; the ordinary Ontario six-course package is not universally substituted for them.
  • The Academic Transition Programme is a separate preparatory option. Its calendar entry says admission was suspended for Fall2026; no reopening for2027 is inferred.
guelph calendar admission · official applicant policy

Degree requirements

Required courses and electives
  • 0.50 electives or restricted electives 0.50
  • 1.00 electives or restricted electives 1.00
  • Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.50 total credits in this semester 1.00
  • Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester 3,4 2.25
  • Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester 1.25
  • 2.50 electives or restricted electives 2.50
  • At least 2.00 credits of Liberal Education electives 5 2.00
  • Restricted electives 7 3.75-4.00
  • Approved Science electives 8 2.25-2.75
  • Liberal Education electives 2.00
  • Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students 2.00
Credits and degree requirements

Program facts

Courses

Named courses across the published program requirements, including alternatives and elective banks. This is not a timetable or a list every student takes.

First year: Semester 1 core4 listed

Also select 0.50 credits of electives or restricted electives.

  • BIOL*1080Biological Concepts of Health0.5 credits

    Explore the biological foundations of health and illness through health-science inquiry.

  • CHEM*1040General Chemistry I0.5 credits

    Study bonding, reactions, stoichiometry, equilibria and introductory organic chemistry.

  • MATH*1080Elements of Calculus I0.5 credits

    Apply single-variable calculus and mathematical modelling to biological sciences.

  • PHYS*1080Physics for Life Sciences0.5 credits

    Apply mechanics, fluids, diffusion and heat concepts to life sciences.

Guelph 2026–27 biomed first-year programme requirements
First year: Semester 2 core4 listed

Also select 0.50 credits of electives or restricted electives.

  • BIOL*1070Discovering Biodiversity0.5 credits

    Explore biodiversity, evolution, organisms and ecological interactions.

  • BIOL*1090Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology0.5 credits

    Study cells, genes, energy and regulation, connecting molecular biology with everyday problems.

  • CHEM*1050General Chemistry II0.5 credits

    Study chemical transformations through thermodynamics, kinetics and electrochemistry.

  • PHYS*1070Physics for Life Sciences II0.5 credits

    Explore waves, optics, electricity and radiation with life-science applications.

Guelph 2026–27 biomed first-year programme requirements
Mapped terms

Only the first two Bio-Medical Science semesters. Later BIOM/HK alternatives and upper-year streams are excluded. Choice slot coverage is partial.

Published first year
Semester 1

Also select 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.

  • BIOL*1080Biological Concepts of Health0.5 credits

    Explore the biological foundations of health and illness through health-science inquiry.

  • CHEM*1040General Chemistry I0.5 credits

    Study bonding, reactions, stoichiometry, equilibria and introductory organic chemistry.

  • MATH*1080Elements of Calculus I0.5 credits

    Apply single-variable calculus and mathematical modelling to biological sciences.

  • PHYS*1080Physics for Life Sciences0.5 credits

    Apply mechanics, fluids, diffusion and heat concepts to life sciences.

Semester 2

Also select 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.

  • BIOL*1070Discovering Biodiversity0.5 credits

    Explore biodiversity, evolution, organisms and ecological interactions.

  • BIOL*1090Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology0.5 credits

    Study cells, genes, energy and regulation, connecting molecular biology with everyday problems.

  • CHEM*1050General Chemistry II0.5 credits

    Study chemical transformations through thermodynamics, kinetics and electrochemistry.

  • PHYS*1070Physics for Life Sciences II0.5 credits

    Explore waves, optics, electricity and radiation with life-science applications.

Guelph 2026–27 biomed first-year programme requirementsPublished university program calendarGuelph BIOL*1090 published course description and creditsGuelph CHEM*1050 published course description and creditsGuelph MATH*1080 published course description and creditsGuelph PHYS*1070 published course description and credits
Additional published courses
  • BIOC*2580Introduction to Biochemistry0.5 credits

    Study biological macromolecules, enzymes and metabolism, with laboratory investigation.

  • MBG*2040Foundations in Molecular Biology and Genetics0.5 credits

    Study inheritance, gene mapping, chromosome variation, DNA repair and gene expression.

  • STAT*2040Statistics I0.5 credits

    Analyze scientific data using probability, estimation, hypothesis tests, regression and statistical software.

  • MCB*2050Molecular Biology of the Cell0.5 credits

    Study cell structure and molecular mechanisms, including gene regulation, protein trafficking and disease.

  • NUTR*3210Fundamentals of Nutrition0.5 credits

    Study nutrient uptake and metabolic roles in growth, reproduction and longevity across species.

  • BIOM*3200Biomedical Physiology1 credits

    Study integrated mammalian physiology across nervous, muscular, endocrine, reproductive and other body systems.

  • BIOC*3560Structure and Function in Biochemistry0.5 credits

    Examine molecular regulation of physiological processes, including enzymes, metabolism, membranes and signaling.

  • BIOM*3090Principles of Pharmacology0.5 credits

    Study pharmacokinetics, drug receptors and therapeutic and toxic effects on cardiovascular and nervous systems.

  • PATH*3610Principles of Disease0.5 credits

    Study disease processes in cells, tissues and organs caused by physical, toxic and microbiological factors.

  • POPM*3240Epidemiology0.5 credits

    Design, analyze and interpret epidemiological studies of population health and disease.

  • ANSC*4650Comparative Immunology0.5 credits

    Compare immune defenses in domestic species, including innate and acquired responses to pathogens.

  • BIOM*4030Endocrine Physiology0.5 credits

    Study hormone actions, synthesis and secretion, physiological regulation and endocrine dysfunction.

  • BIOM*4050Biomedical Aspects of Aging0.5 credits

    Examine physiological and biochemical changes associated with aging across major organ systems.

  • BIOM*4070Biomedical Histology0.5 credits

    Examine mammalian tissues and organs through virtual microscopy, relating structure to function and disease.

  • BIOM*4090Pharmacology0.5 credits

    Study drug targets and mechanisms explaining therapeutic and toxic effects across major disease treatments.

  • BIOM*4110Mammalian Reproductive Biology0.5 credits

    Study mammalian reproductive anatomy and physiology, including pregnancy, placentation and postpartum changes.

  • BIOM*4150Cancer Biology0.5 credits

    Study cancer biology and recent research while developing critical analysis and presentation skills.

  • BIOM*4180Cardiology0.5 credits

    Study normal heart function and molecular and cellular changes in cardiovascular disease.

  • BIOM*4300Biomedical Communications0.5 credits

    Develop written and oral scientific communication through arguments, hypotheses and research-based presentations.

  • BIOM*4500Literature-based Research in Biomedical Sciences0.5 credits

    Review biomedical research literature under faculty supervision and prepare a proposal, bibliography and review paper.

  • BIOM*4510Research in Biomedical Sciences1 credits

    Conduct an individual biomedical research project under faculty supervision.

  • BIOM*4521Research in Biomedical Sciences1 credits

    Begin an extensive supervised biomedical research project that continues in BIOM*4522.

  • BIOM*4522Research in Biomedical Sciences1 credits

    Complete the second part of the supervised biomedical research project begun in BIOM*4521.

  • HHNS*4230Advanced Study in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences0.5 credits

    Conduct independent literature research on an approved health or nutrition topic with a faculty advisor.

  • HHNS*4360Research in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences1 credits

    Design and complete a health or nutrition research project with a faculty advisor.

  • HHNS*4371Research in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences I1 credits

    Begin a supervised health or nutrition research project that continues in HHNS*4372.

  • HHNS*4372Research in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences II1 credits

    Complete the second part of the supervised health or nutrition research project begun in HHNS*4371.

  • HK*4441Advanced Study in Human Anatomy1 credits

    Begin advanced interdisciplinary anatomy study, developing educational material or teaching anatomical concepts.

  • HK*4442Advanced Study in Human Anatomy1 credits

    Complete the second part of advanced anatomy study begun in HK*4441, developing or teaching anatomical material.

  • HK*4460Regulation of Human Metabolism0.5 credits

    Study exercise-related metabolism and its integration with endocrine and neural regulation.

  • NUTR*4320Nutrition and Metabolic Control of Disease0.5 credits

    Study nutrition in metabolic disease and interactions with exercise, drugs and gene therapy.

  • NUTR*4360Precision Health and Lifestyle0.5 credits

    Explore emerging research in precision health, nutrition, nutraceuticals and lifestyle medicine.

  • NUTR*4510Toxicology, Nutrition and Food0.5 credits

    Study food-related toxins and contaminants, nutritional effects and toxic-exposure risk assessment.

  • TOX*4000Medical Toxicology0.5 credits

    Study toxicants affecting mammalian body systems, emphasizing dose responses and mechanisms of action.

Elective choices
  • 0.50 electives or restricted electives 0.50
  • 1.00 electives or restricted electives 1.00
  • Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.50 total credits in this semester 1.00
  • Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester 3,4 2.25
  • Electives or restricted electives to a maximum of 2.75 total credits in this semester 1.25
  • 2.50 electives or restricted electives 2.50
  • At least 2.00 credits of Liberal Education electives 5 2.00
  • Restricted electives 7 3.75-4.00
  • Approved Science electives 8 2.25-2.75
  • Liberal Education electives 2.00
  • Free electives - any approved elective for B.Sc. students 2.00
  • The physiology choice is BIOM*3200 or HK*2810 in semester 4. Students selecting HK*2810 also take HK*3810 in semester 5.
  • Choose one restricted anatomy pair: BIOM*3010 with BIOM*3040, HK*3401 with HK*3402, or HK*3501 with HK*3502. The first pair totals 1.25 credits and the other pairs total 1.50 credits.
  • The immunology requirement allows ANSC*4650 or MICR*3230. An additional 2.00 credits must come from the Advanced Study electives list.
Study locations
Published academic-unit location
The Bachelor of Science Academic Counselling Centre, also named Summerlee Academic Advising, lists its office in Summerlee Science Complex, room 1329. This is a BSc academic-support office; individual Biomedical Science course rooms are separate.Guelph: named biomed academic-unit location

Careers

Career examples

  • Physician
  • Dentist
  • Veterinarian

Costs

Arts & Science Programs (any program not listed separately below)

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · One semester · 2.00+ credits · CAD

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Tuition$3,106.37
Books and supplies$1,400 est. (2025–26)
Residence
Not estimated
Meal plan
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Estimated subtotalNot available

Published tuition · Other charges extra

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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