Science

Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

Other deadline details

No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close datesEducationPlannerBC, deadlines are set per institutionRecurring annual · Every year

No central deadline, each B.C. institution sets its own application open and close dates
No central B.C. deadline
Each institution and sometimes each program sets its own dates

Full source wording

Verbatim: "Each institution sets their own application open and close dates. These dates also may vary based on the program you are applying to. You can use the search database to explore programs you are interested in applying to or visit the institution's website directly. Please refer to the institution's website or contact the Admissions/Registrar's Office directly for application deadlines and details." EducationPlannerBC is the single application service for B.C.'s 25 public post-secondary institutions but publishes no deadline dates of its own.

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

July 1Fall final/open-intake applicationStanding annual Fall admission timeline · Every year

Canadian/PR applicants
programme-specific earlier deadlines remain applicable
July 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
The domestic table permits some select limited-intake consideration after the final/open-intake date

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

July 1Fall final/open-intake applicationStanding annual Fall admission timeline · Every year

International applicants
programme-specific earlier deadlines remain applicable
July 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
The international table says no applications after this final date

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

March 1Fall limited-intake applicationStanding annual Fall admission timeline · Every year

Canadian/PR limited-intake applicants
March 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
Some limited intakes close early or have published extensions

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

March 1Fall limited-intake applicationStanding annual Fall admission timeline · Every year

International limited-intake applicants
March 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
Some limited intakes close early or have published extensions

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

November 1Spring (January) final/open-intake applicationStanding annual Spring (January) admission timeline · Every year

Canadian/PR applicants
programme-specific earlier deadlines remain applicable
November 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
The domestic table permits some select limited-intake consideration after the final/open-intake date

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

November 1Spring (January) final/open-intake applicationStanding annual Spring (January) admission timeline · Every year

International applicants
programme-specific earlier deadlines remain applicable
November 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
The international table says no applications after this final date

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

August 1Spring (January) limited-intake applicationStanding annual Spring (January) admission timeline · Every year

Canadian/PR limited-intake applicants
August 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
Some limited intakes close early or have published extensions

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

August 1Spring (January) limited-intake applicationStanding annual Spring (January) admission timeline · Every year

International limited-intake applicants
August 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
Some limited intakes close early or have published extensions

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

March 1Summer final/open-intake applicationStanding annual Summer admission timeline · Every year

Canadian/PR applicants
programme-specific earlier deadlines remain applicable
March 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
The domestic table permits some select limited-intake consideration after the final/open-intake date

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

March 1Summer final/open-intake applicationStanding annual Summer admission timeline · Every year

International applicants
programme-specific earlier deadlines remain applicable
March 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
The international table says no applications after this final date

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

December 1Summer limited-intake applicationStanding annual Summer admission timeline · Every year

Canadian/PR limited-intake applicants
December 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
Some limited intakes close early or have published extensions

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

December 1Summer limited-intake applicationStanding annual Summer admission timeline · Every year

International limited-intake applicants
December 1
No entry year is stated
Programme intake type and availability must be checked in the calendar and application checklist
Some limited intakes close early or have published extensions

SourceChecked Oct 28, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

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

Meet KPU’s undergraduate English proficiency requirement through an accepted course, qualification or test.

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
KPU · faculty open-intake admission and undergraduate English proficiencyKPU · faculty open-intake admission and undergraduate English proficiency
Step 2Apply through EducationPlannerBC
- Create your application and select this program.
EducationPlannerBCEducationPlannerBC
Step 3Official secondary-school transcript
- KPU requires transcripts from every secondary and postsecondary institution attended.
KPU official transcript requirementsKPU official transcript requirements
Step 4$40 domestic application fee
- The non-refundable fee applies to one application term.
KPU application fees and depositsKPU application fees and deposits

Applicant pathways

Open-intake faculty entry

Applicants using the open-intake route

KPU admits open-intake students to the Faculty of Science before they declare a BSc major. Biology, Health Science and Physics for Modern Technology have their own declaration and course requirements.

Degree requirements

Complete graduation and progression requirements have not been mapped here. Check the university’s academic calendar.

Program facts

Entering averageNot researched

The admission average has not been researched for this program.

Majors & specializations

KPU admits open-intake students to the Faculty of Science before they declare a BSc major. Biology, Health Science and Physics for Modern Technology have their own declaration and course requirements.

Biology

BSc

Study biology and supporting chemistry and statistics.

Published requirements

Courses

Separate study choices within this entry program. Each course block belongs to its named choice; it is not required of every student in the degree.

Biology24 listed

Current department course examples or proposed offerings, shared across its degree routes. Individual course credits appear only when printed. These menus do not establish the complete major requirements. Tentative offerings can change. 2026–27 calendar minimum credits required for the complete credential: 132. Major-only course tables do not replace linked degree-framework requirements.

BIOL 1110Intro. To Biology I4 credits
BIOL 1210Intro. To Biology II4 credits
PHYS 1101Physics for Life Sciences I4 credits
Students will study work, energy, power, efficiency, and heat; kinematics and dynamics of rotation; fluids; oscillations, waves, and sound.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CHEM 1110The Structure of Matter4 credits
Students will study the modern view of atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, theories of bonding and molecular structure, organic chemistry (properties and reactions of the major functional groups and isomerism) after a brief review of stoichiometry, gases and the treatment of experimental data.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CHEM 1210Chem. Energetics & Dynamics4 credits
ENGL 1100Intro. To University Writing3 credits
MATH 1130Calculus for Life Sciences I3 credits
Students will study differential calculus and its applications to biological sciences.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
MATH 1230Calculus fir Life Sciences II3 credits
MATH 2335Statistics for Life Sciences3 credits
PHYS 1102Physics for Life Sciences II4 credits
Students will learn about optics and optical instruments; electrostatic forces and fields; magnetic forces and fields; electromagnetic induction; electric circuits; atomic structure, nuclear physics and radioactivity.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
ANTH 1200Biological Anthropology3 credits
Students will explore human ancestry, fossil hominins, non-human primates, and modern human physical variation.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
ANTH 1217Forensic Anthropology3 credits
Students will study the concepts and techniques that forensic anthropologists use to identify human skeletal remains for legal purposes.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CMNS 1120Applied Oral Communications3 credits
Students will study the theories, principles and applications of oral communications, and apply these theories and principles to design, develop and deliver effective oral presentations for a variety of contexts.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CMNS 1140Intro. to Professional Communication3 credits
COMM 1100Foundations of Communication Studies3 credits
Students will be given a comprehensive overview of what it means to study communications.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CPSC 1100Introduction to Computer Literacy3 credits
Students will learn concepts and trends in computer science.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
EDUC 1100Introduction to University Studies3 credits
INDG 1100Introduction to Indigenous Studies3 credits
Students will learn about the histories, cultures, and contemporary situation of Indigenous peoples in North America, with special attention to Indigenous peoples in Canada.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
PHIL 1110Introduction to Ethics3 credits
PHIL 1111Sustainability: Analysis and Ethics3 credits
PHIL 1112Environmental Ethics3 credits
PHIL 1145Critical Thinking3 credits
Students will study the process of argument reconstruction and evaluation.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
SOCI 1125Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures3 credits
Students will learn essential concepts, theoretical perspectives, and methods used in the discipline of sociology to analyze social processes and structures.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
WRIT 1100Reading and Writing for University3 credits

Physics for Modern Technology21 listed

Current department course examples or proposed offerings, shared across its degree routes. Individual course credits appear only when printed. These menus do not establish the complete major requirements. Tentative offerings can change. 2026–27 calendar minimum credits required for the complete credential: 126. Major-only course tables do not replace linked degree-framework requirements.

PHYS 1600Introduction to Modern Technology3 credits
Students will learn to work with microcontroller chips which are at the heart of many modern technological devices.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
PHYS 1120Physics for Physical and Applied Sciences I4 credits
Students will learn about statics, dynamics, oscillations, mechanical waves and sound.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
PHYS 1220Physics for Physical and Applied Sciences II4 credits
Students will learn about optics, modern physics, electricity and magnetism.
KPU 2026–27 exact native course-credit header
MATH 1120Differential Calculus3 credits
Students will learn to differentiate algebraic and elementary transcendental functions and to apply these skills to graphing, maxima and minima, related rates, and rectilinear motion.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
MATH 1220Integral Calculus3 credits
Students will learn to integrate algebraic and elementary transcendental functions and to apply these skills to appropriate problems.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
ENGL 1100Introduction to University Writing3 credits
In this introductory university writing course, students will develop their abilities in critical reading and thinking, analysis, and clear written expression.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CHEM 1110The Structure of Matter4 credits
Students will study the modern view of atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, theories of bonding and molecular structure, organic chemistry (properties and reactions of the major functional groups and isomerism) after a brief review of stoichiometry, gases and the treatment of experimental data.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CHEM 1210Chemical Energetics and Dynamics4 credits
Students will learn about topics including liquids, solids and solutions, a review of redox reactions, electrochemistry, the laws of thermodynamics, equilibrium, acids and bases, ionic equilibria, and chemical kinetics.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
BIOL 1110Introductory Biology I4 credits
Students will study the diversity of life on Earth, the classification of organisms, biological evolution, and the interactions of organisms with their environments.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
PHIL 1145Critical Thinking3 credits
Students will study the process of argument reconstruction and evaluation.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
PHIL 1150Introduction to Logic3 credits
ECON 1150Principles of Microeconomics3 credits
Understanding microeconomics is like gaining a superpower for your career.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
ECON 1250Principles of Macroeconomics3 credits
This course is ideal for those who are interested in global economics and looking to grasp the big picture of how national economies operate.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
BUSI 1110Canadian Business Fundamentals3 credits
BUSI 1210Essentials of Business Management3 credits
CPSC 1103Principles of Program Structure and Design I3 credits
Students will learn fundamental programming concepts using the C++ programming language.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CPSC 1204Principles of Program Structure and Design II3 credits
Students will learn fundamental programming design and implementation concepts in the context of object-oriented programming.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
EDUC 1100Introduction to Higher Education or3 credits
EDUC 1150Introduction to Higher Education for International Students3 credits
Students will understand the purpose and values of higher education in a Canadian context.
KPU2026–27 exact course content
CMNS 1110Fundamentals of Business Communication3 credits
CMNS 1140Introduction to Professional Communications3 credits