Health Sciences (BHSc)

Ontario high-school applicants entering Honours Health Sciences (MNS) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• English 4U
• 1 of Calculus & Vectors 4U, Advanced Functions 4U, Data Management 4U
• Biology 4U
• Chemistry 4U
• 1 non-Math, non-Science, non-Technology 4U/M credit
• Visit the program website to find out if a course meets the requirements .

Ontario high-school applicants entering Honours Health Sciences (MNS) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• OUAC application deadline: January 15, 2027.
• Admission is by selection. You will not be considered without a completed supplementary application. The supplementary application is due in early/mid-February. Applicants will be notified of the details.
• Find further details on the program website: Supplementary Application – Honours Health Sciences Program

Ontario high-school applicants entering Honours Health Sciences (MNS) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• If you have 6 Grade 12 U/M (4U/M) midterm grades or 3 final Grade 12 U/M (4U/M) grades, you will be considered for admission on a rolling basis beginning in February 2027. To be eligible, you must have 6 Grade 12 U/M courses, completed or in progress, including any program-specific requirements. Your application will be reviewed again once your second-semester midterm grades are received.
• Note: Co-op courses are not included in any admission or final admission average calculations.
• Admission to all programs requires the completion of English (ENG4U).

Ontario high-school applicants entering Honours Health Sciences (MNS) in 2027/28. Applies only to the named entry route; later major declaration is separate.

• Be sure to check the university's Admission Tool for information and updates about the admission process, estimated cut-offs, enrollment targets, application deadlines and more. McMaster will begin making offers of admission at the end of February until early May on a rolling basis, based on a minimum of 3 final 4U/M grades and registration in sufficient 4U/M courses to a total of 6; or 6 interim and/or final 4U/M grades, including any required courses.
• All offers are conditional upon completing the OSSD with at least six 4U/M courses and an acceptable final admission average, which will be specified in the offer of admission.
• Most offers to the By-Selection Programs will be made in May. All of these programs require supplementary application information (except Midwifery, where an interview is part of the application process). Contact McMaster for details about application deadlines, timing of offers and more.
• We do not automatically make alternative offers of admission. Instead, we encourage you to apply to all of the McMaster programs you are interested in (up to 3). We will give full consideration to each program selection.
• We may not accept your application if you do not pay the OUAC application fee by the program deadline date.

Ontario high school applicants

• Complete the required supplementary application.

Ontario OSSD applicants presenting individual IB courses; full IB Diploma admission remains a separate curriculum route

• Individual IB courses may be considered if you also complete a recognized secondary-school qualification. The full IB Diploma is a separate admission curriculum.
• Where your program requires mathematics, Analysis and Approaches SL satisfies MHF4U and MCV4U. Analysis and Approaches HL or Applications and Interpretation HL satisfies MHF4U, MCV4U and MDM4U.
• Applications and Interpretation SL satisfies MHF4U and MDM4U; the published equivalency does not include MCV4U. Use the subject prerequisites for your chosen program.

Ontario high-school applicants; exact programme prerequisites remain controlling

• Summer school, online, night and correspondence courses from a Ministry-accredited institution can be used without penalty. Summer courses immediately before September entry cannot be used for that admission.
• For up to two repeated courses, the highest reported mark is used. More than two repeated courses, or one course taken three or more times, may require an explanatory letter. Courses completed after June30 immediately before Fall intake are excluded from that admission calculation. No held programme average is changed.

Ontario applicants who do not meet the published English-proficiency requirement

• The Ontario applicant page directs an applicant who does not meet English proficiency to consider changing the OUAC programme choice to the McMaster English Language Diploma (MELD). MELD is a separate choice with its own requirements; this is not a waiver or a promise of entry into every held bachelor programme.