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Environmental Biology

University of Regina

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  • 4 years
  • Co-op option

    Work experience

    Optional Biology BSc/BSc Honours co-op, including the two areas of concentration: three non-credit four-month work terms, with an optional fourth. Degree coursework remains 120 credits. The entrance table specifies a 70% programme GPA, 33–60 credits, BIOL 100/101, CHEM 104, CHEM 105 or 140, and at least two 200-level BIOL courses. Faculty rules take priority.

    University of Regina · Biology undergraduate co-op
  • Minimum 60% GPA in the approved diploma and a passing grade in Pre-Calculus 30 or equivalent

    Published threshold

    Published eligibility threshold: Minimum 60% GPA in the approved diploma and a passing grade in Pre-Calculus 30 or equivalent. Current application guide checked November 2026. Domestic applicants with the approved Saskatchewan Polytechnic Integrated Resource Management or Lakeland College Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation or Conservation and Restoration Ecology diploma.

    University of Regina Science · domestic university/college transfer, exact post-diploma entries

Deadlines

See the published deadlines below.

Other deadline details
Dates and conditionsApplication and document deadlinesStanding annual entry · Every year
  • Domestic Ontario high school applicants to the faculty linked from this programme
  • For information on how to submit official documents, visit our Approved Documents page Application deadlines: Early application deadline for fall term* - March 15 Fall term – August 15 Winter term – December 15 Spring/summer term – One week before the start of classes Final official transcript deadlines: Fall term deadline for early conditionally admitted students – August 1 Fall term – August 15 Winter term – January 1 Spring/summer term – May 1 Deadline for off-campus students** – last day to add courses without permission in all terms * The early application deadline is the recommended deadline to ensure the best course selection options, in addition to the deadline for entrance awards **Off-campus students are students taking courses through regional colleges or the First Nations University of Canada Prince Albert and Saskatoon campuses
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Dates and conditionsApplication and document deadlinesStanding annual entry · Every year
  • Domestic university or college transfer applicants to the faculty linked from this programme
  • For information on how to submit official documents, visit our Approved Documents page Application deadlines: Fall term – August 15 Winter term – December 15 Spring/summer term – One week before the start of classes Final official transcript deadlines: Fall term – August 15 Winter term – January 1 Spring/summer term – May 1 Final official transcript deadlines for those admitted conditionally: Fall term - September 30 Winter term - January 31 Spring/summer term - May 31 Petitioning student deadlines: Fall term – July 1 Winter term – November 1 Spring/summer term – March 1 Deadline for off-campus students* – last day to add courses without permission in all terms *Off-campus students are students taking courses through regional colleges or the First Nations University of Canada Prince Albert and Saskatoon campuses
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March 15Fall early application deadline for most programsRecurring annual · Every year
  • March 15
  • Recommended for course selection, scholarships, residence and parking
  • Program-specific deadlines can be earlier
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August 15Fall final application deadline for most programsRecurring annual · Every year
  • August 15
  • The application, fee and documents are due by this date unless the program has an earlier deadline
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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • Pre-Calculus 30 or equivalent
  • Completed Saskatchewan Polytechnic Integrated Resource Management, Lethbridge College Renewable Resource Management, or Lakeland College Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation or Conservation and Restoration Ecology diploma.
  • Minimum graduating average 60% and passing Pre-Calculus 30 or equivalent.
Regina October 2026 edition of 2026/27 calendar: programme-specific and transfer admission tables, printed pages 20–27
Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
  2. Step 2Apply through U of R admissions
    • Create your application and select this program.
    U of R admissionsU of R admissions
  3. Step 3Official high-school transcript
    • Official transcripts must come directly from the issuing institution or government authority. SCBScN applicants apply through Saskatchewan Polytechnic and follow its document process.
    University of Regina admission documents and transcriptsUniversity of Regina admission documents and transcripts
  4. Step 4$100 undergraduate application fee
    • Published in the Fall 2026 domestic fee schedule. SCBScN applicants apply through Saskatchewan Polytechnic and follow its fee schedule.
    University of Regina Fall 2026 domestic undergraduate fee scheduleUniversity of Regina Fall 2026 domestic undergraduate fee schedule
Applicant pathways
Application and Document Deadlines

Domestic Ontario high school applicants to the faculty linked from this programme

  • For information on how to submit official documents, visit our Approved Documents page Application deadlines: Early application deadline for fall term* - March 15 Fall term – August 15 Winter term – December 15 Spring/summer term – One week before the start of classes Final official transcript deadlines: Fall term deadline for early conditionally admitted students – August 1 Fall term – August 15 Winter term – January 1 Spring/summer term – May 1 Deadline for off-campus students** – last day to add courses without permission in all terms * The early application deadline is the recommended deadline to ensure the best course selection options, in addition to the deadline for entrance awards **Off-campus students are students taking courses through regional colleges or the First Nations University of Canada Prince Albert and Saskatoon campuses
University of Regina faculty guide linked from the programme: Ontario applicants
Application Information

Domestic university or college transfer applicants to the faculty linked from this programme

  • If you have previously attended another recognized college, university, or technical institute, you are considered a college/university transfer student. Post-secondary transfer admission averages are calculated using the Admissions Grade Point Average (AGPA). The AGPA is calculated by combining recognized academic post-secondary courses and attempted U of R courses. Official college/university transcripts must be sent directly from the post-secondary institution(s) to Enrolment Services at the U of R. We accept mailed and e-mailed transcripts sent directly from the issuing institution(s). We also accept electronic transcripts delivered via vendors authorized by the sending institution such as Parchment, Digitary (MyCreds), National Student Clearinghouse, and others. Finally, we accept transcripts from online verification portals that have secure log in portals such as International Baccalaureate and Cambridge Exams. We will also accept official World Education Services (WES) International Credential Advantage Package ( ICAP ) assessments. When you are completing the request, you will choose "University of Regina" and "Office of Undergraduate Admissions" as the "Recipient", which can be sent either by mail or electronically. All documents that are supplied in support of applications for admission become the property of the University of Regina and will not be forwarded to another institution. English Language Proficiency The language of instruction at the University of Regina is English. All applicants to the University of Regina must therefore demonstrate an appropriate level of proficiency in the English language. Find information on English language proficiency requirements here.
University of Regina faculty transfer guide linked from the programme
Application and Document Deadlines

Domestic university or college transfer applicants to the faculty linked from this programme

  • For information on how to submit official documents, visit our Approved Documents page Application deadlines: Fall term – August 15 Winter term – December 15 Spring/summer term – One week before the start of classes Final official transcript deadlines: Fall term – August 15 Winter term – January 1 Spring/summer term – May 1 Final official transcript deadlines for those admitted conditionally: Fall term - September 30 Winter term - January 31 Spring/summer term - May 31 Petitioning student deadlines: Fall term – July 1 Winter term – November 1 Spring/summer term – March 1 Deadline for off-campus students* – last day to add courses without permission in all terms *Off-campus students are students taking courses through regional colleges or the First Nations University of Canada Prince Albert and Saskatoon campuses
University of Regina faculty transfer guide linked from the programme
Required diploma or professional entry route

Applicants to the named post-diploma Science degree; a general high-school Science offer does not meet these additional entry conditions.

  • Completed Saskatchewan Polytechnic Integrated Resource Management, Lethbridge College Renewable Resource Management, or Lakeland College Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation or Conservation and Restoration Ecology diploma.
  • Minimum graduating average 60% and passing Pre-Calculus 30 or equivalent.
Regina October 2026 edition of 2026/27 calendar: programme-specific and transfer admission tables, printed pages 20–27
Mature category and published faculty limits

Applicants over 21 who do not meet secondary-school admission requirements

  • The public definition requires fewer than 15 to 24 university credit hours depending on the faculty. The exact faculty threshold is separate and has not been certified here. A personal statement normally explains achievements, life experience, goals and motivation.
  • The published mature-entry faculty/programme list is Arts, Education, Kinesiology and Health Studies, La Cite, Media Art and Performance, Social Work, Centre for Continuing Education, and Science through its Science Qualifying Program. Business and Engineering are not on that finite list. This does not grant direct entry to every named degree in a listed faculty; consult the faculty’s specific category and programme conditions.
regina mature · official applicant policy

Degree requirements

Grades and academic standing
Credits and degree requirements
  • Residency for four-year bachelor’s programmes: at least 25% of the credential, normally 30 or more credit hours, in University of Regina coursework. For three-year bachelor’s programmes, at least 30 University of Regina credit hours. A programme or faculty can require more.
  • Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition and transfer credit do not count towards the University of Regina residency minimum. These common regulations do not establish the selected programme’s total credit requirement.
  • Each partner route requires three courses from its published Environmental Biology List C, the approved GES, Mathematics and Physics choices, and two zero-credit BIOL 488 terms.
Required courses and electives

Program facts

Published thresholdMinimum 60% GPA in the approved diploma and a passing grade in Pre-Calculus 30 or equivalent

Domestic applicants with the approved Saskatchewan Polytechnic Integrated Resource Management or Lakeland College Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation or Conservation and Restoration Ecology diploma.

University of Regina Science · domestic university/college transfer, exact post-diploma entriesCurrent exact programme entry requirements
Co-opCo-op option

Optional Biology BSc/BSc Honours co-op, including the two areas of concentration: three non-credit four-month work terms, with an optional fourth. Degree coursework remains 120 credits. The entrance table specifies a 70% programme GPA, 33–60 credits, BIOL 100/101, CHEM 104, CHEM 105 or 140, and at least two 200-level BIOL courses. Faculty rules take priority.

University of Regina · Biology undergraduate co-op
University of Regina · Biology undergraduate co-opCheck work experience options

Courses

Course examples named on this program page, with exact codes and credits resolved against the current Fall 2026 undergraduate course catalogue. These are examples, not a complete calendar or required-course list. Standard Environmental Biology BSc. Separate post-diploma University of Regina requirements for the named partner routes.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic or Lethbridge · named Regina requirements11 listed

This is the University of Regina portion following one of the listed partner diplomas.

University of Regina 2026–27 undergraduate calendar · Environmental Biology BSc, Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Lethbridge
Lakeland College · named Regina requirements9 listed

In addition, choose either BIOL 378 or BIOL 266 and satisfy the Lakeland plan’s specified upper-level and faculty choices.

University of Regina 2026–27 undergraduate calendar · Environmental Biology BSc, Lakeland College
Additional published courses
  • BIOL 316Conservation Biology3 credits

    Conservation Biology examines processes that affect biodiversity. The goal of the course is to apply principles of ecology and evolution to understand the importance of biodiversity and the significance of recent human-induced changes.

  • BIOL 335Limnology3 credits

    Limnology is the study of physical and chemical characteristics of lakes and streams, including the ecology of aquatic organisms, food-web interactions in lakes, and the human impact on freshwater ecosystems. Includes field work.

  • BIOL 380Animal Behaviour3 credits

    Animal Behaviour is an evolutionary approach to the study of the behaviour and ecology of individual animals. There is compulsory field work for one week before lectures begin; most of the lab work is done during the pre-semester field trip to the Cypress Hills Field Station.

  • BIOL 440Modelling Biological Data3 credits

    Modelling Biological Data is a guide to contemporary methods for fitting quantitative models to biological data. This course emphasizes practical skills in using software for implementing models, testing hypotheses, and making predictions about biological and ecological systems.

  • BIOL 456Global Biogeochemistry3 credits

    Global Biogeochemistry is an in-depth examination of elemental cycles within the context of global change. Topics include the biogeochemical properties of water, carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus, some contaminants, and the ways that anthropogenic activities have altered the behaviour and movement of these elements.

Study locations
Published academic-unit location
Faculty of Science academic planning: Science Academic Hub, Laboratory Building, LB 238. This is an academic contact office, not a course room or clinical-placement assignment.University of Regina registrar: faculty-specific academic advising offices

Careers

Career examples

  • Biologist
  • Ecologist
  • Plant Physiologist

Career sectors

3
  • Biogeographer
  • Biostatistician
  • Environmental Impact Assessor
Scope and qualifications

University-published career examples for Environmental Biology, including its published routes; some require further training or registration. These are examples, not ranked graduate outcomes.

Career examples published for this programme area, not measured graduate outcomes for this exact route.

Costs

Science

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Fall 2026 · Per credit hour · CAD

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Tuition$296.25 / credit hour
Books and suppliesNot researched
Residence
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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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