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Health
University of New Brunswick · Saint John
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4 years
75% minimum
Academic minimum
The university publishes a 75% academic minimum, not an entering-average range.
UNB degree and region admission requirements
Deadlines
See the published deadlines below.
Other deadline details
December 1Bachelor of Education (Fredericton) application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year
- December 1
- No year given
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January 31Concurrent Bachelor of Education (Saint John) and Bachelor of Social WorkRecurring annual · Every year
- January 31
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March 31General application deadline for Fall termRecurring annual · Every year
- March 31
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November 15General application deadline for Winter termRecurring annual · Every year
- November 15
- No year given
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February 15Nursing and Health Sciences application deadlineRecurring annual · Every year
- February 15
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May 15Deadline to accept your offer of admission and pay your admission depositRecurring annual · Every year
- May 15
- No year given
- deposit amount not stated on this page
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Requirements
Admission requirements
High-school prerequisites
ENG4UEnglish60% min.
MCF3M / MCR3UFunctions and Applications or Functions
SBI4U / SPH4U / SCH4UOne of Biology, Physics or Chemistry
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average of 75%
- UNB also accepts Math MCB4U and MGA4U together.
Application steps
Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
Step 2Apply through UNB admissions
Step 3Canadian applicants: official academic transcripts
- After applying, follow UNB's required-document notification. Official transcripts must come directly from the institution electronically or by mail. For MyCreds, share with UNB as a registered receiving organization rather than emailing a link.
Step 4Canadian applicant route: $65 CAD application fee
- Non-refundable processing fee. A published recruitment-event waiver is tied to Fall 2026 entry; do not assume that dated waiver applies to later cycles.
Applicant pathways
Alberta high-school academic requirements
Alberta secondary-school applicants to Health
- English Language Arts 30-1 (min. grade of 60%)
- Math 20-1 or Math 30-2
- One of Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Physics 30
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
British Columbia high-school academic requirements
British Columbia secondary-school applicants to Health
- English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (min. grade of 60%)
- Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Mathematics 12
- One of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Chemistry 12 or Physics 12
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
Manitoba high-school academic requirements
Manitoba secondary-school applicants to Health
- English Language Arts 40S (min. grade of 60%)
- Pre-Calculus Math 30S or Applied Math 40S
- One of Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S or Physics 40S
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
New Brunswick high-school academic requirements
New Brunswick secondary-school applicants to Health
- English 122/Français 10411 (min. grade of 60%)
- Pre-Calculus 110 or Foundations of Mathematics 120/Mathématiques 30321B or Mathématiques 30311B
- One of Biology 122/Biologie 53411/53421, Chemistry 122/Chimie 52411 or Physics 122/Physique 51411*
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
Newfoundland and Labrador high-school academic requirements
Newfoundland and Labrador secondary-school applicants to Health
- English 3201 (min. grade of 60%)
- Math 2200 or Math 3201
- One of Biology 3201, Chemistry 3202 or Physics 3204
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average of 75%
Ontario high-school academic requirements
Ontario secondary-school applicants to Health
- English 4U (min. grade of 60%)
- Math MCF3M or Math MCR3U*
- One of Biology SBI4U, Chemistry SCH4U or Physics SPH4U
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average of 75%
Prince Edward Island high-school academic requirements
Prince Edward Island secondary-school applicants to Health
- English 621 (min. grade of 60%)
- Math 521B or Math 621A
- One of Biology 621, Chemistry 621 or Physics 621
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
Quebec high-school academic requirements
Quebec secondary-school applicants to Health
- English 504 or 506 (min. grade of 60%)
- Math 536, Math 506 or Math Series 201
- One of Biology 500-level, Chemistry 504 or Physics 504
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
Saskatchewan high-school academic requirements
Saskatchewan secondary-school applicants to Health
- English Language Arts 30 (min. grade of 60%)
- Pre-Calculus 20 or Foundations of Math 30
- One of Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Physics 30
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
Nova Scotia high-school academic requirements
Nova Scotia secondary-school applicants to Health
- English 12 (min. grade of 60%)
- Pre-Calculus 11 or Mathematics 12
- One of Biology 12, Chemistry 12 or Physics 12
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admissions average of 75%
NunavutNorthwest Territories high-school academic requirements
NunavutNorthwest Territories secondary-school applicants to Health
- English Language Arts 30-1 (min. grade of 60%)
- Math 20-1 or Math 30-2
- One of Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Physics 30
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
Yukon high-school academic requirements
Yukon secondary-school applicants to Health
- English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (min. grade of 60%)
- Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Mathematics 12
- One of Anatomy and Physiology 12, Chemistry 12 or Physics 12
- One elective – Group 1 or 2
- One elective – Group 1, 2 or 3
- Minimum admission average 75%
Degree requirements
Credits and degree requirements
- Complete at least 120 credit hours. Required HEAL and major courses generally need a C or higher.
- The shared degree requirements total 57 credit hours. The chosen major supplies additional requirements.
Required courses and electives
- Society and Health requires 30 credit hours in major requirements and 18 from the published elective groups. Its two optional specializations each draw all 18 hours from the designated group.
- Biomedical Sciences and Health lists 44 major credit hours and 12 required elective hours. The 44 include 9 credit hours from approved biomedical HEAL courses and at least 8 from the four listed Biology or Biochemistry choices.
- Management in Health lists 18 required elective credit hours from the approved management, economics and health choices.
Program facts
Academic minimum75% minimum
Majors & specializations
Choose a major within the Bachelor of Health. The first year covers all three disciplines.
Biomedical Sciences and Health
BH
The major includes biology and chemistry coursework.
Courses
Saint John Bachelor of Health. Shared requirements apply across the three majors. Weights are in credit hours. Saint John Bachelor of Health. Each named major has separate requirements alongside the shared degree core.
Shared introductory requirements6 listed
BA 1501How Business Works3 credits
HEAL 1001Current Issues and Future Trends in Health3 credits- HEAL 1002Introduction to Health from a Global Perspective3 credits
PSYC 1003Introductory Psychology I3 credits- PSYC 1004Introductory Psychology II3 credits
- SOCI 1001Introduction to Sociology3 credits
Biology requirement · choose one2 listed
Choose BIOL 1205 if pursuing Biomedical Sciences and Health.
BIOL 1205Biological Principles, Part II3 credits- HEAL 1101Biology of Disease3 credits
Chemistry requirement · choose one2 listed
CHEM 1041General Chemistry I3 credits- CHEM 1831What on Earth Isn't Chemistry3 credits
Other shared required courses8 listed
- HEAL 2001Health Communications3 credits
- HEAL 2002Introduction to Data Analytics and Health Information3 credits
- HEAL 2003Methods in Health Research and Information Literacy3 credits
HEAL 3001History and Structure of the Canadian Health Care System3 credits- HEAL 3002Indigenous Health Determinants3 credits
- HEAL 3007Applied Bioethics in Health3 credits
- SOCI 2376Sociology of Health, Illness and Healing3 credits
STAT 1793Introduction to Probability and Statistics I3 credits
Indigenous studies requirement · choose one3 listed
- HIST 2514First Nations in North America to the War of 18123 credits
- INDG 1003Introduction to Indigenous Studies3 credits
- SOCI 2008Sociological Approaches for Understanding Indigenous Experiences3 credits
Project route · take both courses2 listed
The degree also has an Honours thesis route.
- HEAL 4001Transformation Through Collaboration and Innovation I3 credits
- HEAL 4002Transformation Through Collaboration and Innovation II3 credits
Honours thesis route · take both courses2 listed
The thesis route replaces the two project courses.
HEAL 4005Designing a Research Proposal3 credits- HEAL 4006Honours Thesis3 credits
Society and Health
Society and Health
named required courses4 listed
The major also specifies choices in health, communication, politics, psychology and sociology.
- HEAL 2501Leadership in Health3 credits
- HEAL 3301Fundamentals of Public Health3 credits
- HIST 1701The Medical Experience3 credits
- HIST 2701Canadian Healthcare3 credits
Management in Health
Management in Health
named required courses11 listed
These are the individual courses printed in the current calendar’s Management in Health major table.
- BA 1213Introduction to Financial Accounting3 credits
- BA 2217Accounting for Managers II3 credits
- BA 2303Principles of Marketing3 credits
- BA 2504Introduction to Organizational Behaviour3 credits
- BA 2858Introduction to Human Resources Management3 credits
- BA 3672Introduction to Management Information Systems3 credits
- ECON 1013Introduction to Microeconomics3 credits
- ECON 3813Health Economics3 credits
- HEAL 2501Leadership in Health3 credits
- HEAL 3004Implementation Science3 credits
- HEAL 3502AI in Health Settings3 credits
Biomedical Sciences and Health
Biomedical Sciences and Health
named required courses9 listed
Complete either HEAL 3004 or HEAL 3104 and the additional upper-level and required-elective choices.
- BIOL 1017Applications in Biology2 credits
- BIOL 1105Biological Principles, Part I3 credits
- BIOL 3853Introduction to Pathophysiology3 credits
- CHEM 1046Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I2 credits
- CHEM 1072General Chemistry II3 credits
- CHEM 1077Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II2 credits
- CHEM 2411Organic Chemistry I Structure and Properties3 credits
- PSYC 2712Foundations in Neuroscience3 credits
- PSYC 3033Health Psychology3 credits
Study locations
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Official program pageCosts
Health · Saint John
Published cost estimate
2026–27 · Full-time tuition by campus · CAD
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Tuition$9,412.00Books and suppliesNot published for this fee category
ResidenceNot estimated
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