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Admission Requirements

Academic Admission Criteria
Consideration for admission to the first year of the undergraduate program will be given to candidates who:
  • have successfully completed a minimum of two years of university study in an undergraduate science program
  • have obtained a cumulative overall university average of at least 75% or equivalent
  • have successfully completed the specified required courses or their equivalents indicated below

English
Ontario grade 12 ENG4U

Biology
BIOL 130/130L Introductory Cell Biology & Lab
BIOL 139 Genetics
BIOL 140/140L Fundamentals of Microbiology & Lab
BIOL 273 Principles of Human Physiology 1

Chemistry
CHEM 120/120L Physical & Chemical Properties of Matter & Lab
CHEM 123/123L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria & Kinetics & Lab
CHEM 237/237L Introductory Biochemistry & Lab or CHEM 233 Fundamental Biochemistry
CHEM 254 Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics
CHEM 266/266L Basic Organic Chemistry 1 & Lab or CHEM 264 Organic Chemistry 1
CHEM 267/267L Basic Organic Chemistry 2 & Lab or CHEM 265/265L Organic Chemistry 2 & Lab

Calculus
MATH 127 and 128 or MATH 137 and 138 or MATH 147 and 148

Statistics
STAT 202

Humanities and Social Sciences
2.0 full credits (four half credits) from different subject areas in Humanities and/or Social Sciences; no more than two half credits (0.5) in any one subject area

Note:
The university requirements may be completed at any university provided that university is an accredited institution where the courses are considered equivalent to the aforementioned UW courses.

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