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Study Abroad

Students who wish to study abroad can do so by applying for an exchange with one of the BHSc’s partner schools or at a university found independently through an international letter of permission.

Expand your global viewpoint with international exchange. 

Current BHSc Exchange Partner Schools include: 

 

Outgoing Exchange Students: Full-time BHSc students (including international and online students) can apply to study with one of our exchange partner universities for a term.   

Incoming International Students: If your institution has an exchange agreement with Queen's, please consult your home university study-abroad office for information about application procedures. 

Exchange applications for outgoing BHSc students for the 2024-2025 Academic Year are now open. Please be sure to read the Frequently Asked Questions below. Application Deadline: January 15th, 2024 @ 11:00 PM (ET)

Outgoing Exchange Application Portal

Exchange applications for BHSc students are submitted through the BHSc Exchange portal. In order to apply, students MUST submit: 

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 (GPA requirements may vary based on partner institution regulations)
  • a copy of unofficial transcript   
  • confirmation of consultation regarding academic progression with your Academic Advisor
  • ranked preference of exchange partners and terms
  • an expression of interest (no more than 250 words)

Students are responsible for paying for: 

  • $200 program fee 
  • Equivalent Queen’s Tuition (1 term) based on number of credits per full time study while on exchange 
  • Transportation to and from their exchange partner location 
  • Rent and food costs while on exchange 
  • Insurance  
  • Study permits/student visa
  • any additional fees indicated by the partner school (i.e. application costs, additional insurance costs, etc.) 

Recognizing the value of a study abroad experience, Queen's has established a number of aid options to assist students with financial need who would like to participate in a Queen's Formal Exchange. You can find more information on the Queen’s Registrar & Financial Aid Services website.

Courses completed on an exchange are recorded on your transcript as unspecified transfer credits (TR) for electives. For a course to qualify as a transfer credit, students must achieve a “C” or 63% grade on the Queen’s University Grading Scale. 

If a student is hoping to gain course equivalencies for specific Queen's courses while on exchange, it is the student's responsibility to coordinate assessment of the partner school courses for equivalency with the BHSc Program Office.

Please see the section below for course equivalencies from each of our partner institutions that have already been evaluated by the Queen's BHSc Program Office. These lists will continue to be updated as new courses are evaluated.

Unfortunately, no. There is a limited number of exchange positions with partner schools. If there are more applicants than positions, students who meet the application requirements will be selected via a lottery system to fill the spots. Priority will be given to upper-year students. 

At this time, all of our partner schools deliver a selection of courses taught in English. 

Partner-School Course Equivalencies

UWA Course 

Queen’s Course 

Notes 

Health Research Design and Methods [PUBH3305] 

HSCI 383: Advanced Research Methodologies 

3rd year option 

Equivalent 

Plagues, Pox and Pandemics: the History of Death and Disease [PUBH2209] 

Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS) 

Issues in Women's Reproductive Health [IMED2208] 

Unspecified 300 level REPD Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (REPD 3UNS) 

Immunobiology and Immune Diseases [MICR3305] 

 

MICR 360: Immunology 

3rd year option 

Equivalent 

Fundamentals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine [PATH2210] 

Unspecified 200 level PATH Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (PATH 2UNS) 

Genomics [GENE3370] 

 

BCHM 370: Genetics and Genomics 

3rd year core 

Equivalent 

Medical Genetics [PATH3305] 

Unspecified 300 level PATH Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (PATH 3UNS) 

Biological Anthropology: Genes and Society [ANHB3321] 

 

 

Cells, Tissues and Development [ANHB3323] 

Unspecified 300 level REPD Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (REPD 3UNS) 

Environmental and Human Health [ENVT2222] 

Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS) 

Health and Illness in Human Populations [PUBH1101] 

Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS) 

Disease Prevention and Control [PUBH2204] 

Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS) 

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease [APHB5501] 

REPD 473: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

4th year core equivalent 

Cells, Tissues & Development [ANHB3323] 

BIOL 430: Molecular Genetics of Development

4th year elective equivalent

Anatomy and Cutaneous Science [PODI3113] 

Unspecified 300 level ANAT Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (ANAT 3UNS) 

Human Structure and Development [ANHB2212] 

Unspecified 200 level ANAT Transfer Credit 

Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (ANAT 2UNS) 

Potential Nanyang Technology University (NTU) Course Equivalent 

Queen’s University Equivalent 

Assessed in: 

BS3003 DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGY 

BIOL 300 level unspecified 

2022 

CS4042 ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS;  

More information required to assess 

 

2022 

BIOANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES CH4306  

BCHM 400 level unspecified 

2022 

BG2119 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 

Not equivalent 

2022 

BS3004 CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY 

Equivalent to CANC 380 

2022 

SP0069 INVISIBLE HEALTH COMMUNITIES 

More information required to assess  

 

 

BS4014 MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE 

4th year unspecified 

2022 

BS3013 DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT, BIOTECHNOLOGY 

equivalent to DDHT 459 or PHAR 480 

2022 

AGE06D NEURODIVERSITY & LEARNING EXPERIENCE 

More information required to assess  

 

AGE08D DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WITH THE INTERNET OF THINGS 

More information required to assess 

 

BS3001 NEUROBIOLOGY 

Equivalent to NSCI 323 

2022 

BS2021 RNA STRUCTURES & RNA DRUG BASED DEVELOPMENT 

BCHM 200 level unspecified 

2022 

BS3104 PATHOLOGY 

3rd year unspecified PATH 

2022 

BS2025 ONE HEALTH 

Not equivalent to GLPH 487 

2022 

BS3109 FUNDAMENTALS OF IMMUNOLOGY 

 

Equivalent to MICR 386 

2022 

HY2025 MEDICAL ETHICS 

Not equivalent to IDIS 373 or 483 

2022 

BS3022 PROTEIN TRAFFICKING 

 

3rd year unspecified BCHM 

2022 

Otago Course Queen's University Equivalent Notes
BITC301 Bioethics IDIS 373 equivalent Assessed 2023
PATH301 Advanced Pathology PATH 310 equivalent Assessed 2023