College Students | Bachelor of Health Sciences

Admission requirements for direct entry into the BHSc honours program (on-campus or online):

All applicants applying for the BHSc program with previous college experience require:

a minimum GPA of 2.7 in college courses
the high school prerequisites as outlined in the High School Applicant section.

Those eligible for direct entry should apply through OUAC (Fall entry; online or on-campus) or through Target X (Fall or Spring entry; online) as a First-Year Applicant.

Are you taking a Pre-Health Sciences Certificate Program?

Applicants who have completed a Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees Certificate from a publicly funded Ontario college and who have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.3 in all courses taken toward the certificate are eligible for Bachelor of Health Sciences program in the online or on-campus format. Through this pathway, high school prerequisites for the program are not required. A maximum of 12.0 transfer credit units may be granted to students admitted through this pathway (see drop-down below for more information)

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Note: If eligible, all students are admitted into the honours program (4-year degree) as a full-time student. If you would like to be a general (3-year degree) student or a part-time student, these changes can be made once you have accepted your offer of admission within the BHSc Office.

Transfer Credits

The length of your college experience will determine your eligibility for transfer credits:

You have completed 1 year of college: Unless you are taking a Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees certificate (see next section), applicants who have completed one year of college will not be eligible for transfer credits.
You have completed 2 years of college: If accepted, you will be eligible for up to 18 units of transfer credits that will count towards your electives for the BHSc program.
You have completed 3+ years of college: If accepted, you will be eligible for up to 24 units of transfer credits that will count towards your electives for the BHSc program.

Courses can be submitted for transfer credit assessment upon acceptance to the program.

Transfer Credits for Applicants from the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway

Applicants presenting a Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees certificate from a publicly funded Ontario college are eligible to receive 12.0 units of transfer credits:

ANAT 100/3.0,
CHEM 113/3.0,
CHEM 114/3.0, and
100 level unspecified transfer credit/3.0.

To receive transfer credits, applicants must have received a minimum grade of C (63%) or higher on the first attempt (unless documented extenuating circumstances required a course repeat) for each course being transferred.

Don't meet the requirements? You can still apply!

Our interest student stream is designed for students who are interested in getting an online degree, but don’t yet meet our admissions requirements. To be eligible to apply as an interest student, you must be over 21 years of age in the calendar year of admission, or have already completed at minimum the Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent. Please note that the Interest category is not intended as a pathway for students who wish to apply to on-campus studies.

Here’s how it works:

Apply as a "non-degree interest student" to the online BHSc program through Queen's in Target X. You will NOT be asked to submit any transcripts.
Take up to 2 courses per semester. Start by taking these courses:
- PHGY 170
- ONE of ANAT 100 or PHAR 100
- ONE of GLPH 171 or IDIS 173
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (with a minimum GPA of 2.3 in each course, excluding repeated courses) in those first three courses to be eligible to enter the degree program. Repeat courses cannot be used for the accelerated progression route, but can be used in the alternate progression route.

Indigenous Admission Pathway

We offer Indigenous candidates an additional and alternative pathway for admission to the first year of a full-time, first-entry undergraduate degree program, known as the Indigenous Admission Policy. Indigenous candidates apply through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) and self-identify as having Indigenous ancestry. Candidates must meet the general admission requirements for each program and deadlines for undergraduate admission, including completion of the Personal Statement of Experience (PSE).

Candidates seeking admission consideration under this policy should submit a separate letter to the Indigenous Community Liaison stating that they wish to be considered under this policy along with proof of Indigenous ancestry (First Nation, Status/Non-Status, Métis or Inuit). Admission to Queen’s University will depend on the assessment of the student’s program pre-requisites (or equivalencies) as well as the student’s overall average and submission of the PSE and/or Supplementary Application. The number of students admitted each year under this policy will be determined in the annual enrolment plan upon consultation with the faculties and schools.

For one-on-one advice and guidance about applying through the indigenous admission policy,

please contact our Indigenous Recruitment and Access Coordinator: healthsci.indigenous@queensu.ca

First Generation Admission Pathway

Queen’s encourages participation in post-secondary education by First-Generation students. A first-generation student is a student who is within the first-generation of their family to pursue post-secondary education in Canada.

A student could be eligible for this pathway if:

Their parents did not pursue a post secondary education
Their parents pursued a post-secondary education outside of Canada
They have a sibling that has attended a post-secondary institution and their parents have either not pursued a post secondary education or have done so outside of Canada
For more information about who qualifies for this pathway, visit https://www.queensu.ca/admission/access/first-generation-student

For more information, please contact 1gen@queensu.ca to get in touch with our First-Generation Recruitment Representative. The first-generation Recruitment Representative is available to support you from the moment you consider applying to the summer before you start your first year. with an Admission Coordinator.

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