Explore the intersection of biological sciences and arts as they relate to health, illness and medicine in this unique applied health program. Learn to identify and promote interventions that reduce disease and injury, prolong life and improve health for individuals and populations alike. By combining arts and sciences this program equips you with the skills for many health-related careers and sets you up for success in graduate and professional postgraduate clinical programs.
You can enhance your degree by adding a Physical Forensics specialization, a teaching pathway or a medical school pathway, preparing you for a career in healthcare, the justice system, social work or human rights.
Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on:
Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (check out the Experience Guide for even more!):
Get a glimpse of what you will study throughout your degree. See what your first-year classes will look like through sample courses and start exploring what your upper academic years can offer.
Explore a variety of courses, specializations and pathway options that let you shape your degree around your unique interests and goals. Find out how you can customize your experience and prepare for what’s next.
These are a few of the many popular academic opportunities which allow you to dive deeper into your major area of study or broaden your knowledge:
Check out other options to enhance your degree.
The following opportunities allow you to pursue additional, related qualifications from another postsecondary institution:
Apply to a direct entry pathway to the Bachelor of Education program (BEd). Students applying for an honours degree with the Teaching Option will be considered for admission directly into the BEd program. The Teaching Option is designed to provide you with a variety of courses and hands-on learning opportunities to prepare you for future studies and a rewarding teaching career. Apply directly to Applied Health Sciences with Teaching Option on the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) by choosing ‘Teaching Option’ as your program enhancement.
We prepare you for a clinical career in Canada. Laurier students apply to med school with a competitive edge and gain preferential status with internationally accredited medical schools including the American University of the Caribbean Medical School and St. George’s University (medical school) . Apply directly to Applied Health Sciences with Medical School Option on the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) by choosing ‘Medical Foundation Partnership Option’ as your program enhancement.
Check out other pathways to and from Laurier.
In addition to our degree programs, the Department of Health Studies offers a specialization in Physical Forensics for students in the BASc Applied Health Sciences program. Knowledge of forensic science strengthens access to a broad range of careers related to work within healthcare, the justice system, or fields of social work and human rights.
OUAC Code: UAL
When you apply on the OUAC application:
Students applying to this program from a Canadian province outside of Ontario are encouraged to review our course equivalents by province chart. This chart will show you what courses from your province are equivalent to the admission requirements listed under the Ontario High School Admission Requirements section.
Students applying to this program from an international curriculum must present the following:
Students applying to this program from an international curriculum are encouraged to review our curriculum-specific requirements. You will find which courses from your country's curriculum are equivalent to the admission requirements listed above. If your country or curriculum is not listed, please reach out to international@wlu.ca.
Laurier's language of instruction is English, and so we may require you to provide evidence of your English proficiency to help make sure you are successful in your academic courses.
Your three most recent years of full-time education must be in English without taking any ESL (English as a Second Language) courses. If you do not meet this requirement, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency.
We reserve the right to request an English-language test from any applicant.
If you do not meet Laurier's English proficiency requirement but are academically qualified for your program, you may be eligible for a conditional offer of admission.
The Academic Transition Pathway (ATP) program is offered through our affiliated institution, Wilfrid Laurier International College, and provides an option for meeting our English-proficiency requirement. If you have received an offer to Laurier with a condition to meet our English-proficiency requirement, you can meet that condition by successfully completing the ATP program.
Students applying to this program from another post-secondary institution are encouraged to review our transfer-specific requirements. This page will show you the admission requirements for your unique transfer situation and provide more details about transferring to Laurier.
College graduates applying to Laurier’s Applied Health Sciences program may be eligible for admission with one of our block transfer agreements or articulation agreements with specific college partners.
Learn more about our college pathway opportunities.
Visit our admission requirements section to find specific requirements for transfer students, indigenous applicants, mature learners, homeschooled applicants, senior citizens, refugees, and more.
It’s not only about the journey; it’s about the destination. Let us help you get to where you’re going.
Here are just some examples of our graduates' destinations. What’s yours?
Note: Additional training and education may be required.
Alumni for life means that you have access to Career and Employment Support offered at Laurier for your entire career.
At Laurier, we take financial health seriously by providing a wide variety of funding opportunities. Starting fall 2025 we are offering the Laurier Brantford Applied Health Sciences Entrance Award, awarding Applied Health Sciences students with a one-time $500 entrance award.
We’ll also equip you with the skills to manage your finances effectively in the years to come.
Join us on campus and experience university life firsthand.
Attend all your classes in a physical classroom on scheduled days and times, which you will see and choose from when you register for courses.
Connect face-to-face with your professors, learn alongside your classmates and be part of the campus community from day one.
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Questions? Email chooselaurier@wlu.ca, call 548.889.8888 or see all contact information.
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