First-Year Program Requirements: Faculty of Science (Virtual)

Note: The following information represents requirements for the 2026/27 academic calendar year.

The following information is part of Step 1: Program Requirements of the Course Registration Guide for first-year Faculty of Science (virtual) students. To view the remaining steps, consult the Course Registration Guide.

Program Requirements by Major

Definitions

• BSc: Bachelor of Science (honours) 

Paramedicine (BSc)

Required Courses 

Fall 

• EN241 

Winter 

• Recommended any of PARA302, PARA303 or a senior elective 

Notes 

• If you decide to take a second and/or third course in the Fall, register in PARA200 and/or PARA201
• Contact your Academic Advisor (ParamedicineAdvising@wlu.ca) for guidance on course load

Course Load

To earn an Honours BSc Paramedicine Degree, you will need to complete 10.0 credits:

• 0.5 credit: Normally conducted over one term
• 1.0 credit: Normally conducted over two terms

As a part-time student, you can take up to 1.5 credits per term. 

GPA-Based Progression and Graduation 

Academic decisions are made upon completion of a minimum of 4.0 credit attempts. To progress from year to year in BSc Paramedicine, you require an overall cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 (C-). Graduation requires a minimum GPA of 7.00 in all Paramedicine (PARA) courses, and a minimum overall GPA of 5.00.