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Health Sciences
Stay organized and confident as you move through the Health Sciences program. You'll find a clear breakdown of your program requirements year by year, including core science courses, electives and upper year options.
Whether you're planning ahead for electives or exploring minors and options, you'll find all you need to know to manage your academic path.
Program Requirements
You can find your program requirements in Undergraduate Academic Calendar based on the year you start your program. You'll find all official academic information in the academic calendar, including prerequisites and exclusions.
- 2025/26 Undergraduate Academic Calendar
- 2024/25 Undergraduate Academic Calendar
- 2023/24 Undergraduate Academic Calendar
- 2022/23 Undergraduate Academic Calendar
- 2021/22 Undergraduate Academic Calendar
Need help navigating the Academic Calendar? Consult the "How to Use the Calendar" section on the Academic Calendars page.
Progression and Graduation for Honours Health Sciences
For progression and graduation, a cumulative overall GPA of at least 6.0 is required.
Course Offerings
The current year's Undergraduate Academic Calendar will provide you with a list of course offerings available for the 2025/26 academic year.
Here are some things to note about courses:
- Schedules, including times and locations of classes, are subject to change and should be confirmed on LORIS under the Student Services tab by accessing the link for Registration.
- Unless otherwise specified, classes take place on Laurier's Waterloo campus. If no faculty member is named, instructor is to be announced.
- Courses noted with an * is a full-year course.
Minors and Options
To learn more about these minors and options, you can consult the Undergraduate Calendar.
Minors
Some minors we suggest are Biology, Chemistry and Psychology.
With one additional senior Biology course, you can qualify for a minor in Biology. If you wish to obtain a minor or option in a discipline other than Biology, particularly from a department outside the Faculty of Science, you should discuss these plance in advance with the Health Sciences undergraduate academic advisor.
Options
Students enrolled in the Health Sciences program may apply for the Co-op and Management Options.
Co-op provides an opportunity for students to integrate their academic studies with work experience in participating organizations.
Admission to this limited enrolment program is competitive and is based on academic record, recent work and volunteer experience, extracurricular activities and interview performance.
Science co-op students normally complete two work terms of at least 10 weeks each, usually in the summers following their second and third years.
The Management Option provides fundamental training in key areas of business such as the theories and process of management, marketing, finance, accounting, organizational behaviour, microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Students may be admitted to Health Sciences with the Management Option or may register for the Management Option at the end of their first or second year.
Note: University regulations apply to all students at Laurier. If there is any discrepancy between the program or progression requirements outlined on this page and those in the university's academic calendars, the academic calendars are the official sources of information. The information below is from the latest calendar, and you may be following progression requirements from an earlier calendar. Students are responsible for checking the appropriate calendar. Contact your academic advisor should you notice any discrepancies.