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

Note: The following information represents requirements for the 2025/26 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 

• PS102* 

Winter 

• PARA200 

• PS101**

Notes

• You must register in EN241 in the Fall. 
• *If you decide to take a second course in the Fall, register in PS102
• **If you decide to take a second course in the Winter, register in PS101 
• Contact your Advising team (paramedicdegree@wlu.ca) for suggestions and guidance on potential electives and 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

If you are studying part-time, you can take up to 1.5 credits per term. Full-time status is given to students who take 2.0 or 2.5 credits per term.

GPA-Based Progression and Graduation 

To progress from year one to year two of 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.