Conestoga College offers Bachelor of Applied Biotechnology (Honours), a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology programme in Kitchener, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Tuition for international students is CAD 20,761 per year (CAD 8,924 per year for local students).
The Bachelor of Applied Biotechnology (Honours) is a four-year degree at the Kitchener-Doon campus that blends laboratory skills, instrumental analysis and theoretical knowledge for careers in biotechnology. The integrated curriculum builds expertise in biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics and analytical chemistry. Coursework emphasizes critical thinking and professional communication in team-based laboratory environments.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Domestic entry is quoted in Ontario terms: an OSSD or its equivalent, or being 19 or older, plus six Grade 12 courses with a minimum cumulative average of 65%. Conestoga states that competition for places often pushes the real cut-off higher. The required Grade 12 U courses are English (ENG4U) at 65% or better, or Preparatory Communications for Degrees (COMM0350); Chemistry (SCH4U) at 65% or better; Biology (SBI4U) at 65% or better; any U level mathematics or Preparatory Advanced Functions for Degrees (MATH0150); and two other Grade 12 U or M courses. Co-op eligibility inside the degree needs a session weighted average of at least 65% in the qualifying term two semesters before a work term, with no more than two failures or withdrawals in that term. International applicants: Conestoga lists this program at the higher degree-level English minimums - IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no skill below 22, PTE Academic 58, or Duolingo 120. Anyone holding transcripts from outside Canada, Canadian citizens and permanent residents included, needs a course-by-course credential evaluation from a service such as ICAS or WES, and must show English proficiency if the language of instruction was not English.
Application Details
Start Date:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
