BA/BS in Ocean Sciences at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Marine Science programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 37,992 per year (CAD 10,245 per year for local students).
Ocean Sciences is offered as a Bachelor of Science at Dalhousie's Halifax campus. The program provides an interdisciplinary science background combined with a hands-on introduction to oceanographic concepts, and includes options for Combined Honours (with a primary or secondary discipline), a Major, a Double Major, or a Concentrated Honours pathway. Upper-year students can take Special Topics in Ocean Science and Independent Research in Ocean Science courses, and the SEASIDE program offers summer field-course opportunities that contribute to the degree. Undergraduate Summer Research Awards give students who want research experience a way to work alongside faculty during the summer term. The program suits students who want a broad grounding in the physical and biological sciences underlying oceanography, together with opportunities for fieldwork and independent research, whether they are aiming toward graduate study or careers in ocean-related science.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:75.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The department programme page names no course-level or grade prerequisites of its own for Ocean Sciences and instead points applicants to the Faculty of Science's general entry rules, published on Dalhousie's undergraduate admissions page. Domestic applicants need a completed Grade 12 with Academic English 12, a science or math sequence, and enough additional academic subjects to reach the Faculty of Science's minimum overall average of 75 percent for the BSc route, or 70 percent if entering through the BA option the programme also offers; meeting the minimum does not guarantee a seat, since admission is competitive. International applicants are assessed on the same subject list through Dalhousie's country-specific equivalency tables and must meet the university's English-language requirement (for example IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 overall with no section below 20) unless exempt.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Dalhousie's live Dates and Deadlines page still shows the September 2026 entry cycle as of mid-September 2026, not the 2027 cycle. For that cycle, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work close February 15, 2026; the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture) closes March 1, 2026; and the Health Sciences post-diploma option closes June 15, 2026. All other undergraduate programmes are considered on a rolling, space-available basis for both domestic and international applicants, with no separate international closing date published; May 15, 2026 is only the deposit and English-proficiency deadline, not an application deadline. Dalhousie has not yet published September 2027 entry dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
