Laurentian University offers BA/BS in Forensic Science, a bachelor's degree in Forensic Science programme in Sudbury, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 30,364 per year (CAD 6,120 per year for local students).
This Honours program in Forensic Science leads to a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts over 120 credits, delivered on campus with substantial laboratory work, including a dedicated forensic teaching laboratory and crime-scene apartment, and partnerships with the Ontario Police College and the Canadian Police College. The curriculum applies scientific principles to legal contexts through coursework in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, forensic science, and Canadian criminal law, covering areas such as DNA analysis, fingerprint analysis, bloodstain pattern analysis, forensic toxicology and chemistry, and forensic anthropology and botany, alongside crime-scene investigation and evidence handling, with attention to the limits of scientific testing in interpreting evidence. Students can pursue a single specialization or combine it with Chemistry or Biology, add a concurrent Certificate in Forensic Identification, or take a minor. It suits students interested in the intersection of science and law, and graduates pursue roles such as forensic identification officer, DNA scientist, forensic chemist, or police officer, or continue into graduate study; applicants for related jobs typically undergo a criminal background check.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:80.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Minimum overall average of 80% in the 6 best Grade 12 U/M courses. Required: English U/M, 4U Advanced Functions, 4U Biology, 4U Chemistry, and two other U/M courses.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Laurentian's Canadian- and international-applicant pages publish recurring annual deadlines without stating an entry year, so the dates below are each one's next future occurrence measured from September 2026. For September 2027 entry, domestic Group A (current Ontario high-school, OUAC 101) applicants face a January 15, 2027 deadline and Group B (other domestic, OUAC 105) applicants August 1, 2027; Group B's next January-entry deadline is December 1, 2026 and next May-entry deadline is April 1, 2027. International applicants must apply by June 15, 2027 (documents June 20, 2027) for September 2027 entry; the recurring January-entry international deadline next falls on August 15, 2026, already past, so no January 2027 international deadline remains open, and no May-entry international deadline is published. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing carries a February 1, 2027 deadline for both domestic and international applicants (September entry only). The Bachelor of Architectural Studies is administered separately by the McEwen School of Architecture, whose own page remains locked to the 2026-2027 (Fall 2026) cycle — OUAC deadline January 15, 2026, portfolio/statement of interest February 14, 2026 — with no Fall 2027 dates yet posted. Laurentian does not describe admission as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
