Offered by Nipissing University in North Bay, Canada, BA/BS in Physical and Health Education is a bachelor's degree in Sport and Exercise Science programme. The programme runs for 4 years.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Sport and Exercise Science
Duration: 4 years
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Physical and Health Education is offered as an Honours Specialization at the undergraduate level. The curriculum covers human movement science, holistic health perspectives, instructional strategies, health assessment, and leadership and communication, taught through classroom instruction, labs, seminars, and applied physical activity courses each term that include activities such as basketball, hiking, soccer, gymnastics, yoga, canoeing, and skiing. In the third and fourth years, students complete an unpaid Community Leadership Placement with organizations such as schools, hospitals, clinics, sports teams, and rehabilitation centres. The program offers flexible pathways toward either teaching and coaching or health and exercise professions, including a route into Nipissing's Bachelor of Education program. It suits students passionate about physical activity and health promotion. Graduates pursue roles such as physical and health educator, health consultant, public health educator, strength coach, athletic trainer, recreation coordinator, or community health coordinator.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Physical and Health Education programme page states only Nipissing's general undergraduate admission requirement and refers applicants to program-specific prerequisites without publishing them on the page itself; the university's general requirements page confirms the baseline is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with six 4U/4M courses (equivalent credentials for out-of-province and international applicants). Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Nipissing's proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 83 overall (minimum 20 in reading, listening and writing, 22 in speaking), PTE Academic 58 overall (minimum 56 per section), CAEL 60 overall with no band below 60, or Cambridge C1 176 overall (minimum 169).
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC): for most undergraduate programs starting September 2027 the application deadline is April 1, 2027 with supporting documents due April 9, 2027, part-time fall applicants have until August 4, 2027, and January 2027 entry closes November 13, 2026 (documents November 20, 2026). International applicants follow the same April 1, 2027 deadline for fall and November 13, 2026 for winter; Nipissing does not publish a spring/summer international deadline. Nipissing states these as fixed application deadlines rather than rolling admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
