General Program: Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc) at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences & Mathematics programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 515 per credit (CAD 216 per credit for local students).
Thompson Rivers University's Bachelor of Science, General Program is a 120-credit distance degree through TRU Open Learning built for students who want breadth across multiple science disciplines rather than a single specialized major. It requires 24 credits of breadth coursework spanning English, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences, 27 lower-level credits, 45 upper-level credits, and 24 elective credits, all completed to a minimum 2.00 GPA, with the option to concentrate coursework in two or three areas such as life, chemical, physical, earth, or applied science. Because some upper-level science courses have limited availability through Open Learning, students often complete on-campus equivalents at TRU's Kamloops campus or transfer in credit from another institution to finish upper-level requirements. Admission follows TRU's open admission policy, and students need a minimum of 15 TRU credits, taken by distance or on campus, to meet the degree's residency requirement.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Thompson Rivers University's Open Learning page for the Bachelor of Science General Program lists open admission as the entry requirement: no required courses, minimum grades, prior credential, GPA or English-language test score (IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL) is published for entry. The only condition tied to the credential itself is residency: a minimum of 15 TRU credits, completed through distance or on-campus study, must be counted toward the degree. The page gives no portfolio, interview, work-experience, age or intake-date condition, and directs applicants to its multi-step application process and registration system to begin an application rather than listing separate entrance criteria on this page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
