At University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Canada, BA/BS in Biochemistry is offered as a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,662 per year (CAD 6,822 per year for local students).
This program studies living systems at the molecular level, drawing on biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics to examine processes such as protein structure, DNA sequencing, gene cloning, and enzyme function. It leads to a Bachelor of Science, delivered on the Lethbridge campus with Fall and Winter intake. Students work with laboratory techniques including molecular biology and protein crystallography, and may add an optional minor. High-achieving students in their final year can complete an honours thesis, and experiential options include co-operative education, international exchange, and applied study placements. The program suits students with strong curiosity about molecular-level biological processes and an aptitude for laboratory-based analytical work. It provides a foundation for further study in areas such as medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry, and for careers in forensic science, pharmacology, food science, and biotechnology, including laboratory and research roles across pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnology sectors.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: University of Lethbridge admits this program directly from Canadian high school on the Faculty of Arts & Science's standard scale: five distinct senior-year courses, one of them a language-arts course, with a minimum blended average of 65% across all five. The program specifies that three of the five courses must be Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics at the senior secondary level; province-specific course codes are listed on the program page. Fall and Winter intakes are offered. Applicants without a Canadian high school credential are assessed on the same academic scale against their home-country credential equivalencies through the international admissions office (general admission requirements). Applicants whose first language is not English must meet uLethbridge's English Language Proficiency requirement, most commonly through Alberta English Language Arts 30-1 (or equivalent) with a minimum blended grade of 75%, three consecutive years of full-time secondary study in English, or an approved test: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 per band), TOEFL iBT 86 overall (min. 20 per section), Duolingo English Test 120 overall (min. 110 per subscore), PTE Academic 61 overall (min. 60 per part), CAEL 70 overall (min. 60 per component), or Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 (min. 176 per subscore).
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants to the University of Lethbridge for Fall 2027 entry apply by 30 June 2027 (post-secondary applicants) or 15 December 2026 (direct-entry high-school applicants), with admission-decision documents due by 30 June or 15 July 2027 and final documents by 1-15 August 2027; for Winter 2028 entry the domestic deadline is 1 November 2027. International applicants for Fall 2027 apply by 15 June 2027, with decision documents due 30 June 2027 and final documents by 15 July 2027; for Winter 2028 the international deadline is 15 September 2027. Applications for Fall 2027 opened 14 September 2026. Deadlines vary by program and campus and are not rolling in the open-ended sense, though the university notes some programmes may close early once capacity is reached. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
