University of Lethbridge offers BA/BS in Biological Sciences, a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences programme in Lethbridge, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,662 per year (CAD 6,822 per year for local students).
Also offered as: Master's Degree
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Biological Sciences
Local tuition: CAD 6,822 / year
International tuition: CAD 24,662 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program studies living organisms broadly, covering how they interact with their environment, how they function, and how they evolve, with an emphasis on hands-on research rather than only textbook and lecture study. It leads to a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts & Science, or a combined degree with education or management, and includes core coursework in chemistry, physics, and mathematics alongside cellular and molecular biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. Delivered on the Lethbridge campus with Fall and Winter intake, the program offers a research-internship track beginning in first year and progressing toward independent study and an honours thesis, along with optional minors such as biomedical sciences or conservation and biodiversity, and co-operative education and international exchange opportunities. It suits students interested in research-based study of life sciences. Graduates pursue roles such as toxicologist, forensics technician, water quality inspector, or ecologist, and the program also supports further study in fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, and veterinary medicine.
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. For this Bachelor of Science, 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. 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:Fall and Winter
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.
