BA/BS in Kinesiology & Health Science is a bachelor's degree in Sport and Exercise Science programme taught at York University in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 40,574 per year (CAD 6,240 per year for local students).
This Kinesiology & Health Science program, offered by the Faculty of Health at the Keele Campus, leads to a BA or BSc and can be studied full-time or part-time. The curriculum draws on a wide selection of courses covering human anatomy, physiology, fitness assessment, research methods, sport psychology and nutrition, with the option to focus study in areas such as neuroscience and motor control, physical activity and injury prevention, or fitness and health. Students can gain applied experience through a co-op or internship placement, alongside class-based, community-focused and faculty research learning opportunities, with fall entry available in first year and upper years. The program is designed to prepare graduates for pathways including medical school, rehabilitation science fields such as athletic therapy or physiotherapy, fitness training and coaching, health care policy and administration, or research, making it suited to students interested in the science of physical activity and its applications to health.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Both the BA and BSc streams require senior-level mathematics and a senior science course (Biology, Chemistry or Physics for the BA; Chemistry or Physics for the BSc), alongside senior English and the province's standard academic course load. Admission is competitive, targeting a high-70s academic average, with a final average of 74% required to maintain an offer; equivalent thresholds apply internationally, including 28 IB diploma points, a GCE A-Level average of C, 4.0/5.0 on the Hong Kong HKDSE, and a 3.0/4.0 GPA on US high-school Grade 11-12 courses. College or university applicants may complete one outstanding prerequisite during first year, and mature applicants (21 or older, out of school two or more years) may substitute equivalent coursework. Unless exempt, applicants must meet York's general undergraduate English proficiency minimums, published on the university's language-requirements page: IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 88, PTE Academic 60, Duolingo 120, or CAEL 60.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OUAC; for Fall 2027 entry, Ontario high-school applicants should apply by January 15, 2027, while out-of-province, transfer, and mature domestic applicants have a March 24, 2027 guaranteed-consideration date. Winter 2027 entry closes November 18, 2026 for all applicant types and Summer 2027 entry closes April 1, 2027. York continues to accept and assess applications after these dates until each program fills. International applicants share the same March 24, 2027 Fall guaranteed-consideration date as out-of-province and transfer applicants; York publishes no separate, earlier international deadline. Exceptions include Direct Entry Nursing (February 1, 2027) and Schulich's BBA, which closes firmly on January 15, 2027 with a February 1, 2027 supplementary application. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
