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BSc Biochemistry (Honours) at Carleton University

Carleton University, Canada

Programme overview

The science of biochemistry seeks to understand how organisms function by investigating enzyme reactions, mechanisms of gene regulation, chemical signaling pathways and cellular structure at the molecular level. Biochemists study how animals, plants and bacteria make use of energy to grow, compete with other organisms and reproduce.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Department: Institute of Biochemistry  |  Study mode: full-time / co-op option  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include BIOC 2200 Cellular Biochemistry.

Career pathways

Carleton Biochemistry students benefit from opportunities to network with a booming high-tech industry and government departments and agencies such as Health Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario high school: OSSD or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. For most programs including Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Combined Honours in Biology and Physics, Chemistry and Physics, Computational Biochemistry, Food Science, Nanoscience, Neuroscience and Biology, Neuroscience and Mental Health, and Psychology, the six 4U or M courses must include Advanced Functions, and two of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, or Physics. (Calculus and Vectors is strongly recommended). An overall average of at least 70% is normally required to be considered for admission; the cut-off average is set each year program by program and may be considerably higher than the minimum.

Main intake: Fall (September). January 2027 term is also open for applications.

Applications go through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), which opens in September 2026; international applicants may also apply directly through Carleton360. January 2027 term: apply by 15 October 2026 (transcripts from outside Canada/US) or 15 November 2026 (transcripts from Canada/US). Fall 2027: 15 January 2027 deadline for Ontario secondary school students applying via OUAC; 1 April 2027 main deadline for international applicants (transcripts from outside Canada/US); 1 June 2027 general deadline for applicants with Canada/US transcripts. Some programmes have earlier deadlines (1 March 2027 for programme-specific deadlines).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.carleton.ca/apply/

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