Bachelor of Arts and Science Honours (B.A.&Sc. Honours) - Health Studies - Changing Climates and Health at University of Saskatchewan

Programme overview

Health Studies is a distinct interdisciplinary undergraduate program that builds on and combines science, social sciences, and humanities/fine arts. Grouped around a set of core courses, this program offers a wide range of courses across the College of Arts and Sciences.

Faculty: College of Arts and Science | Study mode: full-time | Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

The programme comprises 120 credit units.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be eligible for Honours students must have completed at least 60 credit units, including BIOL 120.3 or BIOL 121.3; CHEM 112.3; HLST 110, HLST 210; and PSY 120.3, PSY 121.3, PSY 233.3, PSY 234.3 and an additional 6 credit units of senior (200-level or above) PSY courses. Students who are accepted to Honours will be given priority access to HLST 310 and the 300-level PSY lab courses. For admission in 2026 only, the department will consider applications from students who have completed only 54 credit units, but these students must complete the additional requirements by September 1, 2026 to remain eligible.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Nursing (B.S.N.): the College of Nursing offers early and regular admission for the fall term intake.

Juris Doctor: classes begin in September; the application deadline is February 1 for classes beginning in September of the same year.

For most programs, a minimum non-refundable $120 CAD application fee, paid by Visa or Mastercard, is required; applications are made through an admissions account at apply.usask.ca.

Nursing: early admission application deadline December 15, 2026 (documents January 15, 2027); regular admission application deadline April 30, 2027 (documents June 1, 2027). Application fee $120 CAD, waived for current and returning USask students.

Juris Doctor: online applications open October 15; the deadline to apply and submit supporting documentation is February 1. The application fee is $125 CAD.

Doctor of Dental Medicine: the online application is available August 1 to November 15, with documents due by December 1; the application fee is $216 CAD, paid online by Visa or MasterCard.

Doctor of Pharmacy and Nutrition: applications open November 2026 and the application deadline is March 15, 2027 at 11:59 pm CST. The Pharmacy application fee is $150 CAD.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: the deadline to apply online is December 1.

Doctor of Medicine: the online application period is August to the end of September, and the application deadline is October 1. The application fee is $150 CAD.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.usask.ca/health-studies.php

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