University of Calgary

Medicine

Bachelor of Health Sciences

This program offers students an undergraduate degree designed to introduce students to various aspects of health and health research. This undergraduate research-intensive honours degree program consists of three majors — Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics, and Health and Society - with the course instruction spanning across the faculties of the University of Calgary. The philosophy of the BHSc is that contemporary health issues need to be examined in a broad-based, interdisciplinary, active manner. The program structure is designed to provide students with a well-rounded background in health sciences that will enable them to pursue further opportunities in the global health care sector.

As a student in this program, you will receive a Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) degree in one of the following disciplines:

For admission information for the Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, please click here.

Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation (BCR)

Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies is a dynamic program examining the economic, social and political forces that serve to marginalize people. You will learn to design, deliver and evaluate community-based support services as well as how to form alliances that promote full participation in the community, and can pursue careers in fields such as health, education, advocacy, legal and social reform, and community development.

Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation Admission Requirements

Application/Document Deadlines

There are three routes within the Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation program:

  1. 4-year interdisciplinary degree route;
  2. 2-year post-diploma route;
  3. 2-year post-degree route.

Students may apply for admission to either year one of the interdisciplinary degree route, or year three of the post-diploma or post-degree routes. All applicants must complete the BCR statement

Year One

For information regarding requirements to the 4 year interdisciplinary degree route see Admission Requirements.

Year Three

To qualify for admission to the post-diploma or post-degree routes, the applicant must: Present satisfactory matriculation standing in English 30 as well as all of the requirements listed in one of category (a), (b), or (c):

  • (a) A Diploma Program

    (i) An Approved Community College Rehabilitation Diploma, or

    (ii) Other Post Rehabilitation or Related Diploma - Holders of related community college diplomas with three years of experience in human services may be considered for admission. Previous education and experience will be considered only after evaluation and recommendation by a community college offering an approved program.

    All applicants must present a half-course equivalent human sciences. The human sciences course may be complete prior to or subsequent to admission, and will not be included in the ten full courses required in the post diploma program. Depending on the diploma, additional requisite courses may be required.

  • (b) An Approved Degree

    Applicant must present coursework related to human services, disability and individual intervention or equivalent experience in human services. Approved degree holders who cannot present coursework or equivalent experience as described above, must complete Community Rehabilitation 205, 207, Applied Psychology 419, Community Rehabilitation 471*, 485, and a half-course equivalent human science as requisites. Requisites may be completed prior to or subsequent to admission and, with the exception of Community Rehabilitation 471, will be in addition to the ten full-course equivalents required in the program.

    *May be included for credit in program as a senior rehabilitation option.

  • (c) Non-Degree/Non-Diploma Holders

    Applicants will be required to present ten full-course equivalents which must include Community Rehabilitation 205, 207, Applied Psychology 419, Community Rehabilitation 471, 485, 487, or their equivalents, and a half-course human sciences. The remaining six full-course open options must include two full-course equivalents at the senior level.


Medical Doctor (MD) Program

If you are looking for information on becoming a Medical Doctor at the U of C, visit the Faculty of Medicine Admissions website.

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