Health Science — New Students

University science courses are interesting, engaging and rewarding but have a heavy workload due to weekly mandatory labs.  As this is the case, we recommend the following course plan for your first year to manage your school-work-life balance and to ensure success in all of your courses. 

BSc. Health Science – Recommended First-Year Course Plans for 3-5 courses per semester         Note: italicized courses are program declaration requirements

Fall:     11 credits                                                                Spring:             10 credits                                               Summer:  11 credits

HSCI 1115 – Intro. To Health Science (3)                      ENGL 1100 – Intro. University Writing (3)                    PHYS 1101 – Physics for Life Sciences I*  (4) ***

BIOL 1110 – Intro. To Biology I  (4)*                                BIOL 1210 – Intro. To Biology II   (4)*                             MATH 1230 – Calculus for Life Sciences II (3)

CHEM 1110 – The Structure of Matter (4)*                  MATH 1130 – Calculus for Life Sciences I (3)                CHEM 1210 – Chem. Energetics & Dynamics (4)*

Fall:     14 credits                                                          Spring:             14 credits                                                      Summer:         10 credits

HSCI 1115 – Intro. To Health Science (3)                   HSCI 2220 – Medical Terminology (3)                                PHYS 1101 – Physics for Life Sciences I* (4) ***

BIOL 1110 – Intro. To Biology I  (4)*                              BIOL 1210 – Intro. To Biology II  (4)*                                      MATH 1230 – Calculus for Life Sciences I (3)

CHEM 1110 – The Structure of Matter (4)*               CHEM 1210 – Chem. Energetics & Dynamics (4)*          ENGL 1202 or 1204: Literature or Genre (3)

ENGL 1100 – Intro. To University Writing (3)            MATH 1130 – Calculus for Life Sciences I (3)

Fall:     18 credits                                                               Spring:             17 credits                                                           Summer:  OFF – 0 credits (or 3 credits)

HSCI 1115 – Intro. To Health Science (3)                      HSCI 2220 – Medical Terminology (3)                                     MATH 1230 – Calculus for Life Sciences I (3)

BIOL 1110 – Intro. To Biology I  (4)*                               BIOL 1210 – Intro. To Biology II  (4)*                 

CHEM 1110 – The Structure of Matter (4)*                 CHEM 1210 – Chem. Energetics & Dynamics (4)*   

ENGL 1100 – Intro. To University Writing (3)              MATH 1130 – Calculus for Life Sciences I (3)

PHYS 1101 – Physics for Life Sciences I (4)*             ENGL 1202 or 1204: Literature or Genre (3)

(***) PHYS 1120 – Physics for Physical and Applied Sciences I (4) may be substituted for this requirement based on course offerings.

Declaration Requirements    

Please visit the University Calendar, Bachelor of Science, Major in Health Science for full information.

ELECTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS if seeking an additional course or one which is outlined above is not available.

Choose 1 of

Choose 1 of:

ANTH 1100 (3)             Social and Cultural Anthropology

PSYC 1100 (3)              Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes

OR Choose 1 elective at the 1100-level or higher.

* This is a lab science course.  You must register in both the lecture and lab portions.  Please contact Student Enrolment Services at 604.599.2000 if you are experiencing registration issues.

**Please be advised that BIOL 1110 requires students to have completed English 12 with a B grade or equivalent in order to enroll.

Additional courses which satisfy the English prerequisite for this course which may be taken at KPU or transferred  from another recognized post-secondary institution include: