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CAD 35010

Annual Tuition Fee

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CAD 230

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48 months

Duration

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6

IELTS

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60%

Min GPA

Program Overview

Biology was the pioneer science at York, offering the first undergraduate and graduate programs in the 1960s.
Biology studies living things and the discipline defines a living creature, technically called a living "organism", as one that has a metabolism and reproduces. Biologists study living organisms from many different angles, including behaviour, evolution and ecology as well as cell and molecular biology and genetics. They study all different kinds of species from plants to insects, viruses to humans. Biology can also be combined with other fields. For example, biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology and biopsychology are all important fields related to biology.

Biologists can be found working everywhere — on and off the planet:

  • In a variety of environments to investigate ecosystems;
  • In the laboratory to examine how organisms work;
  • In the microscopic world to explore cells and the submicroscopic to explore molecules in cells;
  • In space to study the effect of space travel on organisms;
  • Back in time to investigate the history of life.

The Biology program, York’s longest-established scientific program, is home to internationally recognized teaching and research faculty. It offers you a diversity of courses from across the discipline, providing you with the flexibility to choose courses from many different areas or to specialize in a particular field of life science. In your upper years, you can choose to specialize in such areas as:

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Biomedical Science
  • Biophysics
  • Environmental Biology
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Additional Information

Program Level Pathway Program

College/University Processing Time 30 Days

Program Format Full-Time

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) work permit

Program Intake

Closed

Jan 2024, May 2024, Sep 2024

General Admission Requirement

  • IELTS
    • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0

Academic Requirement

  • YORK UNIVERSITY – SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES
    If a student is not meeting the IELTS requirement for a particular academic program at York University, he/she has an option to go for the Pathway Program. After completing the Pathway Program students can meet the credit requirements and continue at York University.

    Academic Credit English
    The Academic Credit English is a program offered by the English Language Institute at the School of Continuing Studies. Under this program students receive a conditional letter of acceptance to York University.

  • TERM 1:
    • It is an eight month long program which can be completed simultaneously along with the regular university program.
    • IELTS REQUIREMENTS:  Entry point IELTS 5.0/ 6 or equivalent for Term 1/2 respectively.
    • ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: 78-80%
    • Still two terms but with a revamped curriculum with a focus on University Success
    • Students can still earn a maximum of 9 academic credits
    • Focus on Academic English training and University life preparation
  • TERM 2:
    • It is a four month long program which can be completed simultaneously along with the regular university program.
    • IELTS REQUIREMENTS:  Entry point IELTS 5.0/ 6 or equivalent for Term 1/2 respectively.
    • ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: 78-80%
    • Still two terms but with a revamped curriculum with a focus on University Success
    • Students can still earn a maximum of 9 academic credits
    • Focus on Academic English training and University life preparation
  • Pre-Accelerated English
    Pre-Accelerated English is an eight week long program offered by the School of Continuing Studies for students who have not succeeded in meeting the IELTS score requirements for a particular program. Once a student has qualified the Pre-Accelerated English program he/she is eligible for the Accelerated English program. This program has to be completed prior to the beginning of your academic course at York.

  • IELTS REQUIREMENTS: 8 weeks, entry point IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.
  • ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: As per the individual requirements of your desired program at Academic Credit English.
  • CREDITS: None
  • Still 8 weeks but with a revamped curriculum with a focus on Academic English training with intensive preparation for entry into Accelerated English.
  • Accelerated English
    The Accelerated English program is an eight week long pathway program taken by students with low IELTS score in order to meet the requirements of their degree at York. This program has to be completed prior to the beginning of your academic course at York.

  • IELTS REQUIREMENTS: Entry point IELTS 6 or equivalent.
  • ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: As per the individual requirements of your desired program at Academic Credit English.
  • CREDITS: None
  • Still 8 weeks but with a revamped curriculum with a focus on Academic English training.
  • Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have Grade 12 / High School Diploma or equivalent.

6 IELTS Score
60% CGPA Minimum Overall Score

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35010

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CAD 230

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12000 Per year

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