Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Develop the competencies needed for application to the Trent-Fleming Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, for application to science degrees, or to advanced diploma programs at Fleming College.
Program Information
Start Date
September 08, 2026
Domestic Availability
Accepting Applications
International Availability
Accepting Applications
CIP Code
51.1199
Program Code
PHS
Delivery
In Person
Credential
Ontario College Certificate
Academic School
Location
Program Contact
Domestic Tuition
per semester*
International Tuition
per semester*
*Domestic tuition amounts shown are from the 2025-2026 academic year and are subject to change.
*International tuition amounts shown are from the 2025-2026 academic year and are subject to change.
View Curriculum
The Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program is designed to provide you with the core knowledge, skills and abilities that are fundamental to academic success in health sciences and other related programs at the advanced diploma or degree level. Develop your knowledge and skills in writing and research, mathematics, human anatomy, biology, and organic/inorganic chemistry to be well-prepared for the rigors of your next academic program.
You will have access to extensive hands-on, laboratory-based learning experiences in preparation for post-secondary level science programs. You will also have the opportunity to learn about potential careers in the fields of science and health science and identify the post-secondary programs that can help you reach your goals. This is a two-semester certificate-level program leading to an Ontario College Certificate.
Successful completion of this Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program provides the essential courses to meet admission requirements for the Trent/Fleming Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Please note: admission to the B.Sc.N. program is competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the B.Sc.N. program.
Graduates of the program can pursue the Queen's University Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree (Honours). Graduates with a 3.0 GPA are eligible, and will be awarded 12 credit hours, which is equivalent to nearly one semester of credit.
Eligible graduates can transfer 3.5 credits toward Trent University's Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Honours Degree programs. Graduates with a cumulative program average of 75% will be considered for recognition of transfer credits.
Graduates may also meet admission criteria for programs at other universities.
Students interested in applying to other B.Sc.N. or B.Sc. programs are advised to consult with the admission office at the specific institution they are interested in for more information. For additional details, contact the Pre-Health Sciences program coordinator.
Successful completion of the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program enables you to apply for admission for Fleming College programs such as:
Fleming College has reserved spaces in the programs listed above for qualified graduates of the Pre-health program. For consideration, graduates must have achieved an average of 70% or higher over the duration of the program. Students must also meet minimum grade requirements for the program of application (see program pages for details). Students applying to the Respiratory Therapy program must have a Physics credit (minimum grade of 65%). Pre-health students can choose to take Physics during the program.
Graduates may also be eligible for admission to similar programs at other Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology.
Students interested in applying to Fleming's Practical Nursing or Paramedic program should consider the Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas program.
The Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees program may be a good fit if you:
- Need to boost your grades or complete key science courses to qualify for your desired college or university program
- Have been out of school for a while and want to refresh your skills before returning to the classroom
- Want a strong foundation to increase your chances of success in a competitive health sciences program
Plan to spend at least $700 per year for books and supplies.
- Analyze biological concepts such as homeostasis and apply them to the study of human anatomy and physiology.
Students applying to Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees must meet the following requirements:
- OSSD including Gr 12 C English, Gr 11 C Math
Recommended (but not required for admission)
- Biology
PC / Windows
- Operating System:Windows 10
- Processor:Core i5 - 1.6Ghz minimum
- Memory:8GB minimum
- Hard Disk:160GB minimum
- Software:Microsoft Word and Excel or equivalent software. Phone app/printer/software capable of scan to pdf.
Apple / MacOS
- Operating System:MacOS 10.12 or newer
- Processor:Core i5 6th Gen or better
- Memory:8GB minimum
- Hard Disk:160GB minimum
- Software:Microsoft Word and Excel or equivalent software. Phone app/printer/software capable of scan to pdf.
Internet Connection: 2.5 Mbps Download and 3.0 Mbps Upload (minimum)
Transfer Agreements
You may be able to use credits obtained at Fleming College to continue your postsecondary education in pursuit of a degree. The articulation and credit transfer agreements with our partner institutions are summarized here.
Bachelor of Science (General) in Biology
Requirement
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative program Grade Point Average (GPA).
Transfer Credit
- 15 out of a 90-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Algoma University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Requirement
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative program Grade Point Average (GPA).
Transfer Credit
- 15 out of a 120-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Algoma University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
Bachelor of Science
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- Admission Pathway.
- Program satisfies the following high school prerequisites
- ENG4U English, SBI4U Biology and SCH4U Chemistry.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Brock University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
Bachelor of Health Sciences
Requirement
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative program Grade Point Average (GPA) in all courses taken.
- Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C (63%) or higher on the first attempt
- Eligible to complete the BHSc (General) degree in an additional 90 units. Consult a BHSc Academic Advisor (bhscadvisor@queensu.ca) for program details.
Transfer Credit
- 12 out of a 120-credit degree.
- Refer to the articulation agreement for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Queen's University website for further articulation and program information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Arts
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Physics
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Physics
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Conservation Biology
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Chemistry
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Resource Science
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Financial Science
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Forensic Biology
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Geography
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Indigenous Environmental Science
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Economics
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
- Minimum grade of 70% in two semesters of Communications
- Minimum grade of 65% in two semesters of Biology, Chemistry and Math.
- *NOTE: Nursing is a limited enrolment program, and as a result, meeting the terms of this agreement does not guarantee admission to the program.
Transfer Credit
- Admission consideration.
- Transfer credits will not be granted for students admitted directly into the BScN program.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
Bachelor of Science in Water Sciences
Requirement
- Minimum 75% cumulative program average.
Transfer Credit
- 3.5 out of a 20-credit degree.
- Refer to ONTransfer.ca for further details.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
For more information
Visit the Trent University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
In The News: Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees vs. Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas
Are you thinking about a career in healthcare, but you’re not sure where to start? Fleming College’s Pre-Health Sciences Pathway programs offer two great options to help you take that first step. But how do you know which one is right for you?
Fleming’s Pre-Health Science Programs
Fleming offers two Pre-Health programs:
- Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
- Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas
Both are full-time, one-year foundation programs designed to build your knowledge in key areas like biology, chemistry, math, and health. Further, both programs prepare you for success in your next credential. The difference comes down to where you want to go next.
Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees: For Long-Term Academic Goals
This program is ideal if you plan to continue your studies in a three-year advanced diploma or even a university degree in a health or science-related field. It offers a deeper dive into the sciences and strengthens your academic foundation for competitive programs like:
- Biotechnology – Advanced Diploma*
- Massage Therapy*
- Respiratory Therapy*
- Bachelor of Science programs at partnering universities (see education pathways Fleming has made with other schools)
*Fleming College has reserved spaces in the programs listed above for qualified graduates of the Pre-health program.
It’s a great fit if:
- You’re academically driven
- You want to eventually earn a university degree
- You want to prepare for your future studies with the support of passionate and caring faculty team
Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas: For Career-Focused Training
This program is designed to help you meet the admission requirements for one- or two-year college certificate or diploma programs. It's a great choice if you're looking to enter the workforce sooner in roles like:
- Pharmacy Technician*
- Practical Nursing*
- Paramedic*
- Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant*
- Personal Support Worker
*Fleming College has reserved space in the programs listed above for qualified graduates of this program.
It’s a great fit if:
- You want a strong foundation to increase your chances of success in a competitive health sciences program
- You’re looking for applied, hands-on learning
- You’re unsure of your long-term education goals but want to explore healthcare and science-related career choices
So, which program should you choose?
Ask yourself these three questions:
- What program(s) am I interested in next? If you're planning on a university degree or a three-year diploma, the Advanced Diplomas and Degrees Pathway is likely your best bet.
- How soon do I want to start working? If you want to enter the workforce as soon as possible, the Certificates and Diplomas Pathway can help you get there faster.
- What kind of healthcare role interests me? More specialized or research-based careers typically require more schooling.
Need Help Deciding?
You’re not alone! Reach out for personalized guidance.
No matter which path you choose, Fleming’s Pre-Health programs are a smart starting point for anyone looking to launch a meaningful career in healthcare. Learn more or apply today at flemingcollege.ca