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

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Bachelor of Arts and Science Honours (B.A.&Sc. Honours) - Health Studies - Changing Climates and Health cost?

  CAD 41,004 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 6.5 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• How long is it?

  4 years, as listed by the university.

• What are the entry requirements?

  Admission requirements depend on your situation; please tell us about yourself. Failed to load admission requirements. Please try again. | Climate change has been described as a public health emergency. The effects of climate change are already altering our physical environments. Human health is intrinsically linked to the health of our environment, from air and water quality to food and energy security. In addition to direct impacts on health, climate change can disrupt healthcare systems, local economies, and governance structures. The Changing Climates and Health stream provides a critical foundation in ecosystem, climate, and climate change science that can be applied to better understand mechanisms for assessing and planning for health in changing environments or to explore public health implications of natural disasters or for Indigenous populations. 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. Students accepted to Honours in must find a supervisor for their HLST 410.6 project no later than May 1, 2027, prior to registration in the course in 2027-2028. Students who have already completed the required 300-level lab course(s) may also be eligible for admission to the Honours program and enrolment in HLST 410.6 starting September 1, 2026, provided they have completed 90 credit units of study and meet the other requirements. Students accepted to Honours under this criteria must find a supervisor for their HLST 410.6 project no later than May 1, 2026, prior to their registration in the course. All students must have a Cumulative Weighted Average (C.W.A.) of at least 70% and a Major Average of at least 70% at the time of application. If the student’s average drops below either threshold they will be discontinued as an Honours student and they will not be admitted to HLST 410.6. D. Changing Climates and Health No more than 6 credit units from one subject may be used in Requirements J1, J2 and J3. | Admission requirements differ by college and by the school system the applicant studied in; the University publishes them per programme with a selector that includes an "outside of Canada" option. English is the language of instruction and examination and proof of English proficiency may be required. Source: https://admissions.usask.ca/health-studies.php · English: IELTS 6.5 (no band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 86; PTE Academic 63; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: No English test is required where the applicant meets one of the University's other accepted standards: at least three years of full-time study in an approved English-medium secondary programme including Grades 10-12 with Grade 12 English Language Arts A30 or B30 or equivalent (2.5 years with minimum final grades of 70%, or 2 years with minimum final grades of 80%); or at least one year of full-time study in a degree programme at a recognised post-secondary institution whose only language of instruction and examination is English (a minimum two-year diploma in Canada, or a minimum three-year diploma outside Canada); or successful completion of English for Academic Purposes Level 4 at the University of Saskatchewan Language Centre, or EAP 100 and EAP 101 at the University of Regina; or Advanced Placement English 4 or better, IB English A1/A2 Higher Level 5 or better, IB English B Higher Level 5 or better, GCSE/IGCSE/GCE O-Level English B or better, or GCE A/AS/AICE Level English B or better. Accepted English-medium curricula are listed by the University and include the International Baccalaureate, Indian IGCSE and CBSE only, GCSE O-Level and GCE A-Level, NZQA, Australian state curricula, CAPE, SQA, NQAI and the WBQ. If secondary study finished more than five years ago, additional proof may be required. Source: https://admissions.usask.ca/requirements/english-language-proficiency.php · Application fee: CAD 120.00 (non-refundable) · Deposit: CAD 1,000.00 non-refundable tuition deposit, payable when accepting the offer of admission. The University states this applies to most international students, including those admitted to undergraduate programmes in the Colleges of Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Engineering, Kinesiology and Nursing and the Edwards School of Business; other programmes may require a deposit and applicants are notified by email. Paying it is required before USask will endorse the applicant for a Saskatchewan provincial attestation letter (PAL). The deposit is applied to tuition and fees on enrolment. Source: https://admissions.usask.ca/requirements/apply.php

• Is there a scholarship?

  International undergraduate applicants are considered automatically on admission. The University of Saskatchewan International Excellence Award is CAD 10,000 (1 offered) and the International Baccalaureate Excellence Award for international students is CAD 20,000 (1 offered); for both, the deadline to apply for admission is 15 February. Awards of CAD 15,000 (4) for international students applying from Saskatchewan high schools and CAD 10,000 each for international students applying from Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia high schools have a 1 May admission deadline. USask Entrance Scholarships of CAD 5,000 go to 600 entering students on admission average (apply for admission by 1 December, documents by 15 December). Best and Brightest renewable entrance scholarships range from CAD 24,000 to CAD 40,000 over four years and need a separate application in PAWS by 15 December. Competitive Entrance Awards need applications by 1 March. Source View scholarship page