Bachelor of Science
University Transfer
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Set a career in the sciences in motion by starting a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at Lakeland College.
You'll learn - and experiment - in state of the art labs. You’ll be setting yourself up for academic success with smaller class sizes and up-to-date-equipment.
Your labs will also take you outdoors for field labs.
A bachelor of science degree can be a diverse education in more than one science, or in a specific science. This may be the launch of your career in research, consulting or other scientific endeavors.
You have the option to take some or all of the pre-professional requirements in the following areas:
- dental hygiene
- dentistry
- medical lab science
- nursing
- nutrition
- pharmacy
- veterinary medicine
Through our partnership with Athabasca University (AU), you don't have to transfer to another university to finish a Bachelor of Science. See the "on-campus completion" section below for more inofrmation.
While there are many, many options from where you go from Lakeland to complete a science degree, there are exceptions.
This is because there are some very specific courses for these science-related programs, so you can’t transfer a full year of credits.
These are the programs we recommend you not start at Lakeland, and why they aren’t popular transfer routes from here. For all 3 of these exceptions, you wouldn’t receive credit for a full year of courses and would need 5 years to complete your degree.
- Engineering
- Kinesiology
- Nursing: With the exception of USask, where we have a pre-professional year at Lakeland, most nursing programs are direct entry.
Requirements
More program details
Remember that studying includes other expenses than tuition and fees - you should
also be budgeting for your accommodation and living expenses. Alberta student loan
guidelines recommends $1,153/month.
Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.
View a complete listing of university transfer courses - not all are available every semester or academic year but you'll work with your academic advisor to find which are the right fit for your degree path.
View the complete list of required University Transfer textbooks.
Once the timetable has been finalized, you will choose classes and create your schedule with the academic advisor.
Your class schedule, or when your courses are held during the week, can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. Usually, one month before your program starts.
Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.
Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.
Lloydminster On-Campus Important Dates
2024
Aug 12 — Fees due, fall term
Sept 3 — Registration day
Sept 4 — First day of classes, fall term semester 1
Sept 11 — Last day to add semester 1 courses
Sept 24 — Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw from college with full refund less tuition deposit.
Sept 30 — National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed
Oct 14 — Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 1 — Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit
Nov 8 — Fall break
Nov 11 — Remembrance Day, college closed
Dec 2 — Fees due winter term
Dec 13 — Last day of semester 1
Dec 16-Jan 6 — Christmas break for students
2025
Jan 7 — First day of classes, winter term semester 2
Jan 13 — Last day to add semester 2 courses
Jan 28 — Last day to drop semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw from college with 100% refund of semester 2 fees.
Feb 17-21 — Reading Week/Spring Break
March 14 — Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit.
April 18-21 — Easter Break, college closed
April 25 — Last day semester 2
May 30 — Lloydminster Campus Convocation
Please note these dates are subject to change.
2025
Aug 11 — Fees due, fall term
Sept 2 — Registration Day
Sept 3 — First day of classes, fall term semester 1
Sept 10 — Last day to add semester 1 courses
Sept 23 — Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit.
Sept 30 — National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed
Oct 13 — Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 3 — Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit
Nov 10-11 — Fall break for students
Nov 11 — Remembrance Day, college closed
Dec 1 — Fees due, winter term
Dec 12 — Last day of semester 1
Dec 13–Jan 5 — Christmas break for students
2026
Jan 6 — First day of classes, winter term semester 2
Jan 13 — Last day to add semester 2 courses
Jan 27 — Last day to drop semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of semester 2 fees.
Feb 16–20 — Reading week/spring break
March 13 — Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit.
April 3–6 — Easter Break, college closed
April 24 — Last day semester 2
May 29 — Lloydminster Campus Convocation
June 5 — Vermilion Campus Convocation
The main universities we transfer to are the University of Alberta, the University of Saskatchewan, MacEwan University and the University of Calgary.
Depending on the major and/or minor you choose, you can stay at Lakeland to a maximum of 60 credits.
Check out our bachelor of science in nursing collaboration with USask.
The University of Alberta offers a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene.
You must complete one year of pre-professional studies before applying to the program, which can be taken at Lakeland. You will then complete years 2, 3 and 4 at the U of A.
This program has an early application deadline of November 1.
The University of Alberta offers a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science.
You must complete one year of pre-professional studies before applying to the program. However, we recommend that you take the requirements over 2 years because of sequencing and success. You can take that year or years at Lakeland. You will then complete years 2, 3 and 4 at the U of A.
To become a Registered Dietician, students must complete the degree, a professional internship and the Canadian Dietetic Registration Examination. See the Dieticians of Canada website for more details.
Students take 30 credits of pre-nutrition and then apply to the four-year program, including the professional experience internship. All 30 credits can be completed at Lakeland.
The University of Alberta offers a BSc in Nutrition and Food Science, Dietetics Specialization.
The University of Saskatchewan offers a BSc in Nutrition.
The U of A offers a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), which requires 60 credits of pre-professional courses. You can complete 30 of 60 credits at Lakeland College. To stay for the full 60 credits, students can take 6 credits of physiology online through the U of A in year two. If students choose to only complete 30 credits, they will transfer to a university general science program to complete the remaining credits.
USask offers a Doctor of Dental Medicine, which requires 90 credits of pre-professional courses. You can complete 60 of 90 credits at Lakeland College. You will transfer to a university general science program to complete the remaining 30 credits.
The U of A offers a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), which requires 60 credits of pre-professional courses. You can complete 30 of 60 credits at Lakeland College. To stay for the full 60 credits, students can take 6 credits of physiology online through the U of A in year two. If students choose to only complete 30 credits, they will transfer to a university general science program to complete the remaining credits.
USask also offers a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), which requires 60 credits of pre-professional courses. You can complete 30 of 60 credits at Lakeland College. You will transfer to a university general science program to complete the remaining 30 credits.
Both universities have strict resident requirements.
The U of C (UCVM) offers a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), which requires 48 credits of pre-professional courses. To keep in line with a BSc back-up, students will likely want to complete 60 credits. All 48-60 credits can be completed at Lakeland.
U Sask's Western College of Veterinary Medicine offers a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), which requires 60 credits of pre-professional courses. All 60 credits can be completed at Lakeland.
Note: Completing university transfer courses doesn't guarantee you admission to degree programs at universities.
You must also meet all the admission requirements of the degree-granting institution. This may include:
- specific high school courses.
- competitive admission average - there may be quotas for the number of students admitted to the degree program at the receiving institution.
- a minimum grade for transfer - some receiving institutions specify a minimum grade for transfer credit.
- the number of available seats in a program - if you change your program or your receiving institution, be aware that there may not be room in the new program.
- residency - taking the required percentage of courses at the university (typically 50%).
The major options for the BSc with Athabasca University are:
What you need to know
- Program delivery is blended. You'll take a mix of face-to-face courses at Lakeland and online AU classes.
- You'll need a minimum of 10 courses (30 credits) through AU to earn your Bachelor of Science degree.
