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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Allied Health Sciences - Bridge

Degree Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Honours)
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences
Location Online
Start dates September
Length Four years (part-time)
Program load Part-time
OUAC code DHA
Students watching a demonstration by a faculty member in a laboratory
Admission requirements: A diploma from a public Canadian or recognized international college with a minimum B- average in an allied health discipline.

General information

Expand your previous education and experience, in a flexible and research-intensive environment. This program builds on the education foundation obtained from your diploma, and develops an in-depth knowledge of health sciences and the theory base required for further studies, or careers in a range of health disciplines. 

Additionally, you may choose to structure your elective courses to study in other program areas such as public health or adult education.

This program is available entirely online, making it easier to create academic schedules to accommodate full-time employment.

Additional information

Faculty of Health Sciences website

College-to-university transfer website

Admission requirements

A diploma from a public Canadian or recognized international college in one of the programs listed below with a minimum low-70s average:

  • Addictions and Mental Health (graduate certificate) presented concurrently with a college diploma or university degree
  • Biomedical Engineering Technology
  • Biotechnology - Advanced
  • Cardiovascular Perfusion
  • Cardiovascular Technology
  • Cytotechnology
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Fitness and Health Promotion
  • Health Information Management
  • Hearing Instrument Specialist (George Brown College only)
  • Infection Control
  • Massage Therapy
  • Medical Imaging Technology
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Medical Sonography
  • Midwifery
  • Nursing (RPN and RN)
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant/Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA/PTA)
  • Opticianry
  • Paramedicine*
  • Personal Support Worker
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Radiation Technology
  • Respiratory Therapy

This program is only available to graduates of public Ontario colleges (or equivalent).

*Certificate of Paramedic presented with an Advanced Care Paramedic Certificate is eligible for admission.

Note: Admission is competitive. Regardless of educational background, all applicants to undergraduate programs must have specific prerequisite subject knowledge for their intended program of study. The specific average or standing required for admission will vary from year to year. Students are selected by taking into consideration a wide range of criteria, including school marks, distribution of subjects taken and performance in subjects relevant to the academic program. Preference will be given to applicants with the best qualifications.

Bridge requirements

Once you have completed the bridge courses with a minimum C+ grade in each course, you will proceed into the four-year BAHSc program. In recognition of your diploma, you will receive 19 courses toward your 40 course BAHSc degree.
Last year's cut-off 70 per cent
Expected cut-off Low 70s

How to apply

The application process and important dates/deadlines are outlined on our college-to-university transfer applicant page.

Program curriculum

Sample courses: 

  • Academic Writing: Perspectives in Health
  • Ethics
  • Health Policy and Process
  • Mathematical Reasoning in Health Sciences
  • Research Methods for Health Care Professionals
  • Social Determinants of Health

The full program map is available on the Faculty of Health Sciences website. Courses are subject to change without notice.

Career opportunities

This program will prepare allied health professionals to fill leadership and teaching positions in the evolving health-care system. You will be highly skilled to pursue leadership, management and administrative positions in a variety of organizations including:

  • Government agencies
  • Hospitals
  • Insurance companies
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Private health and wellness clubs
  • Public health agencies
  • Universities and colleges
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