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 BioScience Technology
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SchoolSaskatchewan Polytechnic
LocationSaskatoon, SK, Canada
School TypeCollege
School SizeFull-time Undergraduate: 14,990
DegreeDiploma
Honours
Co-op
Length2 Year(s)
Entry Grade (%)*65%
Prerequisites
  •  Grade12 Chemistry 
  •  Grade12 Biology 
  • 2 of  Grade12 English 
  •  Grade12 Precalculus 
Prerequisites NotesApplicants are required to have: Grade 12 with a minimum of 65% in each of the following subjects: Chemistry 30, Biology 30 and Pre-Calculus 30, and a combined average of 65% is required in English Language Arts A30 and English Language Arts B30. A minimum of 65% in Math B30 is also accepted.
Cost
National: $8,340

Cost shown is for Year 1 of the program.
Scholarships
DescriptionBioscience technologists use applied science to research problems and develop solutions to some of life's many important questions, ranging from food safety to new medicines.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic's BioScience Technology program (formerly Biotechnology) is a two-year diploma program that emphasizes a hands-on style of learning. Your classroom time includes theory, practical exercises and labs. A four-week practicum gives you on-the-ground experience working in a laboratory, so at the end of your program you're ready for the workplace.

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