An overall average of 65% is required for all students applying to most CBU credit programs based on high school performance. Additional requirements may apply to specific programs.
If space permits, CBU will accept all candidates who can verify that they have met the minimum entry requirements established by CBU for the programs in which they wish to enroll.
Note: CBU does not guarantee that applications completed after August 1, will be processed for September registration.
Students may enter Cape Breton University by any of three paths, subject to restrictions of space and program capacity.
High school graduates who satisfy the admission requirements of their chosen program.
Students who transfer from another post-secondary institution and who are in good standing at that institution and who satisfy the admission requirements for their chosen program. Transfer students may be able to obtain credit in their CBU programs for courses taken elsewhere.
Students may also be admitted as non-traditional learners.
Students who enter CBU through any of the above paths and who have not made a final decision in a program may register as students in No Specific Program.
Applicants will be required to submit official documents (e.g. transcripts from other institutions) when they apply for admission. Normally these documents are sent directly from the other institutions to CBU.
Students will also require the approval of the relevant School Dean to register at another university or college while attending CBU.
TOEFL score of 550 (paper test), 213 (computer test), or 80 (internet test)
IELTS Academic (and IELTS Indicator) score of 6.5 with no band below 6.0
CAEL score of 60 (this includes CAEL Online)
MELAB score of 85
Pearson PTE (Academic) score of 59
CanTEST score of 4.5 (reading & listening), 4.0 (writing)
Duolingo English Test score of 115 for undergraduate programs, diplomas and certificates.
There’s an instant connection that’s made between the study of biology and living on Cape Breton Island. In this incredibly bio-diverse region on the coast of Atlantic Canada, we’re constantly reminded that we’re all part of nature.
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of all living organisms. Although living organisms share some unifying themes, such as their origin from the same basic cellular structure, and their molecular basis of inheritance, they are extremely diverse. This diversity of life leads to many divisions in biological science. That’s why, at CBU, collaboration and collective learning environments are so important.
As a biology student, you will look at such topics as origins, structure, function, reproduction, growth and development, and behaviour and evolution of different organisms. In addition, you will consider how living organisms interact with each other and the environment on an individual and group basis.
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BIOL-1101 Cell & Molecular Biology I (3 Credits)
BIOL-1101L Cell & Molecular Biology I Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-1103 Edible Plants (3 Credits)
BIOL-1103L Edible Plants Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-1104 Human Biology (3 Credits)
BIOL-1104L Human Biology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-1601 Organismal & Evolutionary Biol (3 Credits)
BIOL-1601L Organismal & Evol Biol Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2101 Cell & Molecular Biology II (3 Credits)
BIOL-2101L Cell & Molecular Biol II Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2203 Human Anatomy (3 Credits)
BIOL-2203L Human Anatomy Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2204 Human Physiology for Nursing (3 Credits)
BIOL-2204L Human Physiology: Nursing Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2211 Genetics (3 Credits)
BIOL-2211L Genetics Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2225 Drugs and Behavior (3 Credits)
BIOL-2301 Plant Development & Diversity (3 Credits)
BIOL-2301L Plant Dev & Diversity Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2411 Invertebrate Zoology (3 Credits)
BIOL-2411L Invertebrate Zoology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2441 Introduction to Vertebrates (3 Credits)
BIOL-2441L Intro to Vertebrates Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2501 Environmental Biology (3 Credits)
BIOL-2501L Environmental Biology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2503 Principles of Ecology (3 Credits)
BIOL-2503L Principles of Ecology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2504 Environmental Issues (3 Credits)
BIOL-2505 Ecosystems of Cape Breton (3 Credits)
BIOL-2505L Ecosystems of Cape Breton Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-2506 Biology of Mi'kmaq Seasons (3 Credits)
BIOL-3101 Quan Biological Research (3 Credits)
BIOL-3101L Quan Biological Research Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3103 Sustainable Land Use (3 Credits)
BIOL-3111 Molecular Reg in Biology Sys (3 Credits)
BIOL-3111L Mol Reg in Bio Systems Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3121 Gene Manipulation (3 Credits)
BIOL-3121L Gene Manipulation Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3203 Human Physiology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3203L Human Physiology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3231 Animal Physiology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3231L Animal Physiology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3331 Plant Taxonomy (3 Credits)
BIOL-3331L Plant Taxonomy Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3431 Entomology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3431L Entomology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3433 History of Life (3 Credits)
BIOL-3451 Ornithology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3451L Ornithology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3501 Natural History of Cape Breton (3 Credits)
BIOL-3501L Nat Hist of Cape Breton Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3503 Animal Behaviour (3 Credits)
BIOL-3503L Animal Behaviour Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3504 Molecular Ecology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3504L Molecular Ecology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3521 Stream Ecology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3521L Stream Ecology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3523 Marine Ecology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3523L Marine Ecology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3541 Plant Ecology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3541L Plant Ecology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-3601 Evolution (3 Credits)
BIOL-3804 Independent Project in Biology (3 Credits)
BIOL-3805 Independent Project in Biology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4121 Adv Top: Gene Manip Biotech (3 Credits)
BIOL-4121L Adv Top: Gene Manip Biotech (0 Credits)
BIOL-4201 Neurobiology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4203 Advanced Human Physiology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4203L Advanced Human Physiology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4241 General Parasitology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4241L General Parasitology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4251 Biomechanics (3 Credits)
BIOL-4251L Biomechanics Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4431 Insect Biology & Systematics (3 Credits)
BIOL-4431L Insect Bio & Systematics Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4444 Dinosaur Paleontology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4453 Ichthyology: Bio of Fishes (3 Credits)
BIOL-4453L Ichthyology: Bio of Fishes Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4501 Theoretical Ecology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4503 Behavioral Ecology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4503L Behavioral Ecology Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4505 Monitoring Biodiversity (3 Credits)
BIOL-4505L Monitoring Biodiversity Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4601 Evolutionary Theory (3 Credits)
BIOL-4601L Evolutionary Theory Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4603 Phylogenetic Systematics (3 Credits)
BIOL-4603L Phylogenetic Systematics Lab (0 Credits)
BIOL-4804 Independent Project in Biology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4805 Independent Project in Biology (3 Credits)
BIOL-4900 Biology Thesis (6 Credits)
BIOL-4900A Biology Thesis (3 Credits)
BIOL-4900B Biology Thesis (3 Credits)
Possible Career Paths
Biologist/technician
Business
Conservation
Education
Health care
Natural resources
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