Pre-Professional - Human Ecology

For more information, contact Adelia Neufeld Wiens at anwiens@cmu.ca, Coordinator of Academic Advising.

Preparing for a Career in Human Ecology

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A year of study at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) could prepare you to meet the entrance requirements for a baccalaureate program in Human Ecology. This page explains what you must complete if you wish to continue studies at the University of Manitoba for the Bachelor of Human Ecology or the Bachelor of Science (Human Nutritional Sciences). If you intend to pursue studies at some other university, similar possibilities exist. However, it is important that you inquire about admission and program requirements at the university you are considering and that you work with the Coordinator of Student Advising at CMU to construct a program of studies at CMU that will achieve your objectives.

If you intend to earn a baccalaureate degree in the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Manitoba, you can begin with a year of studies at CMU and complete the degree program at the University of Manitoba.

Students must achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in at least 24 credit hours of courses to become eligible for admission
to the Faculty of Human Ecology, including the following:

Students may choose from the following degree programs offered by the Faculty of Human Ecology:

Each of these programs requires at least 120 credit hours to graduate (i.e., one year of studies to qualify for admission plus three years
in the Faculty of Human Ecology).

CMU offers many of the courses that are recommended for the qualifying year toward admission to these degree programs, and each program includes space for general electives, which the student may select from courses offered at CMU. The following charts represent sample registrations for a qualifying year leading to each of the various degree programs. There are many other possibilities for your first year registration. CMU’s Coordinator of Student Advising will be available to provide registration advising.

Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Health Sciences

First Term
Second Term
Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Health Studies

First Term
Second Term
Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Human Ecology
High School prerequisite includes Math 40S

First Term
Second Term
Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Human Ecology (Family Social Sciences)
High School prerequisite includes Math 40S

First Term
Second Term
Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Science (Human Nutritional Sciences)
High School prerequisite includes Biology 40S, Chemistry 40S, Math 40S

First Term
Second Term
Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Science (Textile Sciences—Product Development Stream)

First Term
Second Term
Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Science (Textile Sciences—Textile Development Stream, Engineering Sciences Option)

First Term
Second Term
Qualifying for admission to the Bachelor of Science (Textile Sciences—Textile Development Stream, Exercise and Sports Science Option) OR (Textile Sciences—Textile Development Stream, Microbiological Sciences Option) OR (Textile Sciences – Medical Textiles)

First Term
Second Term
** Students may fill one or both of these elective spaces by choosing from the nutrition courses the University of Manitoba offers on
CMU’s campus, namely, HNSC1200 Food: Facts and Fallacies and/or HNSC1210 Nutrition for Health and Changing Lifestyles

*** Course titles in ALL CAPITALS denote courses to be taken from the University of Manitoba.
NOTE: The Faculty of Human Ecology also offers after-degree B.H.E. programs in Human Nutritional Sciences and Family Social Sciences.