Bachelor of One Health (BOH)

Welcome to the Bachelor of One Health degree program! We are excited to welcome you to the University of Guelph. All first-year BOH students will be invited to attend a Degree Program Event during Orientation Week. We look forward to meeting you then.

You will be selecting courses for the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 semesters at this time.

As a BOH student, you will declare one of four Areas of Emphasis by the end of your first year. The Areas of Emphasis are:

  1. Culture, Society and Health (CSH)
  2. Disease, Complexity and Health (DCH)
  3. Environment, Food and Health (EFH)
  4. Policy, Economics and Health (PEH)

Although you are not required to declare an Area of Emphasis at this time, one of the five courses you will select for both the Fall and Winter semesters will help you to explore and gain the necessary pre-requisite courses for the Areas of Emphasis.

If you are unsure which Area of Emphasis you wish to pursue, you should choose CHEM*1040 in the fall semester followed by CHEM*1050 and one of the PEH/CSH courses (PSYC*10000 or ECON*1050) in the winter semester. This will allow for maximum flexibility and choice following your first year of study. You can find out more about each of the Areas of Emphasis by viewing the Bachelor of One Health Academic Calendar.

 

Picking your courses for Semester 1 (Fall 2025):

As a BOH student, you will select 2.5 credits (five courses) in your first semester. All students, regardless of the Area of Emphasis, should select the following four courses (2.0 credits):

  • ANTH*1120 Biological Anthropology
  • BIOL*1080 Biological Concepts of Health
  • BIOL*1090 Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • GEOG*1220 Explaining Environmental Change

If you intend to pursue the DCH or EFH Area of Emphasis, select:

  • CHEM*1040 General Chemistry I

If you intend to pursue the PEH or CSH Area of Emphasis, select one of:

  • ECON*1050 Introductory Microeconomics
    OR
    PSYC*1000 Introduction to Psychology

 

Picking your courses for Semester 2 (Winter 2026):

You will select 2.5 credits (five courses) for semester 2. All students, regardless of the Area of Emphasis, should select the following four courses (2.0 credits): 

  • ANTH*1150 Introduction to Anthropology 
  • BIOL*1070 Discovering Biodiversity 
  • ONEH*1000 Introduction to One Health 
  • A free elective (MATH*1080 Elements of Calculus is recommended, but not required).

If you intend to pursue the DCH or EFH Area of Emphasis, select:

  • CHEM*1050 General Chemistry II 

If you intend to pursue the PEH or CSH Area of Emphasis, select the course below you did not choose for Semester 1: 

  • ECON*1050 Introductory Microeconomics 
    OR 
    PSYC*1000     Introduction to Psychology 

 

Advising Notes:

  • It is important that you select your courses using WebAdvisor as soon as possible. Sections fill up quickly. Detailed instructions are available in the WebAdvisor Tutorial.
  • Check your class schedule to ensure that there are no conflicts, and the course registrations have taken place successfully.
  • Distance Education (DE01) courses have no scheduled class time as these courses are online.
  • If you are a transfer student with transfer credits, contact the BOH & B.Sc. Academic Counselling Centre to schedule an appointment.
  • If you experience difficulties, please contact the BOH Program Counsellor for assistance.

 

Contact Information

Jessica Nayda
BOH Program Counsellor & Coordinator
Summerlee Science Complex, Room 1329
boh@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 Ext. 53788