Applying to
Medical School
GUIDELINES – BASED ON UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
BHSc (Honours) Program
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applications will be accepted from students in good standing who will have successfully completed, prior to the beginning of June preceding registration, in a recognized university, three
years of full-time studies (five full-year course/year) in any undergraduate program leading to
a bachelor’s degree, including four specific prerequisite courses:
• one full year course (or two semester course) in General Biology including laboratory session; (Ottawa will accept, HTH SCI 1I06, HTH SCI 2F03 and HTH SCI 2FF3)
• one full year course in Humanities or Social Sciences
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the equivalent of two full-year courses (4 semester courses) of the following Chemistry
courses:
i) General Biochemistry without laboratory session; (Ottawa will accept HTH SCI 2E03/2D06
towards this requirement)
ii) General Chemistry with laboratory session; (i.e. CHEM 1A03 +CHEM 1AA3)
iii) Organic Chemistry with laboratory session. (i.e. CHEM 2OA3 + CHEM 2OB3)
• The minimum acceptable GPA is 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. The mean GPA of successful applicants in 2012/13 was 3.90.
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The MCAT is not required
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Candidates are allowed to complete missing prerequisite courses during the academic year preceding admission but not during the summer before their registration in the MD program of studies.
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A full-time academic year where the equivalent of four (4) full-year courses is taken is accepted and
counted in the WGPA calculation only if the missing course/credit is completed either as an additional
course within another academic year or as a summer course. Individual courses taken during a summer session are accepted for the credit value in this instance however the mark obtained is not
counted in the calculation of the WGPA. Any year with less than four full-year courses will not count as
a full-time year of study. A full-time summer semester does not replace a semester of studies within an
academic year.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa determines equivalences.
Meeting the above requirements does not guarantee admission.
For Additional Information:
Admissions
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ottawa
45l Smyth Road, Room 2046
Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5
Tel: (613) 562-5409
Fax: (613) 562-5651
E-mail: admissmd@uottawa.ca
Website: www.medicine.uottawa.ca
You must investigate with the professional school(s)/
program(s) that you are applying to determine what
prerequisites are required and ensure that you take the
appropriate courses in your undergraduate studies (e.g.
through elective courses). Please consult with the BHSc
office staff if you require assistance.
October 2013