OMSAS – Program Requirements Overview
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Last updated: July 13, 2017
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Here is an overview of the requirements for medical school programs. Refer to each institution’s Application Guide section for full information.
Note: If you fail to submit the required documentation, your application at that school will be incomplete.
McMaster
Applicants for 2017: 4,929
Target Class Size for 2018: 203
Length: 3 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 years undergraduate; any discipline
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites (1 full credit required for each): None
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment forms; CASPer; interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: No restrictions
Interview Date: Late March/early April
Find more information about McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Applicants for 2017: 2,089
Target Class Size for 2018: 64
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 4-year undergraduate degree; any discipline
MCAT: No
Prerequisites (1 full credit required for each): None
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment forms; admissions questionnaire; interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: March – April
Find more information about Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
Ottawa (English Stream)
Applicants for 2017: 3,793
Target Class Size for 2018: 116
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 full years’ undergraduate university bachelor’s degree studies; any discipline
MCAT: No
Prerequisites (1 full credit required for each): Biology/Zoology (with lab); Humanities/Social Sciences; the equivalent of any 2 of Biochemistry/Chemistry(with lab)/Organic Chemistry (with lab)
Non-academic Requirements: Interview; Confidential Assessment forms; Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider; police record check; immunization record; detailed autobiographical submission, CASPer
Transfer: No
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: February – March
Find more information about the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine.
Queen’s
Applicants for 2017: 4,753
Target Class Size for 2018: 100
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 15 full undergraduate credits; any discipline
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites (1 full credit required for each): None
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment forms; interview; Autobiographical Sketch
Transfer: No
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: March
Find more information about the Queen’s University’s School of Medicine.
Toronto
Applicants for 2017: 3,167
Target Class Size for 2018: 259
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 full years undergraduate; 15 full course credits; any discipline
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: 1 full-course equivalent (FCE) of Humanities, Social Sciences, and/or Languages; 2 FCE of Life Sciences
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment forms and letters; brief personal essays; Autobiographical Sketch and statements; interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: No restrictions
Interview Date: February – April
Find more information about the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine.
Western
Applicants for 2017: 2,487
Target Class Size for 2018: 171
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 4-year degree or equivalent
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites (1 full credit required for each): N/A
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment forms; interview; CPR-C; Standard First Aid; police record check
Transfer: Canadian medical school only
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: March – April
Find more information about the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Total Numbers
Applicants for 2017: 21,588 (21,588 applications from 6,586 individuals)
Target Class Size for 2018: 960