OMSAS – Program Requirements Overview
Last updated: November 26, 2019
Note: This application guide contains information for Fall 2020 Admission. University program information changes regularly. For the most up-to-date details, view the online application.
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This web page contains an overview of the requirements for medical school programs. Refer to each university’s information page in the Application Guide for full information.
Note: If you fail to submit the required documentation, your application to that school will be incomplete.
McMaster
Applicants for 2019: 5,228
Target Class Size for 2020: 203
Length: 3 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 years undergraduate; any discipline
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: None
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment Forms; CASPerTM; interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: No restrictions
Interview Date: Late March/early April
Read more about McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Applicants for 2019: 2,003
Target Class Size for 2020: 64
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 4-year undergraduate degree; any discipline
MCAT: No
Prerequisites: None
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment Forms; admission questionnaire; interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: March – April
Read more about the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
Ottawa (English Stream)
Applicants for 2019: 3,920
Target Class Size for 2020: 120
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 years of full-time undergraduate university bachelor’s degree studies; any discipline
MCAT: No
Prerequisites: Humanities/Social Sciences; Biology or Physiology; Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; Statistics and Lab requirements.
- Minimum Grade of “B” (CEGEP equivalent 70%) must be attained in all prerequisite courses for you to be considered for admission.
Non-academic Requirements: Interview; Confidential Assessment Forms; Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Provider; Police Record Check; immunization record; detailed autobiographical submission, CASPerTM
Transfer: No
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: February – March
Read more about the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine.
Queen’s
Applicants for 2019: 5,089
Target Class Size for 2020: 100
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 15 full undergraduate credits; any discipline
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: None
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment Forms; interview; Autobiographical Sketch
Transfer: No
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: March
Read more about Queen’s University’s School of Medicine.
Toronto
Applicants for 2019: 3,555
Target Class Size for 2020: 259
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 3 full years of undergraduate studies (equivalent to 15 full-course equivalents) at a Canadian university; any discipline. If studying outside of Canada, completion of a non-medical bachelor’s degree equivalent to a 4-year bachelor’s degree in Canada.
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: 1 full-course equivalent (FCE) of Humanities, Social Sciences and/or Languages; 2 FCEs of Life Sciences
Non-academic Requirements: References; Brief Personal Essays; Autobiographical Sketch and statements; interview
Transfer: No
Citizenship: No restrictions
Interview Date: February – April
Read more about the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine.
Western
Applicants for 2019: 2,156
Target Class Size for 2020: 171
Length: 4 years
Minimum Academic Requirements: 4-year degree or equivalent
MCAT: Yes
Prerequisites: Not required
Non-academic Requirements: Confidential Assessment Forms; Western Abbreviated Autobiographical Sketch; interview; CPR-C; standard first aid; immunization and health requirements; Police Record Check, including Vulnerable Sector Screening.
Transfer: Canadian medical schools only
Citizenship: Canadian; permanent resident
Interview Date: March – April
Read more about Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Total Numbers
Applicants for 2019: 22,300 (22,300 applications from 6,938 individuals)
Target Class Size for 2020: 917