No, the MCAT is not an admissions requirement for NOSM University’s UME Program. Any MCAT scores that are submitted as part of an application are not taken into consideration in the review of the application.

Information regarding entering classes to NOSM University’s UME Program may be found on the Class Profiles page.

No. There is no age limit for application to NOSM University’s UME Program.

No. However, NOSM University’s aim is to admit a class whose profile reflects the demographics of the population of Northern Ontario, which includes the commitment to recruiting Indigenous and Francophone students as well as those with a strong desire to live and work in Northern Ontario, or in rural and remote areas in the rest of Canada. One of the ways we achieve this is by assigning a context score to each applicant.

NOSM University’s UME Program accepts applications from students who have pursued their undergraduate studies on a full-time basis, part-time basis, or with a combination of full-time and part-time studies, including spring/summer courses.

This will not have a negative impact on your application.

Effective July 1, 2025, all publicly assisted universities in Ontario are required to reserve no less than 95% of their annual admissions to medical health education programs for Ontario residents. The new regulations defines “medical health education program” and “ordinarily resident in Ontario” as follows:

• Medical Health education program: An undergraduate program of postsecondary study that leads to a Doctor of Medicine, Medicinae Doctor or an equivalent basic degree in medicine (but not in combination of such a degree with a Doctor of Philosophy) and where the enrolment of students in the program is funded, at least partially, by the government of Ontario.
  • MMTP positions are funded by the Department of National Defense and are exempt. MD/PhD & MD/Master’s Combined Program seats are also exempt as per above description.
• Ordinarily resident in Ontario: A Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or protected person under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) who fulfills the following criteria:

1. They or their spouse have lived in Ontario for at least 12 consecutive months after the age of 14 and either:
2. received an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or
3. have not subsequently lived for 12 or more consecutive months in any other Canadian province or territory since completing the most recent 12 month period of residency in Ontario.
4. In determining whether an individual or their spouse has resided in Ontario or in another province or territory of Canada for 12 consecutive months for the purposes of point A, the time that the individual or spouse spent in full-time studies at a post-secondary institution shall not be included unless,
5. the individual or spouse was in a full-time, in-person degree program in Ontario; and
6. the degree program is one that is ordinarily completed in four or more academic years

Applicants will be required to indicate whether they are an Ontario resident based on this definition in their OMSAS application.

Applicants who have completed the DEC (diplome d’etudes collegiales) from Quebec (CEGEP) and a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in Quebec (three (3) years of university after the DEC) are eligible to apply to the UME Program. Completion of the DEC and the three (3) years leading to a bachelor’s degree from a Quebec university are considered the equivalent of a four (4) year degree for the purposes of applying to NOSM University’s UME Program.

Yes, as long as the courses and/or degree program you are completing is from a recognized university.

Due to the integrated nature of the curriculum, NOSM University’s UME Program cannot accept transfer students. If you are accepted to the medical school, you must complete the full four (4) years of the medical program.

NOSM University’s UME Program does not accept international students. You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant) to be eligible to apply.

No, college credits will not be used. NOSM University’s UME Program requires the minimum completion of a four (4) year recognized university undergraduate degree. Only university degree-level course credits are used in the calculation of the GPA. NOSM University recognizes the programming partnership and collaboration that exists between many universities and community colleges.

Applicants whose four (4) year degree is completed through a transfer of credits from a college are required to have completed a minimum of ten (10) full course credits, twenty (20) half course credits or, a combination of at the university degree level at the time you apply.

Professional degrees earned at Canadian institutions are generally considered undergraduate degrees. These degrees include education, engineering, law and veterinary medicine. Applications will be individually assessed upon application to NOSM University’s UME Program.

Yes, you can. The Ontario Medical Schools undertook an environmental scan of the credentialling options available for those who present education undertaken outside Canada or USA. World Education Services met and exceeded the criteria we looked for which included: level of resources; security; recognizability; trust/integrity of their process; and service options.

At this time the Ontario Medical Schools (including NOSM U) who accept international education in their process require a World Education Services (www.wes.org) assessment to accompany their transcripts. No other credentialling options are accepted. There are no exceptions.