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F. Electrical Engineering and Medicine
Admission
Before entering the concurrent BESc/MD degree program, students must have completed the first three years of the Electrical Engineering program at Western, Option F (Electrical Engineering and Medicine). In addition to applying for the concurrent degree program through the Office of the Associate Dean - Academic of the Faculty of Engineering, students must also make a separate application for admission into the MD program. In addition, the applicant must satisfy all current admissions requirements for the MD program at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Admission Criteria
To be eligible for the concurrent degree program, students must have completed all the requirements of the first-year curriculum in the Faculty of Engineering with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of 80%, and the second and third year program of Option F (Electrical Engineering and Medicine) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of 80% in each year. In addition, the applicant must satisfy all current admissions requirements for the MD program at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Entrance into the concurrent degree program is competitive and limited.

Admission Procedures
A student interested in the concurrent BESc/MD program will apply during the February registration period of the first common year of the Engineering program for admission to the Electrical Engineering Program, Option F (Electrical Engineering and Medicine). The student must write the MCAT in April or August before the third year of the Electrical Engineering and Medicine Program, for the following year's admission into the MD Program. Students must apply to the MD Program in accordance with the Ontario Medical School Application Service (OMSAS) during the third year of the Electrical Engineering and Medicine Program.

Admission to the BESc portion of the program does not guarantee admission to the MD program.

Note: This program is only open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

Progression Requirements
A student enrolled in the concurrent BESc/MD degree program must satisfy the following progression requirements:
Year 2: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option F (Electrical Engineering and Medicine).
Year 3: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option F (Electrical Engineering and Medicine).
Year 4: progression requirements of the MD program and successful completion of Engineering courses.
Year 5: progression requirements of the MD program.
Year 6: progression requirements of the MD program.
Year 7: progression requirements of the MD program.

If the student fails to satisfy the conditions above, he or she will be required to withdraw from the concurrent program and will be required to transfer out of Option F into one of Options A, C, or E in the Electrical Engineering program.

Concurrent Degree Program
First Year Program

Common first year of Engineering.

Second Year Program
Applied Mathematics 2415; Business Administration 2299E; Computer Science 1037A/B; ECE 2205A/B, ECE 2277A/B, ECE 2231A/B, ECE 2233A/B, ECE 2236A/B, ECE 2240A/B, ECE 2241A/B; MME 2234A/B.
Third Year Program
Applied Mathematics 3415A/B; ECE 3330A/B, ECE 3331A/B, ECE 3332A/B, ECE 3333A/B, ECE 3336A/B, ECE 3337A/B, ECE 3370A/B, ECE 3375A/B; ES 2211F/G, ES 4498F/G; Statistical Sciences 2141A/B.
Fourth Year Program
Regular Year 1 of the MD program.
ECE 4416, ECE 4437A/B, 0.5 Electrical Engineering technical elective.
Fifth Year Program
Regular Year 2 of the MD program.
Sixth Year Program
Regular Year 3 of the MD program.
Seventh Year Program
Regular Year 4 of the MD program.
Academic Calendar 2013 FACULTIES FACULTY OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING F. Electrical Engineering and Medicine
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