Admission
Before entering the concurrent BESc/MD degree program students
must have completed the first three years of the Integrated Engineering
program at Western, Option C: Integrated 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 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 programs of Option C (Integrated Engineering and Medicine) in
the Integrated Engineering program 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 Integrated Engineering program,
Option C (Integrated Engineering and Medicine). The student must write
the MCAT before the third year of the Integrated 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 Integrated 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 C (Integrated Engineering and Medicine)
Year 3: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option C (Integrated 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 C into Option A of the Integrated Engineering
program.
Concurrent Degree Program
First Year Program
Common first year of Engineering.