Northern Ontario School of Medicine - Admissions

Admissions

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is one of only two medical schools in Canada outside of Quebec (along with University of Ottawa) that does not require an MCAT score to be considered for admission. Furthermore, the only academic prerequisite is a university undergraduate degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 (the mean GPA of the 2011/2012 entering class was 3.72). To help further its social accountability mandate, NOSM does take into account where candidates are from and whether they have studied or worked in Northern Ontario or other rural or remote places. Each year, approximately 2000 applicants compete for the 64 spots in each class. Applicants request their preferred campus at the time of their interview.