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The Online Application is made available from early-mid June to September 15:
All applicants must use the Online Application System (OAS) to apply.
Confirm details and exact dates directly with UBC MD undergraduate program website each year.
Application Fee: Please refer to the Application fee of UBC Medicine: Doctor Degree.
Academic
Please refer to the Program Admission Requirements of UBC Medicine: Doctor Degree.
Non-Academic
Admission Advice
1. The Northern Medical Program (NMP) is part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Undergraduate Program. Through UBC's Admissions Office, 32 students are welcomed into the NMP every year. You must apply using the online application available on UBC's Faculty of Medicine website.
2. No particular degree program is considered ideal as preparation for the study and practice of medicine. A variety of pre-medical academic backgrounds is considered desirable.
3. Only Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada may apply to the program. Persons with refugee status in Canada can also apply, however admission will be contingent on attaining permanent residency in Canada and providing proof of this status two weeks prior to the start of classes.
4. Preference is given to residents of BC. However, a small number of out-of-province applicants are accepted each year.
6. Admission is extremely competitive. There are far more applicants than available spaces in the program. Details on admission criteria and selection process can be found at M.D. Undergraduate Admissions.
7. The Faculty of Medicine’s distributed education model provides 288 annual medical school seats based at four regional medical programs. See Academic Calendar for detailed descriptions.
8. The selection of students for the Northern Medical Program is the same as all medical students (i.e. - Island Medical Program and the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program), with the addition of a "Rural Remote Suitability" score which estimates each candidate's aptitude and attitude for rural education. More information about the application process pertaining to the Northern Medical Program can be found on UNBC Northern Medical Program website.
Applicants also have to satisfy UNBC's institution admission requirements as listed below.
If English is not your first language, regardless of your citizenship or country of origin, you must submit evidence of English language proficiency prior to admission in one of the following ways (minimum score):
Note:
1. French-speaking Canadians and Canadian First Nations language speakers are exempted from English language requirement for admission.
2. Northern Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing Program (NCBNP) has different English proficiency requirements.
Non-Competitive Entry Programs
Meeting the program-specific admission requirements and the minimum average needed to apply guarantees admission to non-competitive entry program. The admission average is calculated using:
Competitive Entry Programs
Meeting the minimum average and course requirements for a competitive entry program does not guarantee admission, as space is limited in each program. A competitive average is established yearly based on that year’s applicant pool. Students above the established average may be offered early provisional admission. After the application deadline, students are admitted on a rolling basis as seats are accepted or declined. Deadlines may be extended based on capacity.
The program-specific admission requirements (for both competitive and non-competitive programs) are detailed within each program profile in EducationPlannerBC's Undergraduate Program Search Database for UNBC.
Program-specific admission requirements (for both competitive and non-competitive programs) are detailed within each program profile in EducationPlannerBC's Undergraduate Program Search Database for UNBC.
Details on admission requirements for BC Secondary School graduates, including a list of approved BC high school courses in pdf, can be found here.
Program-specific admission requirements (for both competitive and non-competitive programs) are detailed within each program profile in EducationPlannerBC's Undergraduate Program Search Database for UNBC.
Details on admission requirements for students from other Canadian provinces, including high school course equivalencies for admission, are found here.
If you have completed some post-secondary studies at another institution, you can possibly earn transfer credits toward your program at UNBC. Use BC Transfer Guide to check course transferability/equivalency of courses completed in BC.
To be considered a transfer student, you need at least15 credit hours of acceptable university-level coursework from a recognized post-secondary institution. For admission, at least a grade point average (GPA) of UNBC 2.0 (63%) calculated on the most recent 30 credit hours of university-level coursework is required. GPA is calculated on the coursework completed for students with less than 30 credit hours but equal to or more than 15 credit hours.
Please refer to UNBC's Transfer Credit web page for details.
If you have completed some post-secondary studies at another institution, you can possibly earn transfer credits toward your program at UNBC.
To be considered a transfer student, you need at least15 credit hours of acceptable university-level coursework from a recognized post-secondary institution. For admission, at least a grade point average (GPA) of UNBC 2.0 (63%) calculated on the most recent 30 credit hours of university-level coursework is required. GPA is calculated on the coursework completed for students with less than 30 credit hours but equal to or more than 15 credit hours.
Please refer to UNBC's Transfer Credit web page for details.
Information for other Admission Categories is found here.
These categories include:
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