Academic Calendar 2005
(New Academic Choices)

Before entering the concurrent BESc/MD degree program, students must have completed the first three years of the Chemical Engineering program at Western, Option E: Biochemical 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. As a part of the application process, students must write a letter to the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (Admission Office) indicating their intent to proceed into the concurrent BESc/MD program.

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 E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine), in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, with a minimum year weighted average (YWA) of 80% in each year. In addition, the applicant must meet the minimum performance standards in the MCAT, determined by the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and must be invited and attend a personal interview with the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. A confidential assessment form, proficiency in English and Basic Life Support Training is also required.

Entrance into the concurrent degree program is competitive and limited.

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 Chemical Engineering Program, Option E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine). The student must write the MCAT in April or August before the third year of the Biochemical Engineering and Medicine Program, for the following year's admission into the MD Program. Students must apply to the MD Program by the deadline established (usually October) by the Ontario Medical School Application Service (OMSAS) during the third year of the Biochemical Engineering and Medicine Program.

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

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 E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine).

Year 3 - a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option E (Biochemical 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 and successful completion of engineering courses.

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

Common first year of Engineering.

Applied Mathematics 277, Chemistry 213a/b and 223b or CBE 216, CBE 214a/b, CBE 220a/b, CBE 290a/b, CEE 217a/b, CBE 221a/b, CBE 224a/b, CBE 291a/b, ES 211F/G, Business Administration 299.

CBE 397, CBE 301a/b, CBE 315a/b, CBE 322a/b, CBE 323a/b, CBE 410a/b, CBE 320a/b, CBE 324a/b, CBE 325a/b, CBE 420a/b, ES 498F/G, Statistical Sciences 243a/b.

Regular Year 1 of the MD program.

Regular Year 2 of the MD program.

Regular Year 3 of the MD program.

Regular Year 4 of the MD Program less the Advanced Communication Skills course.

CBE 499, Chemical Engineering Design for Medical Students, (will count as an "elective" credit in the fourth year of the MD Program).