FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

E. Biochemical Engineering and Medicine Option

Admission

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 Science 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 Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, and must be invited and attend a personal interview with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. A confidential assessment form, proficiency in English and Basic Life Support Training is also required.

A student interested in the concurrent BESc/MD program will apply during the February/March registration period of the first common year of the Engineering program for admission to the Chemical and Biochemical 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.

A student enrolled in the concurrent BESc/MD degree program must satisfy the following progression requirements:

1. Year 2: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine)
2. Year 3: a minimum YWA of 80% in courses taken as a part of Option E (Biochemical Engineering and Medicine)
3. Year 4: progression requirements of the MD Program and successful completion of engineering courses.
4. Year 5: progression requirements of the MD Program
5. Year 6: progression requirements of the MD Program
6. Year 7: progression requirements of the MD Program and successful completion of engineering courses.

First Year Program

Common first year of Engineering

Must take Economics 020 as Non-technical Elective

Summer after completion of the First Year:

1. Biology 022 or Biology 023 or
2. Economics 150a and Economics 184b^*

Second Year Program

Regular Year 1 of the MD Program

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

^* subject to availability

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