Requests for Relief from Academic Decisions
Normally, only those students admitted to Year 3 of the BMSc Program may progress to Year 4 BMSc.
A student with extenuating circumstances in Year 2 (e.g., documented medical or compassionate circumstances of a serious nature) who was unable to meet the conditions for admission to Bachelor of Medical Sciences Program may submit a Request for Relief from one or more of the conditions for admission to the BMSc Program.
The Request for Relief will be considered by the Basic Medical Sciences Undergraduate Education (BMSUE) Program Committee.
Requests for Relief should not be submitted until after adjudication decisions are made, i.e., Requests for Relief should be submitted in June.
Submission Deadline: June 30 immediately following Year 2, but submitting by mid-June is preferable.
See Request for Relief from one (or more) of the conditions for admission to the BMSc Program for full details.
Requests for Relief should be submitted on the BMSUE Question Portal.
Next Steps
A student for whom a Request for Relief has been granted will register in Year 3 of a BSc program and be permitted to submit an Intent to Register for Year 4 of the BMSc (Honours) Program. At the end of Year 3, admission to Year 4 BMSc will be granted as long as the conditions laid out during the granting of the Request for Relief are satisfied.
Registration is highly constrained in basic medical science courses, particularly in the 3000-level laboratory courses, and students who have had their Requests for Relief granted may find it challenging to register in courses required to pursue modules in the BMSc Program. Students who have had their Requests for Relief granted should consider Double Majors in the BMSc program since registration in Honours Specialization modules is somewhat constrained.
A student denied a Request for Relief will not be permitted to register in a module(s) leading to a BMSc degree at any point in the future. A student in this situation will be encouraged to consider completing a BSc degree with either (i) Double Majors, choosing one basic medical science Major (e.g., Major in Medical Sciences) and a Major from another faculty (e.g., Major in Biology or Major in Psychology) in either an Honours or 4-year (non-honours) degree, or (ii) an Honours Specialization or Specialization module offered by the Faculty of Science.
Other Resources
For information about Requests for Relief against Academic Decisions (formerly "Appeals"), for instance:
- final marks,
- appropriateness of assignments or examinations,
- grading practices or other academic decisions determined by a course instructor,
- decisions made by the Academic Advising unit or Dean's Office,... etc.
Progression from Medical Sciences 1 to Medical Sciences 2:
Because students who are interested in applying to Year 3 BMSc but are not eligible to progress to Medical Sciences 2 may apply for admission to Year 3 BMSc as applicants from the "competitive pool", appeals to waive the progression requirements from Medical Sciences 1 to Medical Sciences 2 will not be granted.
The conditions for admission from the competitive pool include minimum marks of 60% in each of the 1000-level courses listed in the Admission Requirements for the module to which the student applies, and these minimum marks must be achieved prior to the September of Year 3.
The minimum marks of 60% in each of the 1000-level courses in biology, chemistry, computer science, math and physics for admission to any basic medical science module must be achieved and this minimum level of academic performance will not be waived.
