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What is Medical Sciences?

Medical Sciences First Entry is your most direct route to the BMSc degree. Complete all the requirements in Medical Sciences 1 (Year 1) & Medical Sciences 2 (Year 2) and progress to BMSc Year 3 & 4.

Medical students in white coats at a ceremony, one smiling at the camera.

Program snapshot

ESM
OUAC code ESM
~1000
students admitted each year
90s
admission average: high 80s - low 90s
60%
minimum mark of 60% in your first-year courses to progress to Med Sci 2

How the pathway works

Admission to Medical Sciences does not guarantee admission to the BMSc Program

Medical Sciences 1

Take a range of courses in Year 1 as well as Med Sci 1000Y, a course tailored to help you discover disciplines in the basic medical sciences and chart your academic journey.

Medical Sciences 2

Take the courses required for admission to your desired module(s) for Year 3 BMSc. In March of Year 2, choose your preferred module(s) for year 3 BMSc.

Year 3 BMSc

Welcome to BMSc! Engage more fully with courses in medical sciences as part of your Honours Specialization or Honours Double Major in BMSc.

Year 4 BMSc

Complete your modular requirements, including a culminating capstone experience that only BMSc students have access to. 

Apply to Medical Sciences

Required high‑school courses

  • Biology 12U  
  • Chemistry 12U
  • Calculus & Vectors 12U  
  • English 12U  
  • two other 4U/M courses
  • Physics 12U recommended (you’ll take physics in first year).

Admission averages & competitiveness

  • Last three cycles: cut‑off in high 80s or low 90s (not pre‑set).
  • Guaranteed BMSc entry for Medial Sciences 2 students who meet conditions for assured admission which includes a minimum average of  80% on the second year courses required for admission to their Honours Specialization or Double Major in BMSc.
How to apply

Alternate route

Medical Sciences First Entry (ESM) is not the only entry into Western’s BMSc program.
Find out what each path means when you apply in OUAC.

 

ESM vs other

Additional resources

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