2025 Admissions
Conditions of Med-P Qualifying Year Admission
By accepting the offer of admission to the Med-P Qualifying Year, you understand and agree with all of the following:
(a) that the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences reserves the right to cancel your offer to the Med-P Qualifying Year聽or cancel your registration in the Med-P Qualifying Year:
- if you do not meet the established admission requirements;*
- if your academic performance in any remaining course or ensemble of courses (e.g. term) is deemed significantly inferior to the level of performance viewed on the academic records used in your application;
- if any changes to your courses, program or application information are found which were not disclosed or previously approved;聽
- if you are found to be in violation of the聽Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Code of Conduct;
- if you are not in good standing, academic or otherwise, with your institution(s);
(b) that where applicable, you are expected to complete all outstanding prerequisites for the MDCM portion of your studies during the summer prior to the start of the Med-P Qualifying Year;
(c) that your registration during the preparatory year will be with the Faculty of Science as a U1 B.Sc. student in a Medical Preparatory Major and that your admission is monitored by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences;
(d) that your admission into the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences聽as a Med-1 student of undergraduate medical education -- per the M.D.,C.M. program -- is only guaranteed if all objectives of the preparatory year are met without fault;
(e) that you will be in attendance at for the Med-P Orientation session;
(f) that the names of accepted students are securely shared among the medical faculties in Qu茅bec by mutual agreement;
(g) that you are aware that the undergraduate medical curriculum changed in Fall 2013;
(h) that you are in agreement with and adhere to all other conditions and requirements of 91社区;
(i) for students admitted to Campus Outaouais:
i. that you grant your permission to 91社区 and the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec en Outaouais to share information regarding your academic and student file that is necessary for the academic advisors and administrators to ensure follow-up and evaluation of your Med-P Qualifying Year. This information is treated in accordance with Quebec privacy legislation.
ii. the academic regulations of the university offering each course will apply. This includes, but is not limited to, the grade scale, the appeal process, and the academic integrity policy.
iii. that the GPA (combined average of all course grades) for promotion will be calculated on the 91社区 scale by the Medicine Admissions Office on behalf of the MDCM Admissions Qualifying Year Sub-committee. The credit weight for both institutions is the same (3 cr =3 cr). The grade scales are similar; to convert the GPA, all grades of A+ (4.3) for UQO become A (4.0) on the 91社区 scale.
Accepting Your Offer
To accept your offer of admission, simply log into the Applicant Portal and follow the instructions.聽 Notification of acceptance of the offer must be accompanied by a $400聽deposit which will be applied against tuition fees and is non-refundable.聽 Before accepting your offer, ensure that you have read and understood the conditions of admission and objectives of the Med-P Qualifying Year.聽聽
If you have previously accepted an offer in Minerva and paid the deposit, you will not be required to pay a second deposit when accepting your offer. A waiver will be applied so you do not pay twice. If the system does prompt you to pay a second deposit, please communicate with med.admissions [at] mcgill.ca (our office) and we will request to have the waiver applied to your account.
Important notice:
For students who have accepted another program at 91社区 and have now accepted an offer to Medicine, their previous program will be declined on their behalf and there is no further action required.
Transcripts
Transcripts of studies at any Quebec CEGEP are received directly from the Ministry. Transcripts received by the Ministry are considered official.