Medical Sciences at Western
Yes — medical sciences is a direct-entry program at Western University. You apply to it from Grade 12.
You apply to
Medical Sciences
83–90%OUAC ESMCo-op available
Prerequisites
- English, ENG4U
- Calculus and Vectors, MCV4U
- Biology, SBI4U
- Chemistry, SCH4U
- Note:
- Although Western offers first-year Physics courses that do not require high school Physics as a prerequisite, it is strongly recommended that students complete SPH4U.
What to watch for
You apply straight to Medical Sciences (ESM) from Grade 12, but understand what you are buying: ESM covers Years 1-2 only, and the Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree is a second-entry program you join in Year 3. ESM's advantage over Science (ES) is assured Year-3 BMSc entry if you finish Year-2 core courses with at least an 80% average and no mark below 60%; from ES you take the same courses but compete for Year-3 seats. Requires ENG4U, MCV4U, SBI4U and SCH4U; SPH4U recommended. Applying to both ES and ESM does not hurt your Medical Sciences chances — Western assesses each choice independently.
The same application also gets you to
Medical Sciences is the entry point for 3 other majors at Western. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Medical Sciences at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Health Sciences (CHS)80–85%
- GuelphDirect entry85–91%
- Lakeheadvia Chemistry (includes Medical Sciences) (AF)70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Health Sciences (BSc) (UZK)80–83%
- McMastervia Life Sciences Gateway93–97%
- Nipissingnot offered at Nipissing
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Life Science & Biochemistry (QL)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry80–85%
- TrentDirect entry75%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Life Sciences80–87%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Life Sciences73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Life Sciences (including Psychology)83–90%
- WaterlooDirect entry80–83%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry80–87%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Western’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.