Each year, a minimum weighted grade point average (wgpa) is set for the current application pool. The required minimum wgpa varies according to the following list of categories:
- Applicants who apply to the Consortium National de formation
en santé (CNFS):
residents from outside the provinces of Ontario and Québec applying to the French program
- Applicants who are sponsored by the Canadian Forces (CF)
- Aboriginals
- Residents from Ontario and the Outaouais region applying to the
French program
- Residents from the LHIN (Local Health Integrated Network) Champlain district (as determined by the Ministry of Health)
- Residents from the region (Ottawa-Outaouais)
- Residents from the province of Ontario
- Residents from other provinces
This order of preference reflects the mission statement of the Faculty of Medicine. The autobiographical sketch and the permanent address listed on the application form will be used to determine the geographical status of the applicants. Applicants may be asked to provide evidence of geographical status.
Candidates who meet the required minimum average set for their category will see their application advance in the selection process to the review and assessment of their detailed autobiographical sketch submission. The minimum WGPA cut-offs are determined by the quantity and the quality of the applications that we receive. Candidates who would like to learn the WGPA cut-off for their category are invited to contact the admissions office at admissmd@uottawa.ca
For undergraduate applicants, the mark used at the various steps in the selection process is the weighted grade point average (WGPA). For example:
A candidate who has completed only two years of full-time undergraduate studies, but is registered in third year of full-time studies at the time of application, will have the second year marks counted times two and the first year marks times one. Marks obtained for courses completed during the current application year will not be used to determine which candidates will be invited for interviews.
Example:
| yr 1 | 3.85 x 1 | = | 3.85 |
| yr 2 | 3.82 x 2 | = | 7.74 ------- |
| Total | 11.49 ÷ 3 = 3.83 (WGPA) |
A candidate who has completed three years of undergraduate full-time studies at the time of the application, the third year marks will be counted by a multiple of three, the second year marks times two and the first year marks times one
Example:
| yr 1 | 3.85 x 1 | = | 3.85 |
| yr 2 | 3.81 x 2 | = | 7.64 |
| yr 3 | 3.90 x 3 | = | 11.70 -------- |
| Total | 23.19 ÷ 6 = 3.87 (WGPA) |
A candidate who has completed more than the three required years, only the three most recent years of full-time undergraduate studies will be used to determine the WGPA.
Example:
| yr 1 | 3.85 | ||
| yr 2 | 3.82 | ||
| yr 3 | 3.90 x 1 | = | 3.90 |
| yr 4 | 3.85 x 2 | = | 7.70 |
| yr 5 | 3.89 x 3 | = | 11.67 ------- |
| Total | 23.27 ÷ 6 = 3.88 (WGPA) |
Marks obtained on supplementary courses taken outside the usual academic session or during a summer session will not be included in the WGPA calculation.