1. Click 'Apply Now'
2. Choose the corresponding button for whether you ARE or ARE NOT currently attending the University of Alberta under the heading of Professional Programs
3. Register for an account or log in to your existing account
4. Start New Application; select Fall 2025, 2025/2026 Professional Programs
5. Complete the first four pages of the Application for Admission (AFA) in their entirety; if you do not you cannot move on
6. For Program Selection select Degree Student, Fall (September), 2025, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Doctor of Medicine. If Doctor of Medicine does not appear as an option it is either because:
   1. The current date is outside of the application open dates (July 1 through October 1), or
   2. You completed something in the first four pages of the AFA which makes you ineligible to apply; if you believe you are eligible then please review the first four pages again
7. Complete each section of the AFA in order, reading closely and following all instructions
8. Pay the application fee
9. Complete all required checklist items and forms in your UAlberta Launchpad
10. Release your MCAT scores and fill out the MCAT Self-declaration form 
11. Check your UAlberta Launchpad to ensure the verification of your MCAT scores and receipt of your references
12. Register for and complete all additional testing, specifically the CASPer, ensuring that you release your scores
13. Check your UAlberta Launchpad for calculation of your cGPA
14. If you haven't already obtained your baccalaureate degree, check with your faculty to ensure that you are meeting the requirements to complete your program; apply to graduate if you haven't already

The application fee to apply to the MD Program is paid upon completion of the AFA:

Please note that the nonrefundable application fee is payable online only.

Ensure that you review your AFA for completeness and correctness before clicking 'Finalize Application and Pay.' Once you click this button you cannot continue to edit. You do not need to have received your references before submitting your AFA.

University of Alberta Medical School Application Fee Waiver Program

You will be assigned an Applicant/Application Reference number when you begin your application. This is a 9-digit number and can be found at the top of the right hand menu in your UAlberta Launchpad. Please reference this number when requesting help with your application. This number is not the same as your Student ID. 

You will receive an email with your unique 7-digit UofA Student ID number once you submit and pay for the AFA. This will remain constant each year that you apply. It may take some time to be assigned to you, after which you will also find it at the top of your UAlberta Launchpad. If it is blank then one has not yet been assigned to you. This number is not the same as your Applicant/Application Reference Number. 

All students and applicants are assigned a University of Alberta Campus Computing ID (CCID). Your CCID is used to access UAlberta.ca email and Bear Tracks (student service system).

The first time you apply to the UofA you will receive an email with your new CCID and password. You will use this information to log into your ccid@ualberta.ca email account.

For more information on your CCID and help with obtaining your CCID or password, contact IST.

For more information on how to interpret messages in Bear Tracks, refer to the Bear Tracks User Guide or contact the Office of the Registrar.

Your ccid@ualberta.ca assigned by the university is the email address to which all official communications will be sent. Check your e-mail at least once per week. Communication from the University is sent to UAlberta.ca email accounts only, not personal email accounts. Failure to receive or read University communications sent to your UAlberta.ca email address in a timely manner does not absolve an applicant from knowing, responding to, or complying with the content of the communication.

University of Alberta uses the Gmail platform; you can log in through google.ca using your full ccid@ualberta.ca account name, which will redirect you to ualberta.ca to authenticate with just your CCID and password.

If you already use a Gmail account you will need to log out of that one first or link your accounts. To link your accounts, while logged into your primary account, select your user icon in the upper right hand corner. In the menu that pops up select "Add Account" and follow the instructions. You will then be able to access both email accounts at the same time, either by having a tab open for each account or by toggling between the two accounts as required.

Forms, including Personal Activity forms, are automatically populated based on the responses you submitted in the AFA. As such, your Forms may take up to 60 minutes to fully populate. The average Form population time is 30 minutes. You will only be able to edit these forms after you submit and pay for the AFA. 

All required Forms must be submitted by the application deadline of October 1, 2024 at 1:00:00PM MT for your application to be considered complete. Failure to do so will result in the closure of your file.

As we are still working on the functionality that would allow applicants to view their forms after the application deadline, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND that applicants make sure to save a copy of what they are submitting before the application deadline. If not, you will not be able to view your forms after you submit them.

For admission for Fall 2025, we are accepting MCAT scores written October 1, 2019 through August 24, 2024. 

When choosing your MCAT test date you should keep in mind that test results must be released to us, entered into your application, and verified in the UAlberta Launchpad prior to the application deadline. As such, you should be reviewing the test score release dates when choosing your test date.

Enter your official MCAT scores from an eligible single testing date. If you have written the MCAT more than one time, choose your best set of scores from a single test, keeping in mind the minimum scores required, as described in the application requirements.

Ensure that you release your scores to the University of Alberta through the AAMC website. You will not be able to edit your scores after we have verified them.

After MCAT scores have been released to the University of Alberta, scores are manually verified by the Admissions team no more than once a week beginning in August. If your scores do not verify there is likely a discrepancy between the information you have provided and that is available to us from AAMC (typically the AAMC ID is entered incorrectly by an applicant); or you were not included in verifications that week and will be included in the next batch. Please determine the discrepancy and rectify it. Your MCAT scores must be verified in your UAlberta Launchpad prior to the deadline of October 1, 2024 at 1:00:00PM MT.

The single set of test scores that you submit with your application are the only set of scores we will use. You must meet the minimum requirements in one sitting. We do not require applicants to declare their most recent MCAT test date as long as the test date that they are declaring meets the minimum requirements, and was not written prior to October 1, 2019. 

1. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have read the Applying to Medicine website in its entirety and understand the minimum requirements for application.
2. It is your responsibility to ensure that your Application for Admission is submitted completely and accurately. If the validity of the information you have provided comes into question your application may be negatively impacted. Please review the Applicant Code of Behaviour to ensure that you are not jeopardizing your application; our expectation is that our applicants behave in a professional manner at all times.
3. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have made your referees aware that they may be contacted at any point in time during the application process AND that they must submit their reference by October 1, 2024 at 1:00:00PM MT.
4. It is your responsibility to ensure that your UAlberta Launchpad forms are submitted completely and accurately by the application deadline of October 1, 2024 at 1:00:00PM MT. Should you discover you have entered something incorrectly it is your responsibility to contact us to reopen the form in question; we will only accept these updates until the application deadline of October 1, 2024 at 1:00:00PM. If the validity of the information you have provided comes into question your application may be negatively impacted. Please review the Applicant Code of Behaviour to ensure that you are not jeopardizing your application; our expectation is that our applicants behave in a professional manner at all times.
5. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have made your verifiers aware that they may be contacted at any point during the application process to verify the information you have provided on your application. It is also your responsibility to make them aware that we will ask questions to support your application and that they may opt out of answering these questions if they do not know you well enough to do so.
6. It is your responsibility to ensure that your MCAT scores are released through your AAMC portal AND verified within your UAlberta Launchpad by the application deadline of October 1, 2024 at 1:00:00PM MT.
7. It is your responsibility to ensure that all official post-secondary transcripts are sent to AND received by the Office of the Registrar by the following deadlines. Receipt of your transcripts will be noted on your UAlberta Launchpad Checklist. Should you fail to meet any one of the below deadlines your application may be closed for failing to meet the requirements of application.

   • October 1, 2024 - Deadline for receipt by the Office of the Registrar of all up-to-date transcripts, including showing 1st and 2nd term registration for those applicants currently enrolled in post-secondary. If your institution does not show 2nd term registration on transcripts at this time (ie. McMaster, UWO, University of Lethbridge) or if you are not yet able to register in 2nd term courses (ie. Harvard), please submit your course registration through your UAlberta Launchpad. We suggest requesting transcripts in early September for all domestic institutions and in late August for international institutions.

   • February 1, 2025 - For applicants currently enrolled in post-secondary, updated transcripts showing 1st term grades and 2nd term registration must be received and processed by the Office of the Registrar by this date. If you fail to meet this deadline your application may be considered incomplete and result in the closing of your file.

   • June 19, 2025 - For applicants currently enrolled in post-secondary, June 19 is the deadline for receipt by the Office of the Registrar of updated transcripts showing 1st and 2nd term grades as well as proof of degree conferment; proof of degree conferment must show on your transcript.
8. It is your responsibility to complete any and all Checklist items listed in your UAlberta Launchpad. New Checklist items may appear after its initial population if more information is required; it is your responsibility to keep yourself informed on the information available to you in your UAlberta Launchpad.
9. It is your responsibility to ensure that you complete the CASPer test in the Fall of 2024 and that your scores are released to us by December 1, 2024.
10. It is your responsibility to ensure that the Office of the Registrar has calculated your cGPA prior to the February 1, 2025 deadline.

By submitting your application you are affirming its completeness and correctness and agreeing to the responsibilities listed above.

Checklist Items are automatically populated based on the responses you submitted in the AFA. As such, your Checklist Items may take up to 60 minutes to fully populate. The average Checklist Item population time is 30 minutes.

All Checklist Items must be completed by their respective deadlines. Failure to do so will result in the closure of your file.

Applicants must send official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions ever attended directly from the issuing institution to the Office of the Registrar. Photocopies, hand-delivered copies, unofficial copies, and WES evaluations will not be accepted. Students who have attended an international institution may be required to provide further supporting documentation, such as course descriptions. Please refer to your UAlberta Launchpad for required checklist items and forms. Required supporting documentation must be received by the Office of the Registrar before they are able to evaluate your file. Failure to provide these may result in your application being deemed incomplete, resulting in the closure of your file.

For more information regarding deadlines and transcripts click here. 

For concerns regarding your transcripts and supporting documentation please contact the Office of the Registrar directly.

Unofficial interim transcripts can be uploaded via your UAlberta Launchpad.

Official electronic transcripts can be sent to transcripts@ualberta.ca.

Transcript Mailing Address:

Note: Students do not need to request University of Alberta transcripts; we have access to them through the Office of the Registrar.

ApplyAlberta

The University of Alberta may be able to obtain transcripts from participating Alberta post-secondary institutions on the applicant's behalf via ApplyAlberta. You will have agreed to this process when completing the Application for Admission. Please check your UAlberta Launchpad for details of which transcripts the Office of the Registrar has requested on your behalf. Please be aware that there are instances where your institution may refuse to send transcripts to us, typically due to unpaid fees or if there is a discrepancy in your identifying information. If this occurs you must settle your account with that institution and request a transcript be sent to us yourself.

All applicants who successfully complete and submit their Application for Admission will be required to do additional testing in Fall 2024. The online assessment (CASPer) is provided by Acuity Insights. Successful completion of CASPer is mandatory in order to maintain admission eligibility. In order to take CASPer, you will be responsible for securing access to a computer with audio capabilities, a webcam, and a reliable internet connection on your selected test date. We do not require that you do the CASPer Snapshot for the 2024/2025 application cycle.

Please go to https://acuityinsights.app/casper/ to sign up and reserve a test using your U of A Student ID Number and a piece of government-issued photo ID. 

• If you do not currently have a University of Alberta Student ID, please enter a placeholder ID of seven 0s (ex. 0000000). You must update this number later when you receive your University of Alberta Student ID for your application to be considered. Acuity Insight's Distribution Release Deadline is October 29, 2024. CASPer test results must be released to us by December 1, 2024.

CASPer test results are valid for one application cycle. Applicants who have already taken the test in previous years will, therefore, be expected to re-take it. Applicants who will be taking the CASPer at an earlier testing date than those mentioned on our website will not need to retake the test. The testing dates listed below are specifically for students who will not have written it at any point prior for any other institution.

Please note that these are the current dates and times as we know them to be true. You can begin registering for the CASPer when fall dates become available. If you are already completing the CASPer on a date not listed above for a different Canadian institution we will accept the score from that test date. Direct any inquiries on the test to support@acuityinsights.app. Alternatively, you may use the chat bubble in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen on the CASPer website.

Acuity Insight's Distribution Release Deadline is October 29, 2024. CASPer test results must be released to us by December 1, 2024. Typically, we begin uploading CASPer results to Launchpad after the December 1, 2024 deadline. When scores are uploaded, the status will change to a green checkmark. CASPer status does not impact submission on October 1, 2024. Please note that CASPer tests may show up as a red x on past applications as we clear scores from previous applications. 

Interviews for the 2024/2025 application cycle will again be conducted virtually. Interview notifications are sent in mid February. Applicants who receive an interview invitation will find out more information about the weekend, including social events, in the Candidate Information package. Please note that anything you have included in your application may be discussed with you during the interview process. We recommend that you review your application prior to arrival. We understand and respect that you may choose to share highly sensitive personal information either on your application or during the interview process; this information is kept in the strictest confidence and is unlikely to negatively impact your application. We do appreciate the strength that is required to discuss these topics.

If you become aware of a potential scheduling conflict please let us know as soon as possible as it is easier to alter the schedule before we send out invitations.

2024/2025 Application Cycle Interview Dates