Over 400 applicants apply to the Midwifery Education Program at McMaster each year.

The average competitive CGPA varies from year to year, but most successful applicants chosen for interview range in the high 90% to mid 80% range.

The top 135 ranked applicants will be invited to the interview. 20% of the 135 spots are reserved for applicants for whom applications were assessed solely on High School credits.

Your CGPA is derived from a maximum of 42 units of most recently completed undergraduate course work and 18 units of prerequisite English, Biology, and Chemistry high school courses (or university equivalents). At McMaster, a 3-unit course is equivalent to a 0.5 credit course (i.e. a single-semester course).

As a direct entry program, the Midwifery Education Program at McMaster fully reviews and assesses all applications from current high school students and high school graduates. Depending on the applicant pool each year, a variable number of high school students are offered admission to the program. The Midwifery Education Program does, however, encourage all applicants to complete at least a year of university prior to applying to the program to best prepare for the admissions interview and for success in Level 1 of the program.

If you are missing any of the three required high school courses, you can upgrade them through a local high school/adult education board or through the Independent Learning Centre (ILC). For example, the Independent Learning Centre offers the current Ontario High School curriculum.

Alternatively, if you can present 6 units of Biology, Chemistry, or English at the University level, they may be used in place of any corresponding High School course prerequisite that is absent or below the required grade.

Biology, Chemistry, or English courses taken at College will not be accepted.

Any prerequisite 6 units for eligibility must be satisfied by 6 units of discrete high school or 6 units of discrete university credits. High school credits will not be combined with university credits.

All applicants who have obtained permanent resident status prior to submitting their application will be considered for the program.

All applicants must be Canadian Citizens or have Permanent Resident status prior to applying to the Midwifery Program.

A Nursing or other health professional degree is not a requirement of admissions eligibility.

The Midwifery Education Program is comprised of a diverse student body who are admitted from various academic streams and with course credits or degrees commonly in Faculty of Humanities, Social Science, Arts & Science, or Health Science programs. Applicants with education from all post-secondary programs of study are welcome to apply.