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Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia 🇨🇦MD · 4 years

MCAT requiredCasperMMI interview
Admissions websiteVerified Oct 5, 2026

At a glance

Average GPA

3.8

Average MCAT

—

Class size

169

Applicants

1,813

Interviewed

—

Admitted

147

Program length

4 years

Deadline

Jul 31, 2026

Latest published figures from official sources

Who can apply

Nova Scotia residents, Halifax campus

87 seats

Minimums: GPA 3.3 · MCAT CPBS 123 · MCAT CARS 123 · MCAT BBLS 123 · MCAT PSBB 123 · MCAT total 492

Nova Scotia residents, Cape Breton Medical Campus (Sydney); prioritised for the Rural Applicant Pathway and NS Indigenous or Black Learners pathway applicants

30 seats

Minimums: GPA 3.3

New Brunswick residents, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (Saint John only)

40 seats

Minimums: GPA 3.3 · MCAT CPBS 123 · MCAT CARS 123 · MCAT BBLS 123 · MCAT PSBB 123 · MCAT total 492

Prince Edward Island residents, Halifax campus

6 seats

MCAT total minimum is a GPA-linked sliding scale (499 at GPA 3.3 down to 492 at 4.0), 123 per section.

Minimums: GPA 3.3 · MCAT CPBS 123 · MCAT CARS 123 · MCAT BBLS 123 · MCAT PSBB 123 · MCAT total 492

Other Canadians (non-Maritime) via the Indigenous Admissions Pathway, Halifax campus

6 seats

Other Canadians (non-Maritime) via the Black Learners Admissions Pathway, Halifax campus

6 seats

Requirements

Degree

A completed (or in progress, to be completed before the start of the program) 90-120 credit hour baccalaureate degree in any field from an accredited institution

Prerequisites

None

GPA

Minimum 3.3 (4.0 (OMSAS Undergraduate Grading System Conversion Table)). Minimum 3.3 calculated on the 60 most recent credit hours of graded (alpha/numerical) courses from a completed or in-progress 90-120 credit baccalaureate degree; OR up to 15 credit hours of graded graduate (Master's/PhD) courses plus the most recent baccalaureate credit hours to total 60. Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer courses count only if they contribute to the degree; Pass/Fail and Credit/No Credit excluded; overall GPA rounded to nearest tenth.

MCAT

MCAT requiredWithin 5 years of the date written; for this cycle the MCAT must be written on or before August 8, 2026 and scores released to Dalhousie by September 8, 2026All sections used; 25% of the pre-interview score. Each section at least 123; minimum total depends on GPA (Maritime residents): GPA 3.3 → 499; 3.4 → 498; 3.5 → 497; 3.6 → 496; 3.7 → 495; 3.8 → 494; 3.9 → 493; 4.0 → 492. Optional for the Indigenous Admissions Pathway; required with no threshold for the Black Learners Admissions Pathway and the Cape Breton Rural Applicant Pathway.

Casper

Required

Also required

Section 2: short answer questions and supplemental information (personal statements) · Residency verification form · Online entry of course grades and unofficial transcripts · NS applicants: campus preference ranking (Cape Breton, Halifax) · Rural Applicant Pathway: 2 short answer questions (250 words) · Other Canadian (pathway) applicants: 250-word statement on choosing Dalhousie · Optional personal context questionnaire (Widening Accessibility Stream) · Activity verifiers contacted November–February · No language test for the regular program (only for externally funded supernumerary advanced placement positions)

How selection works

Eligibility requires meeting minimum GPA and MCAT (GPA-linked sliding scale, 123 per section) and Casper. Due to limited interview capacity, interview selection is by a pre-interview score of 50% GPA, 25% MCAT, 25% CASPer; about 300-400 applicants are invited (early to mid November). Interview: 10-station virtual MMI. Final selection by application file score and Admissions Committee approval; the committee reviews personal statements/supplemental forms between September and March.

Interview invitation

GPA 50%MCAT 25%CASPer 25%

Interview

Format

MMI · 10 stations

Delivery

Virtual

When

TBD (2026/2027 cycle); invitations in November 2026

Practise for Dalhousie University's MMI

Timed stations, follow-ups and instant feedback.

Start practisingMMI guide

Dates, deadlines & fees

  1. Jun 15, 2026

    Section 1 online application opens

  2. Jul 19, 2026

    Casper test date #1 (5:00pm ADT)

  3. Jul 31, 2026

    Section 1 deadline (11:59pm Atlantic); residency statement deadline

  4. Aug 8, 2026

    Last MCAT date for this cycle

  5. Aug 11, 2026

    Casper test date #2 (9:00pm ADT)

  6. Aug 27, 2026

    Casper test date #3 (9:00pm ADT)

  7. Sep 3, 2026

    Section 2, unofficial transcripts, WES assessments and $70 fee deadline (11:59pm Atlantic)

  8. Sep 8, 2026

    MCAT score release to Dalhousie deadline

  9. Nov 20, 2026

    Interview invitations · November 2026

  10. TBD

    Interviews (virtual)

  11. Mar 31, 2027

    Decision letters (subject to change)

Application processing fee

CAD 70.00

Interview fee

CAD 0

Acceptance deposit

CAD 500.00

Tuition (2025-26)

Domestic: CAD 26,783 (first year, Canadian and in-province) · International: CAD 88,849 (foreign, above-quota contract)

Special programs & mission

Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (DMNB), Saint John

Cape Breton Medical Campus Rural Applicant Pathway

Indigenous Admissions Pathway

No minimum GPA; MCAT optional; supported by Keknu'tmasiek Ta'n Tel Welo'ltimk (Indigenous Health Program).

Black Learners Admissions Pathway

Combined Dentistry / MSc Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

One Dalhousie Dentistry graduate admitted to the combined program.

Supernumerary sponsored positions

The mission of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine is to drive excellence in health and health care through world-class medical education and research, and our commitment to social accountability.

Sources

Every figure links to the official page it came from. Look for the icon. Verified Oct 5, 2026.

Some details aren't published by the school yet; they show as “—” until they are.

Where official sources disagree

  • pools (out-of-province): Dalhousie's residency page says there are no longer General Pool Out of Province positions (only 6 Indigenous/Black Learners pathway seats), but the application-process and interview pages still mention an 'Other Canadian' pool statement requirement.
  • campuses: The Campus Sites page says 'two physical campuses' but describes three sites (Halifax, Cape Breton Medical Campus in Sydney, Saint John).
  • contact.phone: AFMC lists 902-494-1874; Dalhousie's admissions page lists the Faculty of Medicine at 1-902-494-6592 (DMNB Saint John 1-506-636-6000).