Prospective Applicants
Application Information & General Timeline

A completed application consists of the following:

Step 1 – The online application available beginning July 1st each year at dalonline.dal.ca
Completion of Step 1 is due on or before August 15th at 12:00 midnight Atlantic Time Zone Step 1 must be completed and “submitted” before you can proceed to Step 2

Step 2 – The online completion of the Supplemental information, 1500 word essay. Following the completion of Step 1, within 7 business days you will receive an automated email with sign in credentials (email address and Banner Number) and a link that will allow log in access to Step 2

Completion of Step 2 is due on or before September 1st at 12:00 midnight Atlantic Time Zone

September 5th – Deadline to submit transcripts
Applicants who have attended Dalhousie for an undergraduate degree do not need to request their official transcripts to be submitted. The Admissions office can access these online.

September 5th – Deadline to submit/release MCAT scores
Please ensure you release your MCAT scores to Dalhousie University. We are unable to completely assess your file unless your results are released from the AMCAS site.

Please mail/submit information to:

Admissions & Student Affairs
Clinical Research Center
5849 University Ave, Room C-124
PO Box 15000
Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2

October – Interview invitations sent out (exact dates TBA)

November – Interview Weekend (exact dates TBA)

March – Decision Letters distributed (exact dates TBA)

Please Note:

Due to the extremely high volume of phone calls the office receiv eson a daily basis,
if you have an enquiry it is highly recommended that you send an
email to medicine.admissions@dal.ca

For a sample timeline for the 2011-2012 Admissions process go to our Admissions Timeline page!