osmosis Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 hey, i was just wondering about the course load requirements for U of O. they weigh the last three years of your application for the wgpa. in my last three years, i took 10, 9, and 9. in the final year when i took 9, i also took a spring course, so that brings it to ten. but i was just wondering if the year i took nine only, with no spring or summer class would still be counted towards my wgpa? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbene085 Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 As long as none of your semesters dropped below 4 courses (the "full time" designation at U of O), you're fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 sweet. thank you. no, i took at minimum 4 courses, and then took 5 the following. i was just wondering, U of O doesn't require the MCAT, but if you write the MCAT and submit your marks, how does that effect the way your academic record is scrutinized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonesRN Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I looked into med at Ottawa a couple yrs ago and I was under the impression that you could take 4 courses per term to be considered 'full time' but you still needed to complete your 5th course(s) in the spring or summer of that year in order to be taken into consideration for the WGPA. I believe that you must take the equivalent of 5 full year courses or 10 half year courses in order to have that year included in the WGPA. I'm pretty sure this was the information that I was given from the admissions office as well. Can someone verify this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shouldieventry Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I think you're right Tones.. This is from the OMSAS booklet: A full-time academic year in which the student takes the equivalent of four (4) full-year courses is accepted and counted in the Weighted Grade Point Average (WGPA) calculation only if the missing course/credit is completed either as an additional course within another academic year or as a summer course. Individual courses taken during a summer session are accepted for the credit value in this instance; however, the mark obtained is not counted in the calculation of the WGPA. But from what I understand, you can still make up for the missing course in the following year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 I think you're right Tones.. This is from the OMSAS booklet: A full-time academic year in which the student takes the equivalent of four (4) full-year courses is accepted and counted in the Weighted Grade Point Average (WGPA) calculation only if the missing course/credit is completed either as an additional course within another academic year or as a summer course. Individual courses taken during a summer session are accepted for the credit value in this instance; however, the mark obtained is not counted in the calculation of the WGPA. But from what I understand, you can still make up for the missing course in the following year... okay. but i didn't take 8 courses, i took 9. do i still need to make up one course for that year to count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shouldieventry Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 My understanding is you need to take another half course to have a full-time year because you have 9/2=4,5. But I could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonesRN Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 okay. but i didn't take 8 courses, i took 9. do i still need to make up one course for that year to count? Yes, I'm pretty sure you would have to take one additional course to have that year count. I would contact the admissions office though if I were you and ask them personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmaghd Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Directly from Ottawa's website... A full-time academic year where the equivalent of four (4) full-year courses is taken is accepted and counted in the WGPA calculation only if the missing course/credit is completed either as an additional course within another academic year or as a summer course. Individual courses taken during a summer session are accepted for the credit value in this instance however the mark obtained is not counted in the calculation of the WGPA Hence, if, you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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