MCAT Requirement
Minimum total MCAT score requirement is determined in relation to GPA.
To be considered eligible for admission, your MCAT score must meet the minimum requirement for the applicant category in which you are applying.
For residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island:
GPA |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
Total MCAT |
499 |
498 |
497 |
496 |
495 |
494 |
493 |
492 |
Minimum MCAT category scores required are 123. That is, applicants with any category score less than 123 are not considered, regardless of total MCAT score.
Examples for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island applicants:
MCAT BBLS |
MCAT CPBS |
MCAT PSBB |
MCAT CARS |
TOTAL MCAT |
GPA |
Eligibility |
118 |
126 |
130 |
123 |
497 |
3.5 |
INELIGIBLE – BBLS category score <123 |
125 |
123 |
123 |
124 |
497 |
3.3 |
INELIGIBLE – total minimum MCAT score required is 499, based on GPA |
123 |
123 |
123 |
123 |
492 |
4.0 |
ELIGIBLE – minimum category score met, minimum total MCAT score 492 met, based on GPA |
124 |
124 |
120 |
123 |
491 |
3.9 |
INELIGIBLE – category score < 123, minimum total MCAT score required is 493 |
124 |
124 |
123 |
123 |
494 |
3.8 |
ELIGIBLE – minimum category score met, minimum total MCAT score 494 met, based on GPA |
For residents of all other Canadian provinces and territories (Other Canadian):
GPA |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
Total MCAT Score |
503 |
502 |
501 |
500 |
Minimum MCAT category scores required are 123. That is, applicants with any category score less than 123 are not considered, regardless of total MCAT score.
Examples for Other Canadian Applicants:
MCAT BBLS |
MCAT CPBS |
MCAT PSBB |
MCAT CARS |
TOTAL MCAT |
GPA |
Eligibility |
128 |
130 |
120 |
126 |
504 |
3.7 |
INELIGIBLE – PSBB category score <123 |
125 |
126 |
125 |
124 |
500 |
3.8 |
INELIGIBLE – total minimum MCAT score required is 502, based on GPA |
125 |
123 |
127 |
125 |
500 |
4.0 |
ELIGIBLE – minimum category score met, minimum total MCAT score met, based on GPA |
128 |
127 |
122 |
123 |
500 |
3.9 |
INELIGIBLE – category score < 123, minimum total MCAT score required is 501 |
126 |
127 |
127 |
126 |
506 |
3.8 |
ELIGIBLE – minimum category score met, minimum total MCAT score met, based on GPA |
Applicants who qualify under the Indigenous Admissions Pathway
There is no minimum MCAT requirement.
Indigenous applicants must demonstrate an ability to meet the academic rigor of medical school. Applicants must complete the MCAT, but there is no minimum score required for any component of an application under the Indigenous Admissions Pathway.
Please see the Indigenous Admissions Pathway page for full details
Please note:
- MCAT scores are eligible for five years from the date written. If, at the time of application, your scores are older than 5 years, you will be required to rewrite the MCAT.
- MCAT scores must be released from AAMC-MCAT to Dalhousie Medicine Admissions annually. It is the applicant's and re-applicant's responsibility to authorize AAMC-MCAT to release MCAT scores to Dalhousie Medicine for each application cycle. Dalhousie Medicine cannot access your MCAT scores without the applicant's notification of release to the AAMC. MCAT scores from previous application cycles will not be automatically applied in future application cycles. Applications without an official score released by AAMC to Dalhousie Medicine Admissions for the intended application cycle will not be considered.
- Find out our MCAT testing date deadlines
- MCAT Fee Assistance Program for Canadians. Application opens September to January. Applicants who qualify will receive reduced scheduling, reshceduling, and cancellation rates. For more information, please click here
- For the most up to date information for MCAT, including preparation, practice tests and test registration please visit the Medical College Admission Test website.