Doctorat de premier cycle en médecine

Université de Sherbrooke · Health Campus — Sherbrooke, Joint Saguenay campus (Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean), Montérégie medical training site, Joint Moncton campus, Joint Drummondville campus (Centre-du-Québec, known as Sherbrooke-Drummondville) · Health · Limited-enrolment program

33.85R score of the last applicant invited to an interview · Fall 2026

284seats

4255applications

Published R score thresholds

Threshold type	R score	Term	Applicant category	Source
Required minimum R score	32	Fall 2027	Quebec contingent — CEGEP category	Source
Required minimum R score	32	Fall 2027	Quebec contingent — CEGEP category, Medicine for Socioeconomic Diversity pathway	Source
Required minimum R score	33	Fall 2027	Quebec contingent — university category	Source
Required minimum R score	34	Fall 2027	Quebec contingent — university category, Career Orientation, Family Medicine pathway, Humanities, social sciences, arts and letters profile	Source
Required minimum R score	30	Fall 2027	Quebec contingent — university category, Career Orientation, Family Medicine pathway, Workforce profile	Source
Required minimum R score	30	Fall 2027	Quebec contingent — university category, Career Orientation, Research pathway, Research doctorate profile	Source
Required minimum R score	28	Fall 2027	First Nations and Inuit of Quebec contingent	Source
Required minimum R score	50	Fall 2027	New Brunswick contingent — DSS category	Source
Required minimum R score	33	Fall 2027	New Brunswick contingent — university category	Source
Required minimum R score	33	Fall 2027	Nova Scotia contingent	Source
Required minimum R score	33	Fall 2027	Prince Edward Island contingent	Source
Required minimum R score	33	Fall 2027	Contingent for Canadian applicants from outside Quebec and outside the Atlantic contingents	Source
Required minimum R score	30	Fall 2027	International contingent	Source
R score of the last applicant invited to an interview	33.85	Fall 2026	Quebec contingent — CEGEP category (R score)	Source
R score of the last applicant invited to an interview	33.043	Fall 2025	Quebec contingent — CEGEP category (CAG)	Source
R score of the last admitted applicant	33.072	Fall 2025	Quebec contingent — CEGEP category (CAG)	Source
R score of the last applicant invited to an interview	34.713	Fall 2025	Quebec contingent — university category (CAG)	Source
R score of the last admitted applicant	35.279	Fall 2025	Quebec contingent — university category (CAG)	Source

Exact wording of the admission FAQ: "Here are the cutoff scores for each of the contingents (global academic score)" — CAG cutoff score (not a raw R score for the university categories). For the Quebec contingent, international medical graduates category, the same list indicates "n/a" (no numerical cutoff published).

Title of the row in the official 2026 admission statistics PDF: "MEDICINE (DOCTORATE) – (lowest R score among those invited to the MEM)"; general definition in the PDF: the 2026 R score is that "of the last person enrolled in the program as of September 16, 2026 (CEGEP category)". Value read from the 2026 column of the table (32.563 in 2024; 33.043 in 2025; 33.85 in 2026).

Exact wording of the FAQ table header: "Lowest CAG among those accepted to the MEM". Year attributed by cross-checking: the value 33.043 is the 2025 score from the 2026 statistics PDF. Eligible applications in the category: 1827; people who took part in the MEM: 878.

Exact wording of the FAQ table header: "Lowest CAG among those admitted". Year attributed by cross-checking with the 2026 statistics PDF. People enrolled: Sherbrooke 135, Saguenay 26, Montérégie 25 (Centre-du-Québec not broken down in this table).

Exact wording of the FAQ table header: "Lowest CAG among those accepted to the MEM". Eligible applications: 617; people who took part in the MEM: 216.

Exact wording of the FAQ table header: "Lowest CAG among those admitted". People enrolled: Sherbrooke 31, Saguenay 7, Montérégie 4.

Prerequisites

Basis of admission

Quebec contingent — CEGEP category (DEC or equivalent, maximum 15 university credits at the time of application)
Quebec contingent — university category (DEC or equivalent + minimum 60 university credits in a single undergraduate program, or bachelor's degree in progress; without a DEC, at least 90 credits)
Quebec contingent — university category, Career Orientation (bachelor's degree required at minimum at the time of application; maximum 8 seats, including the Family Medicine pathway and the Research pathway)
Quebec contingent — international medical graduates category (medical doctorate from outside Canada + CMQ equivalence; admission to clerkship, 3rd year)
Atlantic contingents — New Brunswick (DSS and university categories), Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island (training at the Moncton site)
Contingent for Canadian applicants from outside Quebec and outside the Atlantic contingents
International contingent
First Nations and Inuit of Quebec contingent
Military medical training program contingent (PMEM)

Eligible DECs and their conditions

DEC awarded by the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur or a diploma deemed equivalent to a DEC, or a health sciences diploma (DSS), to be obtained before the start of the university term — except for the no-DEC pathway: at least 90 credits in a single undergraduate program or a bachelor's degree in progress before the start of the term

Required prerequisite courses

Cell biology (0B01)
Human anatomy and physiology (0B0F) or Human biology (0PU1)
General chemistry (0C01)
Solution chemistry (0C02)
Organic chemistry (0C0F)
Mechanics (0P01)
Electricity and magnetism (0P02)
Waves and modern physics (0P03)

Prerequisite courses required of all applicants except those in the international medical graduates contingent and the university Career Orientation category (specific rules for these profiles: e.g. Humanities/social sciences/arts and letters profile = 0B01, 0B0F/0PU1 and 0C01 only). DEC in sciences, lettres et arts (700.A1) or International Baccalaureate (200.Z1) = prerequisites deemed satisfied. Université de Moncton DSS equivalencies published on the program page (BIOL 1143/1123, BIOL 1243/1223, CHIM 1113/1114, CHIM 1123, CHIM 2413, PHYS 1173, PHYS 1373). All prerequisites completed no later than August 15 of the intended admission year; any failed course must have been retaken, but the Faculty may refuse applications with more than one failure across all prerequisites. Distribution of seats in the Quebec contingent: minimum 80% CEGEP category, maximum 20% university category; maximum 4 seats for the Socioeconomic Diversity pathway (within the CEGEP category). Seats per contingent published in the FAQ (cycle covered by the page, without a Centre-du-Québec breakdown): Quebec CEGEP 187 (Sherbrooke 134, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 27, Montérégie 26), Quebec university 46 (Sherbrooke 33, Saguenay 7, Montérégie 6), New Brunswick DSS 29, New Brunswick university 7, Nova Scotia 3, Prince Edward Island 1, Canadians from outside Quebec/Atlantic 2, international 1, international medical graduates up to 4, PMEM up to 4 (to be divided among 3 universities), First Nations and Inuit 12 (to be divided among Quebec's 4 faculties). The seats (284) and applications (4255) fields of this record come from the 2026 statistics PDF (offers: 529; enrolled: 289). Published CAG bonuses: degree obtained before applying (+0.5 bachelor's / +1.0 master's / +2.0 doctorate, non-cumulative); remote regions (+1.25 in total for the Quebec contingent); at least 12 credits completed full-time at UdeS in the last 2 years (+0.75 on the CRU). French: average of the 4 skills at C1 level or exemption, requirement satisfied before August 15 of the admission year. A person may be admitted and counted only once among new registrations over 7 years starting from their 1st registration in medicine in Quebec; people already registered in a residency in Canada or holding a Canadian medical doctorate are not eligible.

Key dates

Date	Deadline	Applicant category
September 1, 2026	Opening of application submissions (2027 admission cycle)	All contingents
November 1, 2026	Application	All other contingents and categories; also Quebec contingent, CEGEP category / Diversity pathway / First Nations and Inuit if the applicant holds 1 or more university credits, or is registered for university credits, as of November 1, 2026
November 15, 2026	Quebec–New Brunswick agreement form attesting to the province of residence	Atlantic contingents
March 1, 2027	Application	Quebec contingent, CEGEP category, Socioeconomic Diversity pathway and First Nations and Inuit — only if 0 university credits as of March 1, 2027
August 15, 2027	Prerequisite courses completed by this date at the latest (and proof of French proficiency satisfied before this date)	All contingents (except the specific rules for Career Orientation / international medical graduates)

Possible bridging options

Casper situational judgement test (Canada Casper 2, in French) Required

Required of all applicants, except those eligible only under the First Nations and Inuit of Quebec contingent. Deadline to take it: before the application deadline specific to each contingent. Selection for the MEM (multiple mini-interviews): weighting varies by contingent — e.g. New Brunswick contingent, university category page: CAG 70% + Casper 30%; international contingent page: CAG 50% + Casper 50%.

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Multiple mini-interviews (MEM) Required

By invitation only, after the file-based selection steps (CAG) and Casper. After the MEM, a site choice must be made using a form: the admission offer is final and binding, with no site change possible during the entire program. For international medical graduates invited by Sherbrooke, the 2027 MEM take place in person at the Université Laval or Université de Montréal sites on April 17 and 18, 2027.

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Career Orientation online asynchronous interview Required

For the university Career Orientation category only, in French, on the prescribed date.

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Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE), Part I — eligibility and result Required

All applicants must be eligible to take or retake MCCQE Part I. For international medical graduates: the MEM invitation list is based on Casper 30% + MCCQE Part I 70%, and the final list on the MEM at 100%; recognition of diploma equivalence by the Collège des médecins du Québec no later than February 15 of the admission year.

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Proof of French proficiency — C1 level (average of the 4 skills) or exemption Required

To be satisfied before August 15 of the intended admission year.

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Registration with the Collège des médecins du Québec, immunization and criminal record declaration Required

After admission: CMQ registration certificate to be obtained before October 15 of the 1st year; immunization completed before the 1st day of classes (registration condition); mandatory criminal record declaration before the internships.

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If you're not eligible yet

One or more of the 8 prerequisite courses (0B01, 0B0F/0PU1, 0C01, 0C02, 0C0F, 0P01, 0P02, 0P03) not passed by August 15 of the admission year
No diploma deemed equivalent to a DEC (no DSS, no 90 university credits / bachelor's degree in progress)
CAG below the cutoff score of the target contingent (see minimum-type cutoffs)

Official pathways

Complete the missing prerequisites at a CEGEP

Pathway published in the medicine admission FAQ for holders of a diploma equivalent to a DEC who are missing prerequisites.

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Complete the prerequisites at university as an independent student

These credits are then not counted either in the tally of university credits or in the CAG calculation.

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Complete the prerequisites in a university program, e.g. the preparatory certificate for undergraduate programs at the Université de Sherbrooke

These credits are counted in the tally of university credits and can enter into the CAG. The preparatory certificate also makes it possible to obtain a diploma deemed equivalent to a DEC and to complete most prerequisites; to remain in the CEGEP category, a maximum of 15 cumulative university credits as of November 1 (application) — starting in the summer session of the year preceding admission may be necessary. The detailed completion plan must be sent to the Admissions Office (admission-med@usherbrooke.ca) before the MEM invitations, failing which the invitation may not take place.

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Pathways for completing prerequisites officially published (medicine FAQ). No adjacent program is named by the university as a plan B toward medicine on the pages consulted; reapplication rules after a refusal are not published on these pages, apart from the 7-year rule for people already registered in medicine in Quebec (see prerequis.notes).

Official sources

Check your status with the admission planner Calculate your R score

Data verified on October 26, 2026 from the university's official sources. A past threshold does not guarantee admission: it describes previous years.