1 year of english

[VTeight7]

Seems like an obsession of US schools to have "1 year of english" as a requirement. But say I took a 0.5credit ENG course fall 2007, and another 0.5credit ENG course sometime between summer 2008 - spring 2009, do you think it would count as 1 year? I wanted to ask here first before wasting my time emailing 20 US schools. Plus the standard full 1-year ENG courses at UTM look very intimidating to me (though if anyone has suggestions I'd greatly appreciate). Thanks

[Madz25]

Originally Posted by VTeight7

Seems like an obsession of US schools to have "1 year of english" as a requirement. But say I took a 0.5credit ENG course fall 2007, and another 0.5credit ENG course sometime between summer 2008 - spring 2009, do you think it would count as 1 year? I wanted to ask here first before wasting my time emailing 20 US schools. Plus the standard full 1-year ENG courses at UTM look very intimidating to me (though if anyone has suggestions I'd greatly appreciate). Thanks

I think two half courses would fulfill the requirement. Although I'd call at least one or two of the schools to make sure.

[Alastriss]

I'm very interested in knowing as well! post what you end up finding out V!

[mikkey]

what a year of English means is that you must have 6 credits of English, or 2 courses of 3 credits. These credits are calculated by the # of class hours in a week of a given semester. 3 credits means 3 hours a week.
I hope that your 0.5 credits equals 3, and you are fine. You can take the prerequisites until you matriculate, so you have to have them complete by the time you start medical school. Be sure to indicate on AMCAS that you will be taking this course in the future.

[VTeight7]

Thanks for the help guys Yes mikkey, my half courses consist of 3 lecture hours each week.


Alastriss here's what Ive found out in terms of english
NYU requires "6 semester hours" (which definitely means 2 half courses are acceptable)
new york medical college requires "2 semesters" (once again all good)

To start I emailed Boston U, Northwestern U, Columbia U, waiting for replies

Schools that accept Canadians & don't require English (last time I checked in May, anyway, don't get mad if it's changed):
Indiana U, U of Chicago, U of Vermont, Dartmouth Medical School, Rosalind Franklin U, Albany Medical College (but that one "prefers" US citizens)





not accepting Canadians UNLESS maybe the Canadian has had at least 1y of undergrad in a US school (incomplete list):
University of Buffalo
University of Rochester

University of Michigan

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva (Bronx)
Stony Brook (Long Island)
ALL OHIO SCHOOLS

University of Pennsylvania
Temple University (Philadelphia)
Drexel University (Philadelphia)
Loyola University Chicago
Rush University (Chicago)
Southern Illinois University (Springfield)
University of Illinois
UMDNJ (Newark)
Tufts University (Boston)
University of Massachusetts

[Madz25]

Originally Posted by VTeight7

Thanks for the help guys Yes mikkey, my half courses consist of 3 lecture hours each week.


Alastriss here's what Ive found out in terms of english
NYU requires "6 semester hours" (which definitely means 2 half courses are acceptable)
new york medical college requires "2 semesters" (once again all good)

To start I emailed Boston U, Northwestern U, Columbia U, waiting for replies

Schools that accept Canadians & don't require English (last time I checked in May, anyway, don't get mad if it's changed):
Indiana U, U of Chicago, U of Vermont, Dartmouth Medical School, Rosalind Franklin U, Albany Medical College (but that one "prefers" US citizens)





not accepting Canadians (incomplete list):
University of Buffalo
University of Rochester
Wayne State (Detroit)
University of Michigan
SUNY
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva (Bronx)
Stony Brook (Long Island)
ALL OHIO SCHOOLS
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania
Temple University (Philadelphia)
Drexel University (Philadelphia)
Loyola University Chicago
Rush University (Chicago)
Southern Illinois University (Springfield)
University of Illinois
UMDNJ (Newark)
Tufts University (Boston)
University of Massachusetts

*** HOLD ON***

uhhhhh i think you need to fix your "not accepting canadians" list ...because i am a canadian citizen and i was accepted at SUNY. im doubtful that university of pennsylvania doesn't accept canadians ...and i know a canadian citizen that was accepted at wayne state

where are you getting your info from?

[rogerroger]

Yeah that english requirment is a pain in the butt... If this ap round doesn't count work out I might consider doing the 0.5 x 2 deal...

[worriedandwaiting]

Originally Posted by Madz25

*** HOLD ON***

uhhhhh i think you need to fix your "not accepting canadians" list ...because i am a canadian citizen and i was accepted at SUNY. im doubtful that university of pennsylvania doesn't accept canadians ...and i know a canadian citizen that was accepted at wayne state

where are you getting your info from?

Exactly what I was thinking. Especially since i just submitted my AMCAS application and included wayne, michigan, and pennsylvania. EEP! Some one please confirm!

[DeeDoc]

Im pretty sure that Wayne accepts Canadians and so does Pittsburgh. I think the OP meant that these schools don't accept you unless you have a year of english.

[VTeight7]

OK boston U emailed me back, 2 separate semesters of english are fine

As for the Canadian acceptance fiasco .. OK I checked the websites individually in May but I'm likely wrong. I guess SUNY, Wayne State, & Pittsburgh do accept Canadians.

DeeDoc I meant English or no English, those schools won't accept Canadians unless MAYBE they've had a year of undergrad in the US. But I know most of us here have not had that. Sorry nevertheless I should have specified.


As for U of Pennsylvania Madz25,

those who receive degrees from foreign institutions are required to have completed one year of course work in the sciences at a college or university in the United States before an application for admission to the first year of medical school will be considered.

so technically yes they will accept Canadians, but I meant they won't accept pure 100% Canadian students.


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