Canada · Hamilton, Canada
McMaster University
Research-intensive with Canada's most famous undergraduate health sciences program.
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How to apply to McMaster University
Basis for admission: Grades-first; supplementary applications for health sciences.
Deadlines: Jan 15 typical.
Application route: OUAC 105.
What you write for McMaster University
Supplementary applications for Engineering, Computer Science, iBioMed, Health Sciences, Arts & Science, Integrated Science and others; no essay for most Science, Social Science and Humanities programs.
- Engineering / Computer Science / iBioMed — Kira supplementary
Required. Completed on the Kira Talent platform: a small number of short written responses and timed video responses about why this program, a problem you solved, and how you work with others. Written answers are brief (a paragraph each). Deadline late January. Confirm the current wording and limit on future.mcmaster.ca before you write — universities revise these each cycle.
Engineering · Computer Science · Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences · Bachelor of Technology - Health Sciences (BHSc) — supplementary application
Required. Three questions that change every year and are deliberately unconventional (recent years have asked for a reflection, a creative response and a values question), each with a tight limit, plus the Casper situational-judgement test. Answer the question actually asked; readers score for insight and authenticity, not polish. Deadline mid-February. Confirm the current wording and limit on healthsci.mcmaster.ca/bhsc before you write — universities revise these each cycle.
Honours Health Sciences - Arts & Science — supplementary application
Required. Short written questions about your intellectual interests across disciplines and why an interdisciplinary program. Deadline Feb 1. Confirm the current wording and limit on future.mcmaster.ca before you write — universities revise these each cycle.
Arts & Science
Programs with a supplementary application for 2026 entry: Arts & Science, Leadership & Civic Studies, Business (optional), Integrated Business & Humanities, Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, iBioMed, Honours Health Sciences, Midwifery, Nursing (Casper), iArts, Honours Integrated Science. Delete the pieces above that do not apply to you.
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Health sciences · Engineering · Business
Data verified September 2026. Universities change requirements each cycle; confirm on mcmaster.ca before you apply. Spotted a change? Tell us.