Prerequisites
There are TWO pathways into our programs; Health and Non-Health
Prior HEALTH education
If you are coming from university health science, KIN, BIO-MED, Life Sciences, Pre-Med OR If you are currently working in healthcare as a Nurse, Doctor, Paramedic, TCM, RMT/Massage Therapy, Physiotherapy, Midwife etc. You qualify for DIRECT ENTRY into our programs.
NON HEALTH background
If you are coming from a NON Health education or career, you will need our PREP/Anatomy course first. It is designed to give you everything you need to start year 1 of the program, so that you can start your osteopathy journey with confidence!
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Minimum Eligibility Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission to the CAO, applicants must have one of the following post-secondary-status requirements and all of the listed additional requirements:
Post-secondary-Level Status (one)
- Successful completion of a diploma/advanced diploma or Baccalaureate/Bachelor’s degree in a health discipline (i.e., nursing, massage therapy, physiotherapy, primary/advanced care paramedicine, occupational therapy, etc.) or physical sciences field with an emphasis in human anatomy and physiology.
- Partial completion of a diploma/advanced diploma or Baccalaureate/Bachelor’s degree in a health discipline that includes successful completion of courses in human anatomy and physiology.
- Partial completion of a diploma/advanced diploma or Baccalaureate/Bachelor’s degree in any discipline plus completion of stand alone course in human anatomy and physiology at the postsecondary level.
Additional Requirements
- Mandatory admissions webinar
- An interview to assess suitability for both the intensive program format and for autonomous professional practice
- Prep Course and exam completion
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The CAO provides graduates of its program with a post-graduate diploma. Completion of the program does not result in being conferred a degree designation.
I actually started at McMaster with my kinesiology degree, spent some time working with some physios. I just really wasn’t liking some of the answers I was getting, so I spent some time with an osteopath, and I really just appreciated the thought process and the principle-based understanding of osteopathy, and I, for the first time, started to see patients getting better, and to me, that spoke volumes.