Application Procedure

A few seats still available for September 2008 entry
Please call Sue Sparlin for details or email ssparlin@binm.org

Frequently Asked Questions about the Admissions Process

Application deadline for the September 2009, 4-year, full-time track: November 30, 2008

Applications for the January 2009, 6-year, part-time track should be sent in as soon as possible.
Seats for the 6-year, part-time track will be offered on a first-come first-served basis.

A complete application for both the part-time and the full-time tracks consists of the following:

1. Application form (Download a PDF version)
   
2. Essay: a typewritten or word-processed essay addressing the following points:
   (Minimum two pages)
   a) Provide a brief autobiographical sketch.
   b) Explain why you want to practice naturopathic medicine.
   c) Describe your experience with naturopathic medicine.
   d) Discuss what you have to offer the profession of naturopathic medicine.
   
3. Resume: A copy of your current resume.
   
4. Reference Letters: three personal written references which are addressed to the Admissions Committee. These are to be from people, other than the applicant's family, who have known the applicant for at least three years, and at least one of the references should be from a member of a regulated profession (e.g. ND, lawyer, dentist, etc.).
   
5. Transcripts of all post-secondary education.
   
6. Prerequisites: Proof of current enrolment for any prerequisite courses not completed at the time of application. (click here for additional information on prerequisites)
   
7. Application Fee of $150.00 CDN made payable to BINM in cash, bank money order, or personal cheque. If you are paying through VISA, please add an addtional 2.5% service charge.
   
8. Completion of Application: Once all of your documents are received, and if you are selected for an interview, an assessment fee of $150.00 CDN will be due on  the day of your assessment interview. 

Financial documentation is optional. To assist you with your financial planning, you may wish to complete the Student Budget Worksheet and enclose with the application.

Academic and personal achievements, which demonstrate an ability to commit to and be effective within a professional training program, will be in the applicant's favour. Applicants are asked to follow the instructions on the application form carefully to ensure processing without delay. (A criminal record check is required prior to entry into the clinical component of training.)

Once the application process is complete, the BINM Admissions Committee will meet to review the applications of all interviewed applicants and make recommendations to the Executive Director.  Not all qualified applicants are offered a seat in the program. If you are offered a seat, in order to reserve your place among the limited seats available, you must return a signed contract by the date specified on your offer of acceptance letter, together with payment of the registration fee and confirmation of tuition enrolment deposit. Outstanding documentation required prior to matriculation will be noted on the back of your offer of acceptance letter.

International Students
International students may be accepted into the program if they meet the entrance requirements. ESL applicants may be required to pass the BINM English Language Test. For credentials earned outside of the USA and Canada a "comprehensive evaluation" must be completed from ICES www.bcit.ca/ices or from WES   www.wes.org . The Boucher Institute makes no representation that any state or country outside of Canada will accept our diploma. Students are responsible for ensuring their own licensure through the jurisdiction in which they wish to ultimately practice naturopathic medicine.

Special Needs Students
The Institute may from time to time accept "special needs" students whose disabilities or impairments are considered to be of such nature that they will not prevent the safe and effective practice of naturopathic medicine.

It is the sole responsibility of any special needs student attending the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine to provide for all specialised equipment and any additional services they may require to complete their training. This includes arranging for and taking financial responsibility for any equipment or services required to manage every aspect of the Naturopathic Medicine Program curriculum and clinical practicum. Special needs students are expected to complete every component of the program to the same performance standard that is applied to all other students. All special needs students are expected to provide for sufficient equipment and additional services as needed to ensure that their theoretical and manual skills meet BINM standards.

While all instructional areas of the school are wheelchair accessible, the Institute does not have the resources to provide additional services, equipment, or privileges to special needs students or their attendants at this time.

For additional information please download our PDF Academic Calendar