Midwifery
| Degree Awarded: | Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) |
| Administered by: | Midwifery Education Program |
| Program Format: | Full-time, four-year program. Part-time, first-year entry program. Full-time, Post-Baccalaureate Program for Health Professionals. |
O.S.S.D. with six Grade 12 U/M courses including Grade 12 U courses in English, Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), and one Grade 12 U or M course in Canadian and World Studies or the Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Notes:
- ENG4U/EAE4U is the preferred English.
- The overall average required for consideration is 75 percent or higher in six Grade 12 U/M courses. A grade of 75 percent or higher is required in each of the subject prerequisites.
- Mature students as defined by the University are required to have the four specific Grade 12 U/M courses listed above and grades of 75 percent or higher in each of the four subject areas (or equivalent).
- Applicants who have completed education at an accredited university or a public Canadian college (or equivalent) must present a minimum average of 75% or higher in their top ten (10) post-secondary courses. Applicants with post-secondary education who have completed less than ten (10) post-secondary courses must present an overall average of at least 75%.
- The Midwifery Education Program (MEP) is a competitive limited enrolment program. High school graduates are encouraged to gain further college or university experience prior to applying to the Midwifery program.
- Subject to competition, the strongest candidates will be invited to the interview stage of the admissions process.
- Applicants who completed Biology (SBI4U) and Chemistry (SCH4U) more than 5 years ago are advised to consider additional biology and chemistry courses to prepare for the science curriculums in the Midwifery program.
- Admission guidelines are subject to change. Please consult the admission guidelines outlined in the Midwifery application package available on the Midwifery program website.
- Successful applicants should be aware that their placements may be offered in either the Greater Toronto Area or Greater Ontario Area.
Application Procedures
Applicants must:
- Submit an online application form. Visit Application and Related Forms for details on which form to use.
- Arrange for submission of secondary and post-secondary transcripts. Visit Submission of Documents for instructions.
- Submit the Midwifery Self ID and Admissions Survey. Visit the Midwifery program page for details:
- Submit all materials by the deadline of February 1st to Undergraduate Admissions. When February 1st falls on a weekend, application materials will be accepted on the first Monday thereafter.
Police Reference Check (Vulnerable Sector) and Health Screening Requirements
The Midwifery Education Program requires all students to complete a current Police Reference Check for the vulnerable sector and ensure health screening requirements are current before entering MWF 150.
The Post-Baccalaureate Program for Health Professionals typically requires two years (six semesters) of full-time study. Applicants with a health professional baccalaureate degree, such as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, from an accredited university, or equivalent, as well as recent and relevant maternity care experience, may be considered candidates for this accelerated stream within the Midwifery Education Program. All baccalaureate degree requirements must be completed by June 30th of the year of entry into Toronto Metropolitan University's Post-Baccalaureate Midwifery program.
Applications are made to the four year program. Potential candidates for the Post-Baccalaureate program must be successful through all stages of the Midwifery Education Program admissions process, before consideration for the Post-Baccalaureate program.
Note: Successful applicants should be aware that their placements may be offered in either the Greater Toronto Area or Greater Ontario Area.
Police Reference Check (Vulnerable Sector) and Health Screening Requirements
The Midwifery Education Program requires all students to complete a current Police Reference Check for the vulnerable sector and ensure health screening requirements are current before entering MWF 150.
This innovative program has been offering midwifery education in partnership with McMaster and Laurentian universities between 1993 and 2020. Since then, McMaster has been our consortium partner.
The baccalaureate degree program prepares graduates to be eligible to apply for registration as midwives in Ontario, and meets recognized national and international standards. Graduates work as registered health-care professionals who provide primary care to people with low-risk pregnancies, conduct births in home, birth centre and hospital settings, and provide care after birth for the birthing parent and their babies up to six weeks of age.
The Midwifery Education Program prepares graduates to engage in lifelong learning. Working as a midwife requires a keen intelligence combined with flexibility and compassion. Midwives need a thorough understanding of normal and complex conditions affecting pregnancy, birth and the postpartum care of the birthing parent and the newborn and at times may need to make clinical judgements under stressful or emergency situations.
The Midwifery Education Program equips students with the clinical and communication skills needed to work effectively and competently as primary maternity care providers. Students learn critical thinking and problem solving skills, how to apply research evidence to provide high quality care, and develop an understanding of the relevance of cross-cultural issues to midwifery work. The Midwifery Education Program sees its role in education and in the midwifery profession as part of a broader commitment to social justice.
Curriculum Information
The curriculum includes courses from natural sciences, social sciences, health sciences, gender and women's studies and electives in addition to clinical midwifery courses. A variety of course formats are used, most often small group tutorials.
Students enrolled in the non-clinical midwifery courses must attend classes at Toronto Met.
Students in the part-time program may complete the first, second and third semester non-clinical courses on a part-time basis. The sequence of courses and course load are arranged individually. All first, second and third semester non-clinical courses must be completed before students can proceed to the first clinical placement, MWF 120 or MWF 121. Upon entering MWF 120 or MWF 121, full-time participation will be necessary for all students for the duration of the program.
The maximum length of time to complete the program is seven years.
The Post-Baccalaureate Program for Health Professionals is offered on a full-time basis only.
Transfer Credit
Applicants with previous university courses may be exempt from electives or other non-clinical courses in the first three semesters. The actual amount of transfer credit awarded to an applicant will not be determined until the conclusion of the overall admissions process; each application will be assessed on an individual basis. An Offer of Admission does not guarantee that transfer credits will be awarded. Generally, transfer credits will not reduce the time required to complete the program.
Minors
Students may pursue any Minor offered by Toronto Met (with some exceptions). Please refer to the Minors chapter of this calendar for further information on individual Minor requirements and exclusions.
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education Certificates
Undergraduate students wishing to pursue a continuing education certificate program should be aware of possible program exclusions. Please refer to the Certificate Registration section of the Curriculum Advising website (opens in new window) for complete details.
1st & 2nd Semester
1st Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 1 - Gender and Women's Studies: One course from the following:
- CMN 230 Trans Studies and Communication
- ENG 602 Women's Writing
- ENG 621 Women's Texts, Global Contexts
- FNF 400 The Social Context of Human Sexuality
- FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Birthing and Health Equity
- MWF 510 Topics in African Mothering Traditions
- POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
- SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
- SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
- SOC 609 Gender and Global Human Rights
- SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
- SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
OPEN ELECTIVE: One Open Elective
2nd Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 1 - Gender and Women's Studies: One course from the following:
- CMN 230 Trans Studies and Communication
- ENG 602 Women's Writing
- ENG 621 Women's Texts, Global Contexts
- FNF 400 The Social Context of Human Sexuality
- FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Birthing and Health Equity
- MWF 510 Topics in African Mothering Traditions
- POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
- SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
- SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
- SOC 609 Gender and Global Human Rights
- SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
- SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
* Students must attain a minimum grade of 'C-' in BLG 101 and BLG 111 before enrolment in MWF 201 (3rd semester).
** PHL 302 and PHL 509 are antirequisites. Only one of them may be used toward program elective requirements.
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 150 before proceeding to higher level midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be placed on academic probation and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 150 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
NOTE:
- Students must complete the following courses with a minimum grade of 'C-': MWF 108, MWF 109, MWF 11A/B, MWF 113, MWF 114 and MWF 201 between 1st and 3rd semester.
- Students require a CLEAR Standing before enrolment in MWF 121.
3rd & 4th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2024-2025.
3rd Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 2: Two courses from the following
- HSM 301 The Healthcare Systems
- INT 902 Disability Issues
- INT 904 Health Promotion and Community Development
- INT 905 Conflict Resolution in Community Services
- INT 907 Team Work for Community Services
- INT 910 Indigenous Peoples, Pol. and Reconciliation
- INT 911 International Community Development
- INT 912 Community Development: International Field Experience
- MWF 190 Newborn Screening Dilemmas
- MWF 210 Independent Studies
- MWF 215 Special Topics
- MWF 304 Principles and Methods of Research
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Birthing and Health Equity
- PHL 302* Ethics and Health Care
- PHL 509* Bioethics
- POG 315 Equity and Human Rights in Canada
- PSY 605 Psychology of Health and Health Care
- PSY 802 Death, Dying and Bereavement
- PSY 805 Adjustment, Stress and Coping
- SOC 502 Violence and the Family
- SOC 506 Health and Society
- SOC 600 Globalization and Health
- SOC 605 Families: Difference and Diversity
- SOC 606 Families and Care Work
- SOC 801 Global Power Relations
4th Semester
REQUIRED:
- MWF 121 * Fundamentals in Midwifery Care I
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
*PHL 302 and PHL 509 are antirequisites. Only one of them may be used toward program elective requirements.
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 250 or both of MWF 251 and MWF 252 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be placed on academic probation and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 250 or MWF 251 or MWF 252 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
NOTE:
- Students require a CLEAR Standing before enrolment in MWF 121 in 4th semester.
- Students must complete the following courses with a minimum grade of 'C-': MWF 108, MWF 109, MWF 11A/B, MWF 113, MWF 114 and MWF 201 between 1st and 3rd semester.
- No more than four years may elapse between the completion of the first clinical course MWF 121 and the completion of MWF 410.
5th & 6th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2025-2026.
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
†NOTE:
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 344 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 344 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
††NOTE:
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 345 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 345 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
7th Semester (Offered in Spring/Summer Term Only)
REQUIRED:
- MWF 320* Midwifery: Complex Care I
8th & 9th Semester
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
NOTE: No more than four years may elapse between the completion of MWF 121 and completion of MWF 410.
NOTE: Students who fail MWF 320, MWF 410 or MWF 420 may be requested to enrol in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience before repeating their original failed course.
5th & 6th Semester
Revised curriculum begins and last offered 2024-2025.
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
†NOTE:
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 344 before proceeding to higher level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 344 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
††NOTE:
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 345 before proceeding to higher level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 345 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
7th Semester (Offered in Spring/Summer Term Only)
Revised curriculum begins 2024-2025.
REQUIRED:
- MWF 320* Midwifery: Complex Care I
8th & 9th Semester
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
NOTE: No more than four years may elapse between the completion of MWF 120 and completion of MWF 410.
NOTE: Students who fail MWF 320, MWF 410 or MWF 420 may be requested to enrol in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience before repeating their original failed course.
1st & 2nd Semester
1st Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 1 - Gender and Women's Studies: One course from the following:
- CMN 230 Trans Studies and Communication
- ENG 602 Women's Writing
- ENG 621 Women's Texts, Global Contexts
- FNF 400 The Social Context of Human Sexuality
- FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Birthing and Health Equity
- MWF 510 Topics in African Mothering Traditions
- POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
- SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
- SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
- SOC 609 Gender and Global Human Rights
- SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
- SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
OPEN ELECTIVE: One Open Elective
2nd Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 1 - Gender and Women's Studies: One course from the following:
- CMN 230 Trans Studies and Communication
- ENG 602 Women's Writing
- ENG 621 Women's Texts, Global Contexts
- FNF 400 The Social Context of Human Sexuality
- FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Birthing and Health Equity
- MWF 510 Topics in African Mothering Traditions
- POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
- SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
- SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
- SOC 609 Gender and Global Human Rights
- SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
- SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
* Students must attain a minimum grade of 'C-' in BLG 101 and BLG 111 before enrolment in MWF 201 (3rd semester).
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 150 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be placed on academic probation, and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 150 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
NOTE:
3rd & 4th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2024-2025. Part-time students admitted prior to Fall 2022 must complete the requirements as specified in the calendar of the year they were admitted. Program guidance strongly recommended.
3rd Semester
REQUIRED GROUP 2: Two courses from the following
- HSM 301 The Healthcare Systems
- INT 902 Disability Issues
- INT 904 Health Promotion and Community Development
- INT 905 Conflict Resolution in Community Services
- INT 907 Team Work for Community Services
- INT 910 Indigenous Peoples, Pol and Reconciliation
- INT 911 International Community Development
- INT 912 Community Development: International Field Experience
- MWF 190 Newborn Screening Dilemmas
- MWF 210 Independent Studies
- MWF 215 Special Topics
- MWF 304 Principles and Methods of Research
- MWF 325 Birth and its Meanings
- MWF 508 Black Birthing and Health Equity
- PHL 302* Ethics and Health Care
- PHL 509* Bioethics
- POG 315 Equity and Human Rights in Canada
- PSY 605 Psychology of Health and Health Care
- PSY 802 Death, Dying and Bereavement
- PSY 805 Adjustment, Stress and Coping
- SOC 502 Violence and the Family
- SOC 506 Health and Society
- SOC 600 Globalization and Health
- SOC 605 Families: Difference and Diversity
- SOC 606 Families and Care Work
- SOC 801 Global Power Relations
4th Semester
REQUIRED:
- MWF 121* Fundamentals in Midwifery Care I
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
*PHL 302 and PHL 509 are antirequisites. Only one of them may be used toward program elective requirements.
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 250 or both MWF 251 and MWF 252 before proceeding to higher level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be placed on academic probation and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 250 or MWF 251 or MWF 252 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
NOTE:
- Students require a CLEAR Standing before enrolment in MWF 121 in 4th semester.
- Students must complete the following courses with a minimum grade of 'C-': MWF 108, MWF 109, MWF 11A/B, MWF 113, MWF 114 and MWF 201 between 1st and 3rd semester.
- No more than four years may elapse between the completion of the first clinical course MWF 121 and the completion of MWF 410.
5th & 6th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2025-2026. Part-time students admitted prior to Fall 2022 must complete the requirements as specified in the calendar of the year they were admitted. Program guidance strongly recommended.
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
†NOTE:
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 344 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 344 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
††NOTE:
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 345 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 345 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
7th Semester (Offered in Spring/Summer Term Only)
REQUIRED:
- MWF 320* Midwifery: Complex Care I
8th & 9th Semester
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
NOTE: No more than four years may elapse between the completion of MWF 120 and completion of MWF 410.
NOTE: Students who fail MWF 320, MWF 410 or MWF 420 may be requested to enrol in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience before repeating their original failed course.
This program is offered on a full-time basis only.
1st & 2nd Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2024-2025.
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 345 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 345 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
NOTE:
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 150 and MWF 252 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in any of the courses, will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
- Students require a CLEAR Standing before enrolment in MWF 121 in 2nd semester.
- Students must complete the following courses with a minimum grade of 'C-': MWF 114, MWF 155 and MWF 201.
3rd Semester (Offered in Spring/Summer Term Only)
REQUIRED:
- MWF 320* Midwifery: Complex Care I
4th & 5th Semester
Revised curriculum begins 2025-2026.
- MWF 42A/B is a multi-term course that carries over to 5th semester, has a Course Count of 2.00 and is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Students who fail MWF 42A/B may be requested to enrol in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience before repeating their original failed course.
- MWF 41A/B is a multi-term course that carries over to 6th semester, has a Course Count of 2.0 and is graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 344 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 344 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
6th Semester (Offered in Spring/Summer Term Only)
REQUIRED:
- MWF 41A/B Midwifery Care Clerkship
- MWF 41A/B is a multi-term course, continued from 5th semester that is graded on a pass/fail basis and has a Course Count of 2.00.
- Students who fail MWF 41A/B may be requested to enrol in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience before repeating their original failed course.
4th & 5th Semester
Last offered 2024-2025.
4th Semester
5th Semester
- Students must have attained a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 150 and MWF 250 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses.
- MWF 42A/B is a multi-term course that carries over to 5th semester, has a Course Count of 2.00 and is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students who fail MWF 42A/B may be requested to enrol in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience before repeating their original failed course.
- MWF 41A/B is a multi-term course that carries over to 6th semester, has a Course Count of 2.0 and is graded on a pass/fail basis.
- MWF 220 is graded on a pass/fail basis.
- Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 344 before proceeding to higher-level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 344 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
6th Semester (Offered in Spring/Summer Term Only)
REQUIRED:
- MWF 41A/B Midwifery Care Clerkship
- MWF 41A/B is a multi-term course, continued from 5th semester that is graded on a pass/fail basis and has a Course Count of 2.00.
- Students who fail MWF 41A/B may be requested to enrol in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience before repeating their original failed course.
In addition to the general criteria used to determine Academic Standing, the following additional Academic Standing rules apply to students in all Midwifery programs:
Minimum grade requirements:
All Midwifery students must achieve a minimum 'C-' grade in each of MWF 114 and MWF 201. All Midwifery students must achieve a minimum 'B-' in MWF 150, MWF 344, and MWF 345.
Full-Time, Four-Year Program and Part-Time, First-Year Entry Program students must also achieve a minimum 'C-' grade in each of BLG 101, BLG 111, MWF 11A/B, MWF 108, MWF 109, and MWF 113; and must achieve a minimum 'B-' in either MWF 250 or both of MWF 251 and MWF 252.
Students whose curriculum includes MWF 315 (those admitted to the full-time program before Fall 2023 or to the part-time program before Fall 2022) will require a minimum C- grade in MWF 315 only if completing the course in Fall 2024 or later.
Students must achieve a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 150, MWF 344, MWF 345, and either MWF 250 or both of MWF 251 and MWF 252 in order to proceed to higher-level midwifery courses; and must achieve a minimum grade of 'C-' in BLG 101 and BLG 111 (or BLG 10A/B ) before proceeding to MWF 201.
Post-Baccalaureate Program for Health Professionals students must achieve a minimum 'C-' grade in MWF 155 and MWF 315; and must achieve a 'B-' in either MWF 250 or MWF 252.
Students must achieve a minimum grade of 'B-' in either MWF 250 or MWF 252, and in MWF 344 and MWF 345 in order to proceed to higher-level midwifery courses.
Academic Standing requirements:
To earn a CLEAR Standing, Midwifery students must achieve a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.33 AND meet the minimum course grade requirement in each enrolled course as specified above.
A PROBATIONARY STANDING will be assigned when a student achieves a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of less than 2.33; OR does not meet the minimum grade requirement in each course specified above; OR earns one or more failed ('F' or 'FLD') grades in any MWF required course.
Students with a PROBATIONARY Standing may not continue their program studies until a specific plan of studies has been authorised by their program and recorded with the Office of the Registrar. Such a plan will set out a group of specific courses (including all requirements for the failed course) that, if successfully completed, could result in a CLEAR Standing within not more than three academic terms of study. Students who do not have a probationary contract approved by their program will have their course intention requests or course enrolments cancelled for the semester in which they are on PROBATION.
A student must meet the minimum course grade requirement for the course being repeated and maintain a Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) of 2.33 for the duration of the PROBATIONARY period.
Students should note that under certain circumstances, it may be impossible to achieve a CLEAR Standing without repeating and upgrading, as part of the PROBATIONARY program of study.
Students with PROBATIONARY Standing will be eligible to continue their studies as long as they achieve a Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) of 2.33 or higher with no failed grades ('F', `FLD' or 'F-S') during each term of their PROBATIONARY studies, even when their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) has not been raised to 2.33 (67 percent). Students who, while on PROBATION, raise their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) to a minimum 2.33 and meet the minimum course grade requirements and have no failures during their PROBATIONARY studies will normally receive an Academic Standing of CLEAR. Students require CLEAR Academic Standing in order to enrol in the first Midwifery clinical placement, MWF 120 or MWF 121.
Notwithstanding the above, students must meet the terms of the PROBATIONARY contract agreed to with their Program Department. Any changes to the probationary contract must be agreed to, in writing, with their Program Department. Failure to meet the terms of their PROBATIONARY contract may result in the assignment of a PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN Standing from their program. Specifically, failure to successfully complete (either through failure or withdrawal without written permission of the Program) all courses stipulated in the student's PROBATIONARY plan of studies, will result in a PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN Standing.
A PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN Standing will be assigned if a student earns a failed grade in two non-clinical courses in an academic term; OR a failed grade in any two clinical courses; OR a second failed grade in the same course; OR fails to achieve the minimum required grade in the same course for a second time; OR achieves a Term Grade Point Average (TGPA) less than 2.33 OR fails a course at the end of a PROBATIONARY period.
The Midwifery Program reserves the right to determine a student's eligibility to participate in the clinical component of any course.
The Midwifery Education program reserves the right, at any point during the term, to remove a student from a clinical placement or laboratory setting if the student exhibits unsafe clinical practice or behaviour that places clients or others at risk and/or violates the Midwifery Act of Ontario. Such removal will result in the student receiving an 'F' or ‘FLD’ grade and may result in dismissal from the program. In this circumstance, students must have established rights of appeal; however, they cannot remain in the course while the appeal is underway. The appeal will be conducted promptly in order to protect students' rights.
The student may be PERMANENTLY WITHDRAWN from the Midwifery Education Program for reasons of unprofessional behaviour or professional misconduct.
All Midwifery clinical placement courses must be completed within four years of completing the first clinical course. For example, no more than four years may elapse between completion of MWF 120 or MWF 121 and completion of MWF 410 or MWF 41A/B.
In addition to fulfilling the general academic requirements for graduation, students in any Midwifery program must also meet the following conditions:
- Achieve an overall academic performance of at least a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.33 in graded Toronto Met courses.
- Complete all courses with the minimum grades as specified in the Academic Standing Variations section above.
- Complete all studies within seven years of first admission to the program.
A Program Advisory Council (PAC) is a group of volunteers that provides expert advice to a school or department on program related matters such as curriculum, program review, technology and trends in the industry, discipline or profession. For more information, see Senate Policy #158 (Program Advisory Councils).
Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Chair/Director
Toronto Met Midwifery Education Program
Alexa Minichiello
Association of Ontario Midwives
Deborah Connerty
Social Worker
Women's Counselling Services
Nadja Gale
College of Midwives of Ontario
Sabina Fella
Graduate
Toronto Met Midwifery Program
Karen Fleming
Family Medicine Maternity Care
Jennifer Gardiner
Midwifery Preceptor
The Midwives Clinic of East York - Don Mills
Monica McKay
Director, Aboriginal Initiatives
Toronto Metropolitan University
Adriana Rodriguez
Graduate
International Midwifery Preregistration Program
Yvonne Osondu, Linda Remy
Consumer
Patricia Latka
RFA Faculty Representative
Tama Cross
CUPE1 Faculty Representative
Momina Khan
Student
Toronto Met Midwifery Program
Crystal Grobb
Student
Toronto Met Midwifery Program