Program groups for applicants to the Bachelor of Science B.Sc. in the Faculty of Science

Program groups for applicants to the Bachelor of Science B.Sc. in the Faculty of Science McGill University

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Program groups for applicants to the Bachelor of Science B.Sc. in the Faculty of Science

On this page: High School Applicants | International and French Bacc., or Advanced Level Applicants | Quebec CEGEP and University Transfer Applicants

All programs in the Faculty of Science are organized into four groups. The detailed instructions which follow focus on how to apply to these program groups in the Faculty of Science. Instructions on applying to other undergraduate programs can be found in the help file accompanying the web application at: www.mcgill.ca/applying.

When you apply for programs in the Faculty of Science you will first indicate a group and then the Major/Subject within the group. It is important that you apply to the group that interests you the most, because if you are admitted to that group you will be able to register for any Major within that group only.

Please note that the McGill web application provides applicants with two program choices for a single application fee. Applicants may choose two different Science groups, or choose one Science group and a program from another Faculty.

You are encouraged to use both choices and to indicate your preferred choice first. Both choices will be considered and you will receive an admission decision on both choices. If you want to apply for more than two programs then you will need to complete more than one Web application and you will be required to pay a fee for each such application.

Application procedures are slightly different, depending on whether applicants are graduating from high school, Quebec CEGEP, International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, Advanced Levels or are transferring from another university. Please see the appropriate section below.

For High School Applicants

Applying to the Faculty of Science B.Sc.

  1. On the web application, under the first blank field
    “Faculty/Program/Centre”, select “Faculty of Science".
  2. Under “Program”, select one of the two groups listed below:
    - Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences Group
    - Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Sciences Group

    What do these groups mean for high school students?
    Science freshman students all follow a general freshman program in the first year of study. At the end of the first year, they can select their Major from within the group to which they were admitted. Thus, if you are admitted to a Science freshman program, you will be allowed to choose any Major from within that group at the end of your first year. If you wish to change groups at the end of your freshman year, you will be able to make an Intrafaculty transfer application at that time. Such transfers will be granted based on academic achievement and space availability in the programs.

    Which Majors are in each group?
    In order to provide maximum flexibility, the majors have been separated into large groups as listed below. You don’t have to decide on your exact Major when you apply - you only need to decide which group contains the Majors that interest you the most. For more information about all the Science programs visit: http://www.mcgill.ca/science/prospective/. Before deciding on which group to apply for, students interested in eventually pursuing Medicine or Dentistry should also refer to www.mcgill.ca/science/prospective/medical/, www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/prospective and www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/.


    What if I eventually want to choose the Neuroscience or Microbiology and Immunology majors?
    The Neuroscience and Microbiology and Immunology majors are restricted enrolment programs and are not part of the groups listed below. You may apply for those majors at the end of your freshman year. Acceptance into these majors is determined by academic achievement and space availability. If you are not accepted into these programs you can still select any major from your group, so you should apply for whichever group most closely matches your interests.

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    Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences Group

    Anatomy & Cell Biology
    Biochemistry
    Biology
    Biology and Mathematics
    Computer Science and Biology
    Pharmacology
    Physiology
    Physiology and Mathematics
    Physiology and Physics
    Psychology

    Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Sciences Group

    Atmospheric Science
    Atmospheric Science and Physics
    Biology and Mathematics
    Chemistry
    Computer Science
    Computer Science and Biology
    Earth and Planetary Sciences
    Earth System Science
    Environment
    Geography
    Mathematics
    Mathematics and Computer Science
    Mathematics and Physics
    Physics
    Physics and Computer Science
    Physics and Geophysics
    Physiology and Mathematics
    Physiology and Physics
    Statistics and Computer Science
    Software Engineering

  3. Under “Major /Subject”, “Freshman” will be entered automatically.
  4. After you have entered your preferred Faculty, Program and Major/Subject as one choice, you should indicate an alternate choice. You may enter another, different program in the Faculty of Science, following the instructions above, or a program in another Faculty.
  5. Applicants receive an admission decision for each program choice. If you are admitted, you will be required to confirm that you are accepting the offer of admission and register by a specified deadline. If you are admitted to more than one program, you will be permitted to confirm and register for only one.
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For International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, and Advanced Level Applicants

Applying to the Faculty of Science B.Sc.
  1. You have three program groups to choose from:
    - Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences Group
    - Microbiology & Immunology
    - Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Sciences Group

    What do these groups mean for International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, and Advanced Level Applicants?

    If you are admitted to one of these groups, you will be allowed to select any major from within your group at registration time. For example, if you are admitted to the Major “Chemistry” within the group “Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Science”, you would be able to register either in Chemistry or any of the other Majors in that same group. You would also be able to switch between Majors in the same group after you have begun your studies. You also could, after some time studying in one Major, change to a Major in another group by means of an Intrafaculty transfer application. Such transfers will be granted based on academic achievement and space availability in the programs.

    Note that different groups will have slightly different admission standards. In particular, the Microbiology and Immunology group has restricted enrolment and the admission standards for this group are likely to be higher. If you are interested in more than one group, you can apply to two different groups on the web application. You receive an admission decision for each group choice.

    For more information about all the Science programs visit: www.mcgill.ca/science/prospective/. Before deciding on which group to apply for, students interested in eventually pursuing Medicine or Dentistry should also refer to: www.mcgill.ca/science/prospective/chooseyourprogram/medical/, www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/admissions2 and www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/.

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  2. In the “Program choice” section of the web application under the first blank field “Faculty/Program/Centre”, select “Faculty of Science”. Under “Program”, select one of the three groups listed above.

    * If you select Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences Group, select one Major/Subject below:
    Undeclared
    Anatomy & Cell Biology
    Biochemistry
    Biology
    Biology and Mathematics
    Computer Science and Biology
    Pharmacology
    Physiology
    Physiology and Mathematics
    Physiology and Physics
    Psychology

    * If you select Microbiology & Immunology, the Major/Subject: Microbiology & Immunology will be entered automatically.

    * If you select Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Sciences Group, select one Major/Subject below:
    Undeclared
    Atmospheric Science
    Atmospheric Science and Physics
    Biology and Mathematics
    Chemistry
    Computer Science
    Computer Science and Biology
    Earth and Planetary Sciences
    Earth System Science
    Environment
    Geography
    Mathematics
    Mathematics and Computer Science
    Physics
    Physics and Computer Science
    Physics and Geophysics
    Physiology and Mathematics
    Physiology and Physics
    Statistics and Computer Science
    Software Engineering

    Note: the Joint Honours program in ‘Mathematics and Physics”, as well as ‘Physics and Chemistry’ do not appear in this list. If you are interested in these programs, please apply for Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics and, if you are accepted then you can select the joint program at registration time.

  3. After you have entered your preferred Faculty, Program and Major/Subject as one choice, you should indicate an alternate choice. You may enter another different program in the Faculty of Science, following the instructions above, or a program in another Faculty.
  4. Applicants receive an admission decision for each program choice. If you are admitted, you will be required to confirm that you are accepting the offer of admission and register by a specified deadline. If you are admitted to more than one program, you will be permitted to confirm and register for only one.
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For Quebec CEGEP and University Transfer Applicants

Applying to the Faculty of Science B.Sc.
  1. You have four programs to choose from:
    - Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences Group
    - Microbiology & Immunology
    - Neuroscience
    - Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Sciences Group

    What do these groups mean for CEGEP and University transfer Applicants?

    If you are admitted to one of these groups, you will be allowed to select any major from within your group at registration time. For example, if you are admitted to the Major “Chemistry” within the group “Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Science”, you would be able to register either in Chemistry or any of the other Majors in that same group. You would also be able to switch between Majors in the same group after you have begun your studies. You also could, after some time studying in one Major, change to a Major in another group by means of an Intrafaculty transfer application. Such transfers will be granted based on academic achievement and space availability in the programs.

    Note that different groups will have slightly different admission standards. In particular, the Neuroscience and Microbiology and Immunology groups have restricted enrolment and the admission standards for those groups are likely to be higher. If you are interested in more than one group, you can apply to two different groups on the web application. You receive an admission decision for each group choice.

    For more information about all the Science programs visit: www.mcgill.ca/science/prospective/. Before deciding on which group to apply for, students interested in eventually pursuing Medicine or Dentistry should also refer to: www.mcgill.ca/science/prospective/chooseyourprogram/medical/, www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/admissions2 and www.mcgill.ca/medicine/admissions/.

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  2. In the “Program choice” section of the web application under the first blank field “Faculty/Program/Centre”, select “Faculty of Science”. Under “Program”, select one of the four groups listed above.

    * If you select Biological, Biomedical & Life Sciences Group, select one Major/Subject below:
    Undeclared
    Anatomy & Cell Biology
    Biochemistry
    Biology
    Biology and Mathematics
    Computer Science and Biology
    Pharmacology
    Physiology
    Physiology and Mathematics
    Physiology and Physics
    Psychology

    * If you select Microbiology & Immunology, the Major/Subject: Microbiology & Immunology will be entered automatically.

    * If you select Neuroscience, the Major/Subject: Neuroscience will be entered automatically.

    * If you select Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Sciences Group, select one Major/Subject below:
    Undeclared
    Atmospheric Science
    Atmospheric Science and Physics
    Biology and Mathematics
    Chemistry
    Computer Science
    Computer Science and Biology
    Earth and Planetary Sciences
    Earth System Science
    Environment
    Geography
    Mathematics
    Mathematics and Computer Science
    Physics
    Physics and Computer Science
    Physics and Geophysics
    Physiology and Mathematics
    Physiology and Physics
    Statistics and Computer Science
    Software Engineering

    Note: the Joint Honours program in ‘Mathematics and Physics”, as well as ‘Physics and Chemistry’ do not appear in this list. If you are interested in these programs, please apply for Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics and, if you are accepted, then you can select the joint program at registration time.

  3. After you have entered your preferred Faculty, Program and Major/Subject as one choice, you should indicate an alternate choice. You may enter another different program in the Faculty of Science, following the instructions above, or a program in another Faculty.
  4. Applicants receive an admission decision for each program choice. If you are admitted, you will be required to confirm that you are accepting the offer of admission and register by a specified deadline. If you are admitted to more than one program, you will be permitted to confirm and register for only one.
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