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Admission review process
Pre-University DEC
You must have obtained, prior to the start of classes, a Diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC).
Your application is reviewed on your overall R-Score (as determined by the Ministry) as well as a core R-Score average of any prerequisite courses (calculated by McGill's Admissions Office). The courses included in the core average differ depending on the program to which you have you applied.
A science core average includes all 101 biology, 201 mathematics, 202 chemistry, and 203 physics.
An engineering core average includes all 201 mathematics, 202 chemistry and 203 physics.
A management core average includes all 201 mathematics courses.
The R score is the principal metric for admission of CEGEP applicants to McGill University. Applicants must meet both the required global R score and the required prerequisite average R score in order to be offered admission.
While the R scores are the main determinants, we look at all results; multiple failures and repeated courses will also be taken into consideration.
Note that Winter 2020 results will be considered as part of an applicant’s complete academic record and to verify prerequisite courses
McGill uses the overall R-Score (not the program R-Score) when reviewing applications. However, applicants who have changed programs and whose performance has improved significantly after the change, should inform McGill by checking the “extenuating circumstances” box on the application and providing a personal statement about their CEGEP experience. In exceptional cases, the McGill decision may be based on a selection of CEGEP grades.
For programs where science and/or math are prerequisites, these must normally have been completed within the last five years.
If graduating with a DEC in “Sciences, lettres, et arts" or a DEC in "Computer Science and Mathematics" , you are eligible for admission to most undergraduate programs. You may be required to complete any missing portion of prerequisites at McGill in addition to, or as part of, your program requirements.
If graduating with a DEC sans mention , you must have completed all prerequisite courses for the program to which you are applying.
Admission review process
Transfer or Second Degree
Please note that for many programs (including in the Faculty of Arts) Transfer/Second Degree applicants are often considered exceptionally and on the basis of space available. Admission standards may vary significantly from year to year depending on demand for the program. Estimated decision release dates can be found at mcgill.ca/applying/nextsteps/decision .
Applicants are considered on the basis of university/ college work and previous studies. You should have well above-average academic records and prerequisites appropriate to the program you wish to pursue at McGill. Particular attention will be paid to results of courses relevant to the proposed program of study.
In order to form a basis for admission for a science-based program or to be considered for credit or exemption, science and mathematics courses normally must have been completed within the last five years.
If you are an accepted student, your advanced standing credit can only be determined after you have confirmed your program at McGill, paid the required deposit, and provided all necessary supporting documents (including detailed course descriptions/syllabi). In addition to course descriptions of mathematics and science courses, you are asked to specify the names and editions of textbooks used.
A Quebec high school graduate who did not proceed to CEGEP but undertook one full year of university study outside Quebec may be admissible as a Transfer student. If you fall into this category, you should consult the appropriate McGill University Admissions Office prior to applying, in order to ensure that you possess a valid basis for admission. Please note that courses completed at schools or institutions designed primarily to offer religious education (such as bible colleges, seminaries, or yeshivas) normally are not considered equivalent to university study.
Individuals who have undertaken studies in non-university post-secondary institutions such as technical colleges may not be eligible for admission as Transfer students.
Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE):
McGill has a long history of admitting applicants from France; we are familiar with the structure and grading systems of the French Baccalaureate (FB) and French universities, as well as the Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE). At this time, studies completed in CPGE do not serve as a basis for admission to McGill, even if integrated with a program leading to university credit in France.
Accordingly, McGill applicants who have undertaken CPGE study are evaluated on their FB results. Such applicants should identify themselves as "Applicants from High Schools Outside Canada and the USA - French Baccalaureate" not as "Applicants from Other Universities or Colleges and Second Bachelor Degree Applicants (‘Transfers').
McGill is aware that Bologna reforms have changed the assignment of credit and exemptions for CPGE study at some universities in Europe. We continue to monitor developments in this regard.