Canadian high school applicants (outside Quebec and Ontario)
Admission review process - McGill calculation of the "Top 5"
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School located IN Canada
Admission is based on McGill’s calculation of your ‘Top 5’ academic Grade 12 courses, including the prerequisites for the program to which you applied.
- In the case of repeated courses the best result will be used in the 'Top 5' calculation, as required.
- For programs where science and/or math are prerequisites, these must normally have been completed within the last five years.
- If you are applying on the basis of a Grade 12 diploma issued by the Nunavut Department of Education, the language course, Inuktitut, and the social science course, Aulajaaqtut, are regarded as academic courses and may be included in the top-five course average.
- Grade 12 English or French will be included in the ‘Top 5’ calculation, depending on the language of instruction at your school.
- You must have obtained, prior to the start of classes, a high school diploma that gives you access to university education in your home province or territory.
If you are completing the IB Diploma or individual IB Diploma Courses, you will normally be considered for admission based on your ‘Top 5’ average and you will be required to self-report marks in percentage format. You may subsequently be granted advanced standing credits based on your final IB results.
If you are completing College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations you may be awarded advanced standing credits based on final results.
School located OUTSIDE Canada
Prerequisites and previous grade ranges (2021 – 2023)
As a guideline, we have listed the range of the lowest grades admitted over the last THREE years. These values are given as a reference and do not represent the grades required for future admission.
Grades that are equal to or better than those listed below do not guarantee admission.
Admission to McGill is subject to availability of space. As such, minimum grades may fluctuate in any given year.
Agricultural and Environmental Science
These programs are offered on the Macdonald campus.
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | ||||
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Programs |
TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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All B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) programs |
80% - 81% | 80% - 81% | ||
Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.(Bioresource)) |
80% - 81% | 80% - 81% | ||
Food Science (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)) |
80% - 81% | 80% - 81% | ||
Concurrent B.Sc. (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)/B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.)) |
80% | 80% |
Architecture
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | ||||
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TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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94% - 97.2% | 88% - 92% |
Arts
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | |||||
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TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
ENGLISH OR FRENCH COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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90% - 92.5% | 87% |
Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.)
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | |||||||
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TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
ENGLISH OR FRENCH COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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91.5% - 93.8% | 90% | 87% |
Education
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | ||||||
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Programs | TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
ENGLISH OR FRENCH COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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Kindergarten/Elementary Education |
80% - 82% | 80% | ||||
Physical Education |
80% - 82% | 80% | ||||
Secondary Education |
80% - 82% | 80% | ||||
TESL |
80% - 82% | 80% | ||||
B.A. (Education) Global Contexts |
80% - 82% | 80% |
Engineering
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | ||||||
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Programs | TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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Bioengineering |
97% - 98% | 91% - 93% | ||||
Chemical Engineering |
93.5% - 96.5% | 90% - 95% | ||||
Civil Engineering |
92.5% - 94.5% | 90% | ||||
Computer Engineering |
96.5% - 97% | 90% - 95% | ||||
Electrical Engineering |
97% - 98% | 90% - 95% | ||||
Materials Engineering |
87% - 90.5% | 87% - 89% | ||||
Mechanical Engineering |
96% - 98% | 92% | ||||
Mining Engineering |
87% - 90% | 87% - 90% | ||||
Software Engineering |
97% - 98.3% | 92% |
Human Nutrition
This program is offered on the Macdonald campus.
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | ||||||
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Program | TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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Nutrition |
80% - 83% | 80% |
Kinesiology
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | |||||
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TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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87% - 88.5% | 85% - 87% |
Management
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | |||||
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TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH COURSE 3-year minimum grade range |
ENGLISH OR FRENCH COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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95.5% - 96.2% | 90% | 87% |
Music
For information on admission requirements, see the Schulich School of Music website.
Nursing
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | |||||
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TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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80% | 80% |
Religious Studies
Bachelor of Theology (B.Th) |
For information on admission requirements and applying, see Theology. |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
See: Arts |
Science
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Minimum grade ranges over the last three years | ||||||
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Programs | TOP 5 3-year minimum grade range |
MATH & SCIENCE COURSES 3-year minimum grade range |
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Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences Group |
95.5% - 96.5% | 90% | ||||
Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences Group |
97.4% - 98% | 90% - 92% | ||||
Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Sciences Group |
93.5% - 95% | 90% |
What is considered an “academic" course?
Academic (considered for inclusion in the Top 5 average)
- All Advanced Placement (AP) courses
- All International Baccalaureate (IB) courses
- Most first language English and French courses
- All foreign language courses
- Most mathematics courses
- Most locally developed social science/social studies courses
Note: Only one Fine Arts course can be included in the Top 5 average, excluding AP and IB courses. Fine Arts courses include: Drama, Music, and Visual Arts.
Non-academic (excluded from the Top 5 average)
- All computer courses (except AP and IB Computer Science courses)
- All English as a Second Language (ESL) courses
- Most technical, professional, and applied courses
- All career courses
- All physical education and health courses
- All work experience and co-op courses
Specific courses used by McGill in the calculation of the Top 5 average:
- Alberta
- British Columbia and Yukon
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
Note: This list is not comprehensive as it does not include most locally developed courses. Where applicable, “Challenge” exams for academic and foreign language courses are recognized and can be included in the Top 5 average.