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French Baccalaureate

Admission review process

Applicants will be considered for admission on their ‘bulletins’ (in French with results on 20, and showing class averages) for Première and Terminale or, if already completed, on their final ‘Bac’ results. While a diploma in “premier groupe” with “mention assez bien” is the minimum expected, many programs are more competitive and will require higher grades. The baccalaureat professionnel or technologique is not accepted.

If admitted, you are expected to maintain your level of academic performance through to the completion of your pre-McGill studies.

Advanced standing may be granted for the French Baccalaureate depending on the entering program at McGill.

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.

French Baccalaureate reforms

Admission requirements relevant to the reformed Baccalauréat 2021 are found below within each faculty/school/program. McGill continues to welcome qualified applicants from the current and the previous French Baccalaureate programs.

​Prerequisites and last year's cut-offs

Below are the lowest grades used for admission for September 2023.

Grades that are equal to or better than those listed below do not guarantee admission.  

Admission to McGill is competitive and subject to availability of space. As such, minimum grades may fluctuate up or down in any given year.

Agricultural & Environmental Sciences


These programs are offered on the Macdonald campus. 

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale) 
  • Two sciences in première, either:
    • Spécialité SVT and specialité physique/chimie, OR
    • Spécialité physique/chimie
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)

  • Série S
Last Year's Cut-Offs

All B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) programs

  • Overall average 12/20;

  • 11 in each math and science

Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.(Bioresource))

  • Overall average 12/20;

  • 11 in each math and science

Food Science (B.Sc.(F.Sc.))

  • Overall average 12/20;

  • 11 in each math and science

Concurrent B.Sc. (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)/B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.))

  • Overall average 12/20;

  • 11 in each math and science

 

Architecture

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)
  • Spécialité physique/chimie (in première)
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)

  • Série S
Last Year's Cut-Offs

  • Overall average 18/20;

  • 17 in each math and science

  • Note: The decision to admit took into account the Portfolio evaluation

 

Arts

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • No specific subject prerequisites
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série L, ES, or S
Last Year's Cut-Offs

  •  Overall average 16.5/20;

 

Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. &Sc.)

Note: The B.A. & Sc. is a unique degree that is jointly offered by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science. It is rooted in both Arts and Science and carries roughly equal course weight in each faculty. It is an interdisciplinary degree intended for students who want to pursue simultaneously a Major in the Faculty of Arts and one in the Faculty of Science or one of the interfaculty programs in Cognitive Science, Environment or Sustainability, Science and Society.
MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)
  • Two sciences in première, either:
    • Spécialité SVT and specialité physique/chimie, OR
    • Spécialité physique/chimie
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série S
Last Year's Cut-Offs

  • Overall average 16.5/20;

  • 15.5 in each math and science

 

Education

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • No specific subject prerequisites
  • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Mathematics: see Management requirements below.
  • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Science & Technology: see Science requirements below.
  • CASPer Test: Not required for 2024 (see Additional Supporting Documents).
  • TESL applicants must also pass a language test (see Additional Supporting Documents).
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série L, ES, or S
  • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Mathematics: Série ES or S
  • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Science & Technology: Série S
  • CASPer Test: Not required for 2024 (see Additional Supporting Documents).
  • TESL applicants must also pass a language test (see Additional Supporting Documents).
Last Year's Cut-Offs

Kindergarten/Elementary Education
  • Overall average 12/20

Physical Education
  • Overall average 12/20

Secondary Education
  • Overall average 12/20

TESL
  • Overall average 12/20

B.A. (Education) Global Contexts
  • Overall average 12/20

Engineering

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)
  • Spécialité physique/chimie (in première)
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série S
Last Year's Cut-Offs

Bioengineering
  • Overall average 18/20;
  • ​18 in each math and science

Chemical Engineering
  • Overall average 15.5/20;
  • 15.5 in each math and science

Civil Engineering
  • Overall average 15.5/20;
  • 15.5 in each math and science

Computer Engineering
  • Overall average 16.5/20;
  • 16.5 in each math and science

Electrical Engineering
  • Overall average 16.5/20;
  • 16.5 in each math and science

Materials Engineering
  • Overall average 15/20;
  • 15 in each math and science

Mechanical Engineering
  • Overall average 17.5/20;
  • 17.5 in each math and science

Mining Engineering
  • Overall average 13.5/20;
  • 13.5 in each math and science

Software Engineering
  • Overall average 17.5/20;
  • 17.5 in each math and science

 

Human Nutrition


This program is offered on the Macdonald campus. 

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)
  • Two sciences in première, either:
    • Spécialité SVT and specialité physique/chimie, OR
    • Spécialité physique/chimie
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série S
Last Year's Cut-Offs
Nutrition
  • Overall average 13/20;
  • 13 in each math and science
Dietetics (Collège Marie de France et Collège Stanislas only)
  • Overall average 16/20;
  • 14 in each math and science

 

Kinesiology

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)
  • Two sciences in première, either:
    • Spécialité SVT and specialité physique/chimie, OR
    • Spécialité physique/chimie
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série S
Last Year's Cut-Offs

  • Overall average 13.5/20;

  • 13.5 in each math and science

 

Management

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)

Or

  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première) and Option mathématiques complémentaires (in terminale)
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série S or ES
Last Year's Cut-Offs

Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)

  • Overall average 17/20;
  • 15.5 in math

Spécialité mathématiques (in première) and Option mathématiques complémentaires (in terminale) :

  • Overall average 17/20;
  • 16.5 in math

 

Music


​For information on admission requirements, see the Schulich School of Music website.

 

Nursing

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)
  • Two sciences in première, either:
    • Spécialité SVT and specialité physique/chimie, OR
    • Spécialité physique/chimie
  • Proof of French proficiency
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
Last Year's Cut-Offs

  • Overall average 12/20;

  • 12 in each math and science

 

Religious Studies

Bachelor of Theology (B.Th)

For information on admission requirements and applying, see Theology. 

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

See: Arts

 

Science

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • Spécialité mathématiques (in première and in terminale)
  • Two sciences in première, minimum of either:
    • Spécialité SVT and specialité physique/chimie, OR
    • Spécialité physique/chimie
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série S
Last Year's Cut-Offs

Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences Group
  • Overall average 17/20;
  • 15.5 in each math and science

Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences Group
  • Overall average 17/20;
  • 16 in each math and science

Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Sciences Group
  • Overall average 17/20
  • 15.5 in each math and science

 

Social Work

MINIMUM PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (Bac 2021)
  • No specific subject prerequisites
  • A resumé, a personal statement, analysis of a social problem and letters of recommendation must also be submitted in support of the application.
PREREQUISITES (previous Bac)
  • Série L, ES,or S
  • A resumé, a personal statement, analysis of a social problem and letters of recommendation must also be submitted in support of the application.
Last Year's Cut-Offs
  • Overall average 16.5/20

 

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