Admission review process
Applicants must have obtained, prior to the start of classes, a recognized, pre-university diploma. Studies in applied programs, or at vocational or technical high schools, are not normally considered for admission.
Accepted international credentials
Country |
Admission Credentials |
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Albania* |
Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) |
Algeria |
Baccalauréat de l'enseignement secondaire |
Andorra* |
Graduat en Segona Ensenyança + Batxillerat (Baccalaureate) |
Argentina |
Bachillerato (Universitario) |
Armenia* |
Mijnakarg Krtutyan Attestat; Hasunutian Vkaiakan (certificate of maturity) |
Australia |
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (of the Australian States and Territories) |
Austria* |
Reifezeugnis/Maturazeugnis |
Azerbaijan* |
Certificate of Complete Secondary Education from a professional lyceum general education track |
Bahamas |
BGCSE (incl. completion of grades 11 & 12) |
Bahrain |
Tawjahiya (General Secondary School Certificate) |
Bangladesh |
Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate, First Division |
Belgium* |
French community: Certificat d'enseignement secondaire supérieur-CESS (PLUS Diplôme d'aptitude à accéder à l'enseignement supérieur if CESS obtained before 1994) Flemish community: Diploma van Secundair Onderwijs |
Bolivia |
Bachillerato Humanistico |
Bosnia-Herzegovina* |
Svjedocanstvo o Zavrsenom Obrazovanju |
Brazil |
Certificado de Ensino Médio |
Bulgaria* |
Diploma za Zavursheno Sredno Obrazovanie |
Cameroon |
Baccalaureat or GCE A-Level |
Chile |
Licencia de Educacion Media (LEM) |
China (Taiwan) |
Senior High School Leaving Certificate |
China (PRC) |
Senior High School Graduation Diploma |
Colombia |
Bachillerato |
Congo, Democratic Republic of (formerly Zaire) |
Diplôme d’état d’études secondaires du cycle long |
Costa Rica |
Bachiller en la Enseñanza Media |
Croatia* |
School Leaving Diploma (Svjedod˛ba o Maturi/Matura) |
Cyprus* |
Greek System - Apolytirion Turkish System - Lise Bitirme Diplomasi |
Czech Republic* |
Vysvedceni o Maturitni Zkousce |
Denmark* |
Studentereksamen |
Dominican Republic |
Bachillerato en Ciencias y Letras |
Ecuador |
Bachillerato en Humanidades or Ciencias |
Egypt |
Thanaweya A’ Amma |
El Salvador |
Bachillerato General |
Estonia* |
Gumnaasiumi Loputunnistus |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopian General School Leaving Certificate |
Finland* |
Ylioppilastukintotodistus (Matriculation Certificate) |
France* |
Baccalauréat (Series L, ES, S) |
Georgia* |
Sashualo Skolis Atesti |
Germany* |
Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Abitur) |
Ghana |
Senior Secondary School Certificate |
Greece* |
Apolytirion |
Guatemala |
Bachillerato de Ciencias y Letras |
Guyana |
CXC+2 years (CAPE examinations) |
Haiti |
Certificat de fin d’études secondaires classiques, 2ième partie |
Holy See* |
Diploma di Esame di Stato conclusivo del Corso di Liceo Classico - Italy |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong (HKALE) Advanced Levels or G.C.E. Advanced Levels |
Hungary* |
Erettsegi Bizonyitvany (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
Iceland* |
Studentspróf |
India |
Higher Secondary School Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate (SSC) / Indian School Certificate (ISC) |
Indonesia |
Surat Tanda Tamat Belajar Sekolah Menengah Tingkat Atas (STTB SMA) (Upper Secondary Certificate of Completion) |
Iran |
Diplom-Metevaseth (National High School Diploma) + Pre-University Certificate (One preparatory university year) |
Iraq |
Sixth Form Baccalaureat (Adadiyah) |
Ireland* |
Ardteistmeireacht (Leaving Certificate) |
Israel |
Bagrùt (Matriculation Certificate) |
Italy* |
Diploma di Esame di Stato conclusivo del Corso di Liceo Classico/Liceo Scientifico (formerly Diploma di Maturità) |
Ivory Coast |
Baccalauréat |
Jamaica/West Indies |
CXC+2 years (CAPE examinations) or GCE A-Level |
Japan |
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) |
Jordan |
Tawjihi (General Secondary Ed. Cert.) |
Kazakhstan* |
Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii |
Kenya |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) |
Korea (South) |
High School Diploma |
Kuwait |
Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al- A’ama (General Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
Latvia* |
Atestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu |
Lebanon |
Baccalauréat libanais/Lebanese Baccalaureate Certificate of Secondary Education (Shahaadat Al-Bakaalouriya al Lubnaaniya l'il-ta 'liim al-Thaanawi) (shahaada thaanawiya amma) |
Liberia |
West African Examination Council (WAEC) Certificate |
Libya |
Secondary Education Certificate (12 years) |
Liechtenstein* |
Zeugnis des Oberschulabschülesses + Matura |
Lithuania* |
Brandos Atestatas |
Luxembourg* |
Diplôme de Fin d’Études Secondaires |
Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic* |
Svidetelstvo za zavreno sredno obrazovanie |
Malaysia |
Sijil Tinggi Perekolaham Malaysia (STPM)/ Higher School Certificate of Education, or G.C.E. Advanced Levels |
Malta* |
Matriculation Certificate |
Mauritius |
G.C.E. Advanced Levels |
Mexico |
Bachillerato General |
Moldova* |
Diploma de Baccalauréat/ or Atestat de Maturitate |
Montenegro* |
Diploma o Zavrsenoj Srednjoj Skoli |
Morocco |
Baccalauréat |
Netherlands* |
Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) |
New Zealand |
National Certificate of Educational Achievement |
Nicaragua |
Bachillerato en humanides, or Ciencias |
Nigeria |
Senior School Certificate (SSSC) |
Norway* |
Vitnemål fra Videregående Skole (General area of study) |
Pakistan |
Intermediate/Higher Secondary School Certificate - (First Division) |
Peru |
Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Commun completa |
Philippines |
Senior High School Diploma (minimum of 12 years of schooling) |
Poland* |
Swiadectwo dojrzalosci liceum ogólnoksztalcacego (Maturity Certificate of the General Lyceum) or swiadectwo ukonczenia liceum ogólnoksztalcacego (Certificate of Completion of Education in the General Lyceum) |
Portugal* |
Diploma de Ensino Secundário |
Romania* |
Diploma de Bacalaureat |
Russian Federation* |
Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii |
Saudi Arabia |
Tawjihiyah (General Secondary. Education Certificate) |
Scotland* |
Advanced Highers (SCQF level 7) |
Senegal |
Baccalaureat |
Serbia* |
Diploma o Zavrenoj Srednjoj ≥koli |
Singapore |
Singapore/Cambridge G.C.E. Advanced Level |
Slovak Republic* |
Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej Skúke (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
Slovenia* |
Maturitetno Spricevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
South Africa |
Senior Certificates |
Spain* |
Titulo de Bachiller (LOGSE), or former Curso de Orientacion Universitaria (COU) |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka GCE Advanced Level |
Sweden* |
Slutbetyg Från Gymnasieskola |
Switzerland* |
Maturitätszeugnis; Certificat de Maturité (Baccalauréat in Vaud Canton); Attestato di Maturita |
Syria |
AL Shahada Al Thanawiya/Baccalauréat (Secondary Leaving Certificate) |
Thailand |
Matayom Suksa 6 (Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
Tunisia |
Baccalaureat |
Turkey* |
Devlet Lise Diplomasi (public)/Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (private) |
Uganda |
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) |
Ukraine* |
Atestat/ Matriculation School Certificate |
United Arab Emirates |
Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al-Amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
United Kingdom* |
G.C.E. Advanced Levels |
United States |
U.S. High school diploma |
Uruguay |
Bachillerato Diversificado de Ensenanza secundaria |
Venezuela |
Titulo de Bachiller |
Vietnam |
Bàng Tót Nghiêp Phó Thông Trung Hoc (Upper Secondary School Graduation Certificate) |
Zimbabwe |
G.C.E. Advanced Levels/new certificate programme (under review) |
* Subject to review under the Bologna Declaration.
Applicants are reviewed on their high school transcript with particular emphasis on yearly averages and results in prerequisite subjects (prerequisite subjects must have been completed during the last two years of high school).
Bologna-signatory countries
McGill welcomes qualified applicants from throughout Europe, including from schools in Bologna signatory countries. Applicants will be considered for admission into McGill degree programs of similar duration as those at comparable, research-intensive universities in Europe. Accordingly, qualified applicants to the faculties of Arts, Education, and Management at McGill, with a Bologna-compliant diploma that leads to a three-year undergraduate program in Europe, will be admissible to a three-year program at McGill. Students in Management will be required to complete additional mathematics coursework.
European Baccalaureate
Applicants will be considered for admission on their high school transcript (including first semester of S7). While 75% is the minimum expected, most programs are more competitive and will require higher grades.
Minimum grades and prerequisites
While the minimum requirements is the equivalent of a B+ average, most programs will have higher requirements.
Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
These programs are offered on the Macdonald campus.
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All B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) programs |
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Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.(Bioresource)) |
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Food Science (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)) |
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Concurrent B.Sc. (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)/B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.)) |
Architecture
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Arts
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Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.)
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Education
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Engineering
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Bioengineering** |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Civil Engineering |
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Electrical, Computer & Software Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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Materials Engineering |
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Mining Engineering |
Human Nutrition
This program is offered on the Macdonald campus.
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Kinesiology
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Management
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Music
For information on admission requirements, see the Schulich School of Music website.
Nursing
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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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Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences Group |
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Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Sciences Group |
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Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences Group |
Social Work
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