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Ontario high school applicants (in Canada)

Deadlines for admission

DEADLINES

Application for admission

 February 1

Supporting documents (as requested in your checklist in your Applicant Portal (excluding self-reporting))

 May 4

Major Entrance Scholarship application & documents

 February 7

1st self-reporting period (optional)

 January 15 to February 15

2nd self-reporting period (mandatory)

 March 15 to May 15

McGill Financial Aid application

30 days from acceptance date

Programs with separate deadlines

Music (application and supporting documents)

January 15

Religious Studies application & documents

College affiliated applicants may be considered for admission to the fall term after this deadline only upon recommendation of the affiliated college. Please contact the college of your affiliation for more information. 

February 1

 

Admission review process
McGill calculation of the 'Top 6'

Select the location of your school:

School located IN Canada

Admission is based on McGill’s calculation of your 'Top 6' pre-university (4U, DU, 4M) course average. A minimum of six 4U, DU and/or 4M courses are required for admission.

At least four of the six required courses, as well as all prerequisite courses, must be taken at the 4U or DU level. Only two courses at the 4M level are permitted.

All programs require a core language (English or French) at the 4U level.

  • If both 4U core English and 4U core French have been taken, the one with the highest grade will be used in the ‘Top 6’ average.
  • English and French Second Language courses are not accepted as prerequisites.

Required prerequisite courses for the applied-to program are included in the ‘Top 6’ calculation. The McGill calculated average excludes most applied courses.

  • The only technology courses eligible for inclusion in the 'Top 6' average are TDJ4M, TEJ4M, TGJ4M, THJ4M, TMJJ4M, and TPJ4M.
  • The only health and physical education course eligible for inclusion in the ‘Top 6’ average is PSK4U.
  • All types of performing arts courses at the 4M level are eligible for inclusion in the 'Top 6' average.

For programs where sciences and/or math are prerequisites, these must have been completed within the last five years.

You must have obtained an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) prior to the start of classes.

Applicants are considered for admission in two rounds. Consult decision dates for more information.

If you are completing the IB Diploma or individual IB Diploma Courses you will normally be considered for admission based on your high school record and a ‘Top 6’ average. You may subsequently be granted advanced standing credits based on your final IB results.

If you are completing Advanced Placement (AP) examinations (through the College Board) you will be considered for admission based on your high school record and a ‘Top 6’ average. You may be granted advanced standing credits based on your final AP exam results.

School located OUTSIDE Canada

Prerequisites and historical cut-offs
(2022 – 2024)

As a guideline, we have listed 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.

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors;
  • Two of 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics
Minimum grades over the last three years 


Program

 TOP 6 
Cut-offs		 MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
Cut-offs
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024

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

83%

80%

78%

83%

80%

78%

Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.(Bioresource))

83%

80%

78%

83%

80%

78%

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

83%

80%

78%

83%

80%

78%

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

83%

80%

78%

83%

80%

78%

Architecture

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U);
  • 4U Physics
Minimum grade over the last three years
TOP 6
 		 MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024
94.2% 96.5% 95.5% 90% 92% 92%

Arts

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French
Minimum grades over the last three years

TOP 6 

 ENGLISH OR FRENCH COURSES 
 
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024
94.5% 91.3% 89% 90% 87% 87%

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

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors;
  • Two of 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics

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 grades over the last three years
TOP 6 
 		 MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
 		 ENGLISH OR FRENCH COURSES
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024

94.5%

 92.5% 89% 92% 91% 89% 90% 87% 87%

Education

PREREQUISITES:
  • 4U English or French;
  • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Mathematics: subjects must include 4U Calculus and Vectors.
  • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Science & Technology: subjects must include 4U Calculus and Vectors and two of 4U Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.

 

Additional requirements:

Applicants to the following programs must also pass a language test (see Additional Supporting Documents).
 
Note: The language test or proof or exemption must be submitted before an admission decision can be made.

  • TESL - English test
  • TESL Greek Language and Culture - Greek test
  • Kindergarten/Elementary Pédagogie de l’immersion française - French test
Minimum grades over the last three years

Programs

 TOP 6           
  		 ENGLISH OR FRENCH COURSES
 
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024

Kindergarten/Elementary Education

 82% 85% 83% 80% 83% 83%

Physical Education

 85% 85% 83% 83% 83% 83%

Secondary Education

 82% 85% 83% 80% 83% 83%

TESL

 82% 85% 83% 80% 83% 83%
B.A. (Education); Education Global Contexts 80% 82% 83% 80% 83% 83%

Engineering

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors;
  • 4U Physics
  • 4U Chemistry
Minimum grades over the last three years

Program

 TOP 6
 		 MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
 
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024

Bioengineering

 98% 96.5% 97% 95% 94% 94%

Chemical Engineering

 94% 92% 93% 93% 90% 92%

Civil Engineering

 94% 92.5% 93% 90% 90% 92%

Computer Engineering

 96.8% 97.3% 95% 93% 94% 93%

Electrical Engineering

 96% 97.3% 95% 93% 93% 94%

Global Engineering
  • N/A

Admission review, handled jointly by both universities, also takes into account the Personal Statement. (consult Additional Supporting Documents)

Materials Engineering

 88% 91% 92.5% 90% 91% 92%

Mechanical Engineering

 97% 97.2% 96% 93% 93% 94%

Mining Engineering

 89% 90% 90.5% 90% 85% 89%

Software Engineering

 98.6% 97.5% 95% 95% 94% 94%

Human Nutrition


This program is offered on the Macdonald campus. 

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors
  • Two of 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics
Minimum grades over the last three years

Program

           TOP 6            MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
 
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024

Nutrition

 83% 80% 79% 83% 80% 79%

Kinesiology

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors
  • Two of 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics
Minimum grades over the last three years
TOP 6 MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
 
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024
87% 86% 86% 87% 85% 85%

Management

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors
Minimum grades over the last three years
TOP 6      MATH COURSE
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024
97% 95% 92% 92% 89% 90%

Music


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

Nursing

PREREQUISITES
Minimum grads over the last three years
TOP 6 MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024
80% 80% 80% 80% 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

PREREQUISITES
  • 4U English or French;
  • 4U Calculus and Vectors;
  • Two of 4U Biology, Chemistry or Physics
Minimum grades over the last three years

Program

 TOP 6  MATH & SCIENCE COURSES
 
2022 2023 2024 2022 2023 2024

Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences Group

 96.5% 95.3% 93% 92% 91% 90%

Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences Group

 97.5% 98% 95% 93% 94% 93%

Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Sciences Group

 95.1% 94.3% 92% 92% 90% 90%

Supporting documentation

It is in the applicant’s interest to complete their file as quickly as possible. When program space is limited, preference may be given to applicants who have submitted all required supporting documents/information earlier on. Should a program reach its capacity prior to the ‘supporting documents’ and/or ‘self-reporting’ deadline, incomplete applications may be cancelled.

  1. Academic documents

    All applicants are required to self-report their grades using the designated form accessible through your McGill Applicant Portal. You will also be required to upload an unofficial copy of your transcript.

    You will NOT be asked to submit your OUAC number unless you have been offered admission.
     

  2. Proof of English proficiency

    Applicants who have lived and attended school, for at least four years, in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language, are not required to provide further proof of English proficiency.

    If this is not the case, official test results will be required by the supporting document deadline.  Please consult Proof of English Proficiency for accepted tests and other exemptions.

  3. Additional supporting documents

    Certain programs will require additional supporting documents. These could be proof of French proficiency, CASPer test results, recommendation letters, personal statement, or other documents; the requirements will be different depending on the program you are applying to. If your program choice is listed below, please carefully verify the additional requirement(s):

    If none of the above apply, additional supporting documents are not considered in the admission review and should not be submitted.

 

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