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Advanced Levels, and equivalent

Advanced Levels, and equivalent

Deadlines for admission

DEADLINES

Application for admission

 January 15

          Supporting documents

 March 1

Major Entrance Scholarship application & documents

 January 21

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. 

 January 15

 

Admission review process
 

The minimum requirements are three A-Levels (or equivalent), in three different subjects*, or two A-level and two AS subjects, in three different subjects. Admission is competitive and applicants who present the minimum requirements are not guaranteed admission.

* Note that Maths and Further Maths, while two separate A-Levels, are considered to be one subject.

  • If completing Upper Form VI, you will be considered on: (I)GCSEs, Form VI grades, AS 1(or modular/unit) results (if written) and predicted AL results. If you have completed only lower Form VI with AS and have appropriate GCSE examinations with clearly superior marks, you may be considered for admission exceptionally, on an individual basis.
  • If you are attending a school where it is the policy to sit all International A-Level examinations at the end of the second year (and not sit for unit/module examinations and/or not claim AS qualifications at the end of AL1), then your school must communicate this information clearly to McGill University, either by letter or in its school profile. If written, AS results must be submitted.
  • For Caribbean students writing through CXC, you will be considered on: CSEC, CAPE Unit 1, Unit 2 (predicted or final), and school results.

All grades are taken into consideration in determining admission, including those of failed or repeated courses.

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

A maximum of 30 credits of advanced standing may be granted for final official results.

Prerequisites and last year's cut-offs

Below are the lowest grades used for admission for September 2024.

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 for entry may fluctuate up or down in any given year.

Agricultural and Environmental Science


These programs are offered on the Macdonald campus. 

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels (or equivalent) in three different subjects, including A-Level Math and at least one A-Level in biology, chemistry, or physics;

  • Biology, chemistry, math and physics at GCSE level
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

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

  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.(Bioresource))

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

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

 

Architecture

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including at least one of A-Level Math or Physics;

  • Math and physics at GCSE level
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

  • Predicted or final A-Level grades A*A*A*A*

 

Arts

PREREQUISITES
  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects. No specific prerequisites.
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

  •  Predicted or final A-Level grades AAA

 

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

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including A-Level Math and at least one A-Level in biology, chemistry, or physics;

  • Biology, chemistry, math and physics at GCSE level


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.
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS
  • Predicted A-Level grades AAAA or AAA*; OR

  • Final A-Level grades AAA

 

Education

PREREQUISITES
  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects. No specific prerequisites except for the following programs:
    • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Mathematics: subjects must include AL Math.
    • Applicants to the B.Ed. Secondary Science & Technology: subjects must include AL Math and at least one A-Level in biology, chemistry, or physics;
      • Biology, chemistry, math and physics at GCSE level. 

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
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

Kindergarten/Elementary Education
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

Physical Education
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

Secondary Education
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB
  • B in each math and/or science where required

TESL
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

B.A. (Education) Global Contexts
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

 

Engineering

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including at least two of A-Level Math, chemistry, or physics

  • Math, chemistry and physics at GCSE level
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

Bioengineering
  • Predicted A-Level grades A*AAA or A*AA; OR
  • Final A-Level grades AAAA or A*AA

Chemical Engineering
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades AAA

Civil Engineering
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades AAA

Computer Engineering
  • Predicted A-Level grades AAAA or A*AA or final AL grades AAA

Electrical Engineering
  • Predicted A-Level grades AAAA or A*AA or final AL grades AAA

Global Engineering
  • N/A

Materials Engineering
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades ABB

Mechanical Engineering
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades AAAA or A*AA

Mining Engineering
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades ABB

Software Engineering
  • Predicted A-Level grades AAAA or A*AA or final A-Level grades AAA

 

Human Nutrition


This program is offered on the Macdonald campus. 

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including minimum A-Level Math and at least one A-Level in biology, chemistry, or physics

  • Biology, chemistry, math and physics at GCSE level
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

 

Kinesiology

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including A-Level Math and at least one A-Level in biology, chemistry, or physics

  • Biology, chemistry, math and physics at GCSE level
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

 

Management

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including A-Level Math
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades AAAA or AAA*

 

Music


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

 

Nursing

PREREQUISITES

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including A-Level Math and at least one A-Level in biology, chemistry, or physics;

  • Biology, chemistry, math and physics at GCSE level

  • Proof of French proficiency
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS
  • Predicted or final A-Level grades BBB

 

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

  • Minimum of three A-Levels in three different subjects, including A-Level Math and at least one A-Level in biology, chemistry, or physics;

  • Biology, chemistry, math and physics at GCSE level
LAST YEAR’S CUT-OFFS

Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences Group
  • Predicted A-Level grades AAAA or AAA*; OR ​
  • Final A-Level grades AAA

Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences Group

Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Sciences Group

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 academic documents must be uploaded via your McGill Applicant Portal. 
    - Copy of all GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level/CSEC results certificates (Students who have not written GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level must submit transcript/results for their previous-to A-Level studies)
    - Lower and Upper Form VI/Form VII school results/progress reports
    - Any AS or CAPE Unit 1 results
    - Predicted ALevel/Pre-U/CAPE results
    - If A-Levels/Pre-U/CAPE are already completed, a copy of the final results is required.

  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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