Other international high schools
Deadlines for admission
DEADLINES |
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Application for admission |
January 15 |
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Supporting documents |
March 1 |
Major Entrance Scholarship application & documents |
January 21 |
McGill Financial Aid application |
30 days from acceptance date |
Programs with separate deadlines |
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Music (application and supportingÌýdocuments) |
January 15 |
Religious Studies (application and supporting documents) |
January 15 |
Social Work (supporting documents only) |
March 7 |
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Applicants must have obtained, prior to the start of classes, a recognized,Ìýacademic,Ìýpre-university diplomaÌýleading to university studies in their country. Studies in applied programs, or at vocational or technical high schools, are not normallyÌýeligibleÌýfor admissionÌýconsideration.ÌýÌý
Accepted international credentials
Country |
Admission Credentials |
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Albania* |
Deftese Pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) |
Algeria |
µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù 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* |
µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù (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* |
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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 |
µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù |
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 |
µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù 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 µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù/ or Atestat de Maturitate |
Montenegro* |
Diploma o Zavrsenoj Srednjoj Skoli |
Morocco |
µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù |
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 (µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù in Vaud Canton); Attestato di Maturita |
Syria |
AL Shahada Al Thanawiya/µþ²¹³¦³¦²¹±ô²¹³Ü°ùé²¹³Ù (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 |
Bà ng 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).Ìý
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.
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.Ìý
Ìý | PREREQUISITESÌý |
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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.)) |
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Architecture
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Arts
PREREQUISITES | |
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Bachelor of ArtsÌýand Science (B.A. & Sc.)
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Education
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B.Ed. Kindergarten/Elementary Education |
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B.Ed. Physical Education | |
B.Ed. Secondary Education | |
B.Ed. TESL | |
B.A. (Education) Global Contexts |
Engineering
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Bioengineering** |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Civil Engineering |
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Computer EngineeringÌý |
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Electrical Engineering |
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Materials Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering |
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Mining Engineering |
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Software Engineering |
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Human Nutrition
ThisÌýprogram isÌýoffered on the Macdonald campus.Ìý
PREREQUISITeS | |
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Kinesiology
PREREQUISITES | |
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Management
PREREQUISITES | |
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Music
​For information on admission requirements, see the Schulich School of Music website.
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Nursing
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Religious Studies
Bachelor of Theology (B.Th) |
For information on admission requirements and applying, seeÌýTheology.Ìý |
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
See:ÌýArts |
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Science
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Biological, Biomedical and Life Sciences Group |
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Bio-Physical-Computational Sciences Group |
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Physical, Earth, Math and Computer Sciences Group |
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Social Work
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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.
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Academic documents
All academic documents must beÌýuploadedÌýto your :
- Copy of high school transcript, including interim/mid-year/first semester results of the final year
European Baccalaureate:ÌýCopy of your high school transcript, particularly for S5, S6 and 1st semester of S7 (including the 1stÌýsemester partial exams) -
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 consultÌýProof of English ProficiencyÌýfor accepted tests and other exemptions.
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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):
- You have applied to Education,ÌýMusic, Nursing, and/or Religious Studies
- You have applied for aÌýMajor Entrance Scholarship and/or Financial Aid
- You selectedÌý‘Extenuating Circumstances’Ìýon the application for admission
If none of the above apply, additional supporting documents are not considered in the admission review process and should not be submitted.
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