Applicants will be considered for admission on their high school transcript and predicted IB results or, if already completed, on the final IB Diploma results. The Diploma with grades of 5 or better on each Higher and Standard Level subject is the minimum expected for most programs. Many programs are more competitive and will require higher grades.
Note: Please see below for the accepted math courses for programs where math is a prerequisite subject requirement.
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 the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
For programs which have mathematics as a prerequisite requirement, we will accept the following:
SL Mathematics: applications and interpretation (Math AI) is not acceptable as a math prerequisite, but is acceptable where math is not a requirement.
Below are the lowest grades (out of 42) 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.
These programs are offered on the Macdonald campus.
All B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) programs
Bioresource Engineering (B.Eng.(Bioresource))
Food Science (B.Sc.(F.Sc.))
Concurrent B.Sc. (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)/B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.))