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Admission to the Graduate program is based on an evaluation by the Graduate Student ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ and Advisory Committee (GSAAC), and on being accepted by a research supervisor. Final acceptance is contingent upon approval of the recommendation of the applicant by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, from whom official notification will be received.

Candidates for the M.Sc. degree must hold a B.Sc. degree or its equivalent. Candidates who have completed an M.Sc. may be admitted directly to the Ph.D. program. M.Sc. students interested in a Ph.D. may transfer to the Ph.D. program after 12-18 months, following successful completion of all transfer requirements. The M.Sc. thesis requirement is then waived. Candidates with exceptional academic records may be considered to proceed directly to the Ph.D. degree from the B.Sc. degree.

The GRE General Test is required for anyone who does not have a degree from a North American University. TOEFL: only those whose mother tongue is English, who graduated from a North American institution (anglophone or francophone) or who completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at a foreign institution where English is the language of instruction are exempt from providing proof of competency in English.

A minimum CGPA of 3.2 or a GPA of 3.4 in the last two years is required for an application to be considered.

The GSAAC will only consider applications upon receipt of all of the following documentation:

1. online application form;
2. $100 application fee;
3. personal statement;
4. CV;
5. two letters of reference, not more than six months old, from two professors printed on official letterhead;
6. two official copies of all university transcripts;
7. results of the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) General Test, for applicants whose undergraduate degree is not from a North American university;
8. results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), minimum score of 600 on paper-based test (or 100 on the Internet-based test with each component score not less than 20); only those whose mother tongue is English, who graduated from a North American institution (anglophone or francophone), or who completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at a foreign institution where English is the language of instruction will be exempt from providing proof of competency in English.

Applications should be submitted to the Graduate Student Affairs Coordinator as early as possible in order to facilitate processing. However, no applications will be considered after the dates for guaranteed consideration.

Dates for Guaranteed Consideration

Interested candidates should refer to the Department's website for dates for guaranteed consideration and other important information.

³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.