Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

McGill University · Macdonald

Agriculture and Food Science: blue ink subject illustration

4 years
Duration (years)
4 years after high school; typically 3 after Quebec CEGEP
McGill Macdonald major advising and published course sequences
Internship details
Work experience
Optional McEwen Family Internship for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences undergraduates.
McGill Macdonald · complete McEwen Family Internship route
~Mid to high 70s
Entering average
Published approximate guidance: Mid to high 70s. Fall 2027. Typical Ontario top-six and required math and science grades for BSc(AgEnvSc).
McGill Ontario prerequisites, prior grades and document schedule

Deadlines

December 2026

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Next deadlineTuesday, December 1, 2026

January 2027 Macdonald application
Winter 2027 · Eligible CEGEP students or graduates, Canadian university graduates, and qualified special, visiting or transfer applicants
Limited January intake for the BSc in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

April 1 to May 15Ontario second grade self-reporting periodEntry year unspecified (checked November 2026)

Ontario high-school applicants in Canada who must self-report grades
April 1 to May 15
The second reporting period is mandatory

SourceChecked Nov 9, 2026

May 4Ontario supporting documentsEntry year unspecified (checked November 2026)

Ontario high-school applicants in Canada
May 4
Submit the supporting documents requested in your Applicant Portal checklist

SourceChecked Nov 9, 2026

March 1 to May 1Other Canadian second grade self-reporting periodEntry year unspecified (checked November 2026)

Canadian high-school applicants outside Ontario and Quebec who must self-report grades
March 1 to May 1
The second reporting period is mandatory

SourceChecked Nov 9, 2026

May 4Other Canadian supporting documentsEntry year unspecified (checked November 2026)

Canadian high-school applicants outside Ontario and Quebec
May 4
Submit the supporting documents requested in your Applicant Portal checklist

SourceChecked Nov 9, 2026

April 15Quebec supporting documentsEntry year unspecified (checked November 2026)

Quebec CEGEP, college and high-school applicants
April 15

SourceChecked Nov 9, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

4U English or French
4U Calculus and Vectors

Obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma before classes begin.
Complete at least six 4U, DU or 4M courses, including at least four 4U/DU courses. All prerequisites must be 4U/DU; at most two 4M courses may count.
Include a core Grade 12 U English or French course. English/French second-language courses do not satisfy this prerequisite.
Required mathematics and science courses must have been completed within five years.
Required prerequisites count in the top-six admission calculation. Only the published eligible technology, physical education and performing arts courses may count.

Application steps

Entry terms · Fall / Winter

September entry and a limited January 2027 intake at Macdonald Campus.

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through McGill admissions
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Ontario applicants: self-reported grades and transcript
- Ontario high school applicants in Canada normally self-report through the Applicant Portal and upload an unofficial transcript. Exceptions include Ontario schooling outside Canada, high school completed over five years ago and specified partial Canadian-school histories. The portal gives the applicable route.
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Step 4English proficiency results when no exemption applies
- Applicants who have lived and attended school for at least four years in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language are exempt. Otherwise submit official accepted test results unless another published exemption applies.
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Step 5Apply through McGill’s undergraduate application.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 6Pay the $140.16 CAD application fee. A second undergraduate application in the same term is included.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 7Upload an unofficial transcript; provide official results when required by your checklist.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

Ontario diploma and admission calculation

Ontario high-school applicants completing school in Canada; faculty and programme-specific exceptions below

Obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma before classes begin.
Complete at least six 4U, DU or 4M courses, including at least four 4U/DU courses. All prerequisites must be 4U/DU; at most two 4M courses may count.
Include a core Grade 12 U English or French course. English/French second-language courses do not satisfy this prerequisite.
Required mathematics and science courses must have been completed within five years.
Required prerequisites count in the top-six admission calculation. Only the published eligible technology, physical education and performing arts courses may count.

Required grade self-reporting and transcript upload

Ontario high-school applicants completing school in Canada; faculty and programme-specific exceptions below

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. See the 'Self-reporting your grades' section below. You will NOT be asked to submit your OUAC number unless you have been offered admission.
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.

Self-reporting exceptions

Applicants meeting one of these specifically published exceptions

You are completing (or have completed) an Ontario high school diploma from outside Canada.
You completed high school more than 5 years ago.
You are completing (or have completed) only one year of high school in Canada.
You are completing (or have completed) one year of high school in Ontario and previously attended high school in Quebec.
You are completing (or have completed) Ontario Grade 12 in Quebec.
You have completed or are completing less than a total of ten academic courses in Grade 11 and 12.

English-language proof

Applicants who do not meet a published exemption

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.
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 B.A. Population & Global Health, Education, Global Engineering, Music, Nursing, and/or Religious Studies You have applied for a Major Entrance Scholarship and/or Financial Aid You selected ‘ Extenuating Circumstances ’ on the application for admission If none of the above apply, additional supporting documents are not considered in the admission review and should not be submitted.

Agricultural and Environmental Science: required Ontario subjects

Ontario high-school applicants completing school in Canada; faculty and programme-specific exceptions below

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

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Complete the credit total shown on your transcript. The full degree is 120 credits.
Complete at least 60 credits at McGill and at least two-thirds of the credits required at entry at Macdonald Campus.
Complete at least 12 credits at the 400 level or higher.
Complete a major and at least one specialization. Environment majors choose a concentration instead.

References

Program facts

Entering average~Mid to high 70s

Typical Ontario top-six and required math and science grades for BSc(AgEnvSc).

InternshipInternship details

Check work experience options

Majors & specializations

Published BSc(AgEnvSc) majors. Environment uses a concentration. Other Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences credentials have separate requirements.

Agricultural Economics

BSc(AgEnvSc)

Study economic and management principles in the production and distribution of food.

Published requirements

Courses

Revised Macdonald Foundation Year introduced in Fall 2026. The Agricultural Economics major has its own sequence. Upper-year plans vary by major.

Foundation Year · Fall3 listed

Choose one approved complementary course with an adviser. Agricultural Economics has a separate plan.

AEBI 120Integrated Life Sciences4 credits
Life sciences from molecules to ecosystems, with energy flow, information transfer and population dynamics in agricultural and environmental systems.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEBI 120
AECH 110General Chemistry 14 credits
Atomic structure, bonding, reactions and fundamental chemical principles.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AECH 110
AEPH 100Elements of Physics4 credits
Conceptual mechanics, oscillations, waves, electricity, magnetism and light in agricultural and environmental contexts.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEPH 100

Foundation Year · Winter2 listed

Choose approved complementary courses with an adviser. Agricultural Economics has a separate plan.

AECH 111General Chemistry 24 credits
Equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics and other general chemistry topics.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AECH 111
AEMA 100Calculus for Life Sciences4 credits
Limits, derivatives, integrals and series applied to biological, agricultural and environmental systems.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 100

Agricultural Economics Foundation · Fall3 listed

Choose one approved complementary course with an adviser.

AEBI 120Integrated Life Sciences4 credits
Life sciences from molecules to ecosystems, with energy flow, information transfer and population dynamics in agricultural and environmental systems.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEBI 120
AECH 110General Chemistry 14 credits
Atomic structure, bonding, reactions and fundamental chemical principles.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AECH 110
AEMA 101Calculus 13 credits
Functions, limits, derivatives and antiderivatives with applications.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 101

Agricultural Economics Foundation · Winter2 listed

Choose approved complementary courses with an adviser.

AEMA 102Calculus 24 credits
Definite and indefinite integration, applications and infinite series.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 102
BREE 103Linear Algebra3 credits
Systems of linear equations, matrices, vectors and related applications.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · BREE 103

Calculus and physics alternatives4 listed

The calculus pair can replace AEMA 100 and the physics pair can replace AEPH 100. Certain Environment concentrations require a specified pair.

AEMA 101Calculus 13 credits
Functions, limits, derivatives and antiderivatives with applications.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 101
AEMA 102Calculus 24 credits
Definite and indefinite integration, applications and infinite series.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 102
AEPH 113Physics 14 credits
Calculus-based motion, forces, momentum, energy, oscillations, waves and sound.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEPH 113
AEPH 115Physics 24 credits
Calculus-based electricity, magnetism, waves and optics.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEPH 115

Approved Foundation Year complementary courses37 listed

BREE 103 is required for Agricultural Economics. Confirm term and prerequisites with the Foundation Year adviser.

AEBI 210Organisms 13 credits
Plant biology and the interactions of plants with soil organisms, herbivores and pollinators.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEBI 210
AEBI 211Organisms 23 credits
Animal diversity, classification, physiology and ecology.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEBI 211
AEBI 212Evolution and Phylogeny3 credits
Evolution and classification, the tree of life and the use of phylogenetics.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEBI 212
AEIS 230Indigenous Health and Nutrition3 credits
Indigenous and Western approaches to the history and practice of nutrition, environment and health on Turtle Island.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEIS 230
AEMA 105Precalculus Lab1 credits
Practice with algebra, functions, graphs, trigonometry, sequences and series.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 105
AEMA 204Data Analytics for Biosystems3 credits
Analysis of agricultural and environmental data using spreadsheet and programming tools.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 204
AEMA 310Statistical Methods 13 credits
Probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis tests, regression and analysis of variance.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AEMA 310
AGEC 200Principles of Microeconomics3 credits
Microeconomic analysis of households, firms and organizations and the decisions they make.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AGEC 200
AGEC 201Principles of Macroeconomics3 credits
How the overall economy works and how economic tools inform decisions and policy.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AGEC 201
AGEC 231Economic Systems of Agriculture3 credits
The organization, financing and management of Canada’s agriculture and food system.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AGEC 231
AGRI 215Agro-Ecosystems Field Course3 credits
Field studies of food production, environmental effects, policy and social issues in Canadian agriculture.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AGRI 215
AGRI 340Principles of Ecological Agriculture3 credits
Sustainable and organic agriculture through soil management, pest control and integrated crop and livestock systems.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · AGRI 340
ANSC 250Introduction to Livestock Management3 credits
Livestock reproduction, nutrition, breeding, health and welfare in the food supply chain.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ANSC 250
BREE 103Linear Algebra3 credits
Systems of linear equations, matrices, vectors and related applications.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · BREE 103
BREE 217Hydrology and Water Resources3 credits
Water resources, precipitation, soil water, evapotranspiration and runoff.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · BREE 217
BREE 314Agri-Food Buildings3 credits
Design of agricultural buildings and food facilities, including climate control and waste management.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · BREE 314
BREE 322Management of Organic Residue3 credits
Handling and treatment of organic residues and strategies for recovering resources.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · BREE 322
ENTO 330Insect Biology3 credits
Insect diversity, anatomy, sensory systems, reproduction and classification.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ENTO 330
ENVB 210The Biophysical Environment3 credits
Interactions among climate, landforms, water, soil and vegetation in the St. Lawrence Lowlands.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ENVB 210
ENVB 222St. Lawrence Ecosystems3 credits
Field research on the region’s terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ENVB 222
ENVR 200The Global Environment3 credits
Interactions among Earth systems, global climate change and human activity.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ENVR 200
ENVR 201Society, Environment and Sustainability3 credits
How social, political and technological factors shape resource use and environmental impacts.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ENVR 201
ENVR 202The Evolving Earth3 credits
The formation of Earth, evolution of life and processes that shape landscapes and ecosystems.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ENVR 202
ENVR 203Knowledge, Ethics and Environment3 credits
Environmental knowledge and ethics across cultures and the conflicts among perspectives and laws.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · ENVR 203
FDSC 200Introduction to Food Science3 credits
Food chemistry, processing, packaging, microbiology, sensory evaluation and quality control.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · FDSC 200
FDSC 230Organic Chemistry4 credits
Organic structure and bonding, functional groups, stereochemistry and reaction mechanisms.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · FDSC 230
LSCI 202Molecular Cell Biology3 credits
Cell structure, transport, DNA replication and control of gene expression.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · LSCI 202
LSCI 207One Health Fundamentals3 credits
One Health principles and the links between health, ecosystems and emerging disease.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · LSCI 207
LSCI 230Introductory Microbiology3 credits
Microbial growth and activity in soil, water, food, plants, people and animals.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · LSCI 230
NRSC 221Environment and Health3 credits
Environmental hazards and their effects on human and ecosystem health.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · NRSC 221
NUTR 342Applied Human Resources3 credits
Human resources fundamentals, employment law and the employee lifecycle.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · NUTR 342
NUTR 343Financial Management and Accounting3 credits
Accounting, budgets, costs and financial decisions in food and nutrition settings.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · NUTR 343
PLNT 200Introduction to Crop Science3 credits
Plant and soil science for crop production, including fertilization, rotations and irrigation.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · PLNT 200
PLNT 310Plant Propagation3 credits
Seed production and storage alongside vegetative methods for propagating plants.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · PLNT 310
PLNT 312Urban Horticulture3 credits
Urban plant selection and care, landscape design, green infrastructure and community gardens.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · PLNT 312
PLNT 322Greenhouse Management3 credits
Greenhouse design, climate control, crop production and integrated pest management.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · PLNT 322
WILD 307Natural History of Vertebrates3 credits
Diversity and natural history of Canadian vertebrates through ecological and evolutionary approaches.
McGill Minerva course catalogue · WILD 307

Elective choices

Choose approved Foundation Year complementary courses with an adviser. Upper-year complementary courses and electives depend on the major and specialization.

Study routes

Published BSc(AgEnvSc) majors. Environment uses a concentration. Other Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences credentials have separate requirements.

Life Sciences (Biological and Agricultural)

Study locations

Campus: MacdonaldAgricultural & Environmental Sciences · official programme information
Teaching location: Macdonald Campus, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Agricultural Economics also uses courses at Desautels on the Downtown Campus.McGill Agricultural Economics campus and career scope

References

Careers

Career examples

Agricultural consultant
Agricultural advisor
Agricultural commodity inspector
Animal trainer
Crop specialist
Wildlife biology
Conservation
Zookeeping
Land management
Environmental impact assessment
Environmental policy development
Environmental communication
Sustainable development

Career sectors

Agricultural centres
Conservation agencies
Consulting firms
Food manufacturers
Government agencies
Grain and seed companies

Career sectors

Scope and qualifications

Examples across Agro-Environmental Sciences in McGill's undated career handout. Options depend on the major, skills and experience; these are not outcomes for every specialization.

Examples published for the Environmental Biology and Environment majors. Roles and sectors differ by major.