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Deadlines

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Next deadline

  • Fall 2027 application for Canadian high school applicants outside Quebec

    2027 entry · Applicants studying or who last studied in a Canadian high school outside Quebec

    Covers Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Architecture, Arts, B.A. & Sc., Education, Engineering, Management, Nursing and Science.

    Official deadline

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • Grade 12 U English or French
  • MCV4UCalculus and Vectors
  • SPH4UPhysics
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Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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  2. Step 2Apply through McGill admissions
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. 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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  4. 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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Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
  • The catalogue lists 126 credits including 28 Year 0 credits. Eligible Québec CEGEP study generally receives transfer credit for Year 0.
ReferencesMcGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Architecture BScMcGill Architecture degreeMcGill Architecture 2026–27 registration and advisingMcGill Architecture Fall 2026 non-CEGEP curriculumMcGill Architecture Fall 2026 CEGEP curriculum
Course planning
  • Year 0 comprises 10 named mathematics and physics credits, 3 credits from approved science subjects and 15 credits from other approved 100- or 200-level subjects. An equivalent mechanics course with labs requires departmental approval.
ReferencesMcGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Architecture BScMcGill Architecture degreeMcGill Architecture 2026–27 registration and advisingMcGill Architecture Fall 2026 non-CEGEP curriculumMcGill Architecture Fall 2026 CEGEP curriculum
Required courses and electives
  • The architecture requirements include 9 approved ARCH complementary credits and 9 approved electives outside the School of Architecture.
ReferencesMcGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Architecture BScMcGill Architecture degreeMcGill Architecture 2026–27 registration and advisingMcGill Architecture Fall 2026 non-CEGEP curriculumMcGill Architecture Fall 2026 CEGEP curriculum

Program facts

Entering average~Low to high 90s

Ontario high school Top 6, typical minimum range

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Courses

Fall 2026 BSc Architecture. Separate Foundation and CEGEP-entry schedules. The six architecture terms follow any required Foundation study.

Non-CEGEP entry · Foundation Fall2 listed

The advising plan also assigns approved electives and recommends ARCH 250.

McGill Architecture Fall 2026 non-CEGEP curriculum
Non-CEGEP entry · Foundation Winter1 listed

Complete approved electives and 3 credits from 100- or 200-level ATOC, COMP, ENVR or EPSC courses.

McGill Architecture Fall 2026 non-CEGEP curriculum
First architecture Fall4 listed

First Fall for CEGEP entry and second Fall for students following the Foundation plan.

McGill Architecture Fall 2026 CEGEP curriculum
First architecture Winter4 listed

First Winter for CEGEP entry and second Winter for students following the Foundation plan.

McGill Architecture Fall 2026 CEGEP curriculum
Additional required architecture courses13 listed
McGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Architecture BSc

Careers

Professional recognition

McGill’s Bachelor of Science in Architecture prepares students for its professional Master of Architecture. CACB accreditation applies to the professional master’s degree.

Scope and qualifications

McGill’s Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture in downtown Montréal.

AccreditationCACB accredited Master of Architecture at McGillMcGill undergraduate Architecture and the professional MArch pathwayCACB current accredited professional architecture degrees

Costs

Tuition

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