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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
  • Two of Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U) and Physics (SPH4U)
McGill Ontario high-school admissions and published grade guidance
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

Required courses and electives
  • The 90-credit major requires 51 required credits, 15–24 complementary credits and enough electives to reach the total.
ReferencesMcGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Kinesiology BSc major and FoundationMcGill Kinesiology degreeMcGill Kinesiology 2026–27 Major checklist and progression planMcGill Kinesiology U0 and U1 course selection for admitted students
Foundation requirements
  • Foundation students complete 29–30 prescribed basic-science credits. Students with prior study may be exempt where they hold the required course equivalencies.
ReferencesMcGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Kinesiology BSc major and FoundationMcGill Kinesiology degreeMcGill Kinesiology 2026–27 Major checklist and progression planMcGill Kinesiology U0 and U1 course selection for admitted students
Credits and degree requirements
  • Provide approved first aid and Level C CPR certification or equivalent before graduation.
ReferencesMcGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Kinesiology BSc major and FoundationMcGill Kinesiology degreeMcGill Kinesiology 2026–27 Major checklist and progression planMcGill Kinesiology U0 and U1 course selection for admitted students

Program facts

Entering average~Mid 80s to mid 90s

Ontario high school Top 6, typical minimum range

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InternshipOptional internship
McGill Faculty of Education Kinesiology duration and internshipsCheck work experience options

Majors & specializations

Honours

BSc(Kinesiology)

Official study options

Courses

Fall 2026 Kinesiology BSc major. The ordinary major has separate U0 Foundation and U1 plans. Honours has its own requirements.

U0 Foundation · Fall7 listed

Choose one MATH and one PHYS option with an adviser. Check the course schedule for available options.

McGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Kinesiology BSc major and Foundation
U0 Foundation · Winter6 listed

Choose one MATH and one PHYS option. Check the course schedule for available options.

McGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Kinesiology BSc major and Foundation
U1 · Fall5 listed
McGill Kinesiology U0 and U1 course selection for admitted students
U1 · Winter5 listed

CHEM 212 is in the advising plan. Prior credit and equivalency may change individual selections.

McGill Kinesiology U0 and U1 course selection for admitted students
Additional required major courses8 listed
McGill 2026–27 undergraduate catalogue · Kinesiology BSc major and Foundation

Careers

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Costs

Kinesiology · 30 Fall/Winter credits

Published tuition

2026–27 · Fall and Winter · 30 credits · CAD

Quebec resident example · Choose your category

Tuition only$3,117.60

Fall 2026 entry rates. See McGill’s fee tables for continuing cohorts, ancillary fees and insurance.

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