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McGill University

McGill University
845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, QC H3A 0G4

Official telephone: (514) 398-4455
Fax number: (514) 398-4193
Website: https://www.mcgill.ca/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 93%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 1645 men, 911 women
Full-time faculty: 1195 men, 494 women
Part-time faculty: 450 men, 417 women
Graduation rate: 85% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Anatomy
  • Animal Behavior and Ethology
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Aquatic Biology/Limnology
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Asian History
  • Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Auditing
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Canadian History
  • Caribbean Studies
  • Cell Biology and Anatomy
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Ecology
  • E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • Economics, General
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • European History
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Finance, General
  • Genetics, General
  • Geography
  • Geography Teacher Education
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geophysics and Seismology
  • German Studies
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Insurance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Finance
  • Italian Studies
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Labor and Industrial Relations
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Legal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Natural Sciences
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious Education
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Stringed Instruments
  • Taxation
  • Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language
  • Theology/Theological Studies
  • Transportation/Mobility Management
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Voice and Opera
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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