McGill's Faculty of Science is one of the world's great centres of science education and research because we're a community consisting of top students taught by top professors. It's as simple as that. Our students have the highest entrance grades in the country, and are counted among the best in the world. We also boast a young and vibrant faculty, thanks to a hiring blitz over the past several years that has allowed us to rejuvenate our teaching staff and recruit top scholars from around the world.
Liberal Program
This is a flexible and modular program. This option allows you to combine a core science component (CSC) in one discipline with a breadth component which may consist of a minor, a major concentration from the Faculty of Arts, or a second CSC. Consider the Liberal program if you do not want to overly specialise - plus, you will still have room left over for elective courses.
Program Requirements
U1 Required Courses (23 credits)
* Students with CEGEP-level credit for CHEM 212 and/or CHEM 222 should replace these courses with elective courses.
BIOC 212 Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Function (3 credits)
BIOC 220 Laboratory Methods in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 (3 credits)
BIOL 200 Molecular Biology (3 credits)
BIOL 202 Basic Genetics (3 credits)
CHEM 204 Physical Chemistry/Biological Sciences 1 (3 credits)
CHEM 212 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 (4 credits) *
CHEM 222 Introductory Organic Chemistry 2 (4 credits) *
U1 Complementary Courses** (6 credits)
** Complementary courses listed for U1 and U2 may be taken in later years if necessary to accommodate courses that must be taken in U1 and U2 as part of the breadth component of the program.
6 credits selected from:
BIOL 205 Biology of Organisms (3 credits)
MIMM 211 Introductory Microbiology (3 credits)
MIMM 214 Introductory Immunology: Elements of Immunity (3 credits)
PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 (3 credits)
PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 (3 credits)
U2 Required Courses (12 credits)
BIOC 311 Metabolic Biochemistry (3 credits)
BIOC 312 Biochemistry of Macromolecules (3 credits)
BIOC 320 Laboratory Methods in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 (3 credits)
CHEM 302 Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 (3 credits)
Over the course of three years (U1, U2 and U3), students will complete a 90-credit degree. For students from high schools outside Quebec, a 30-credit freshman year (called U0) will be added at the start of your studies (making this a four-year, 120-credit degree).
2 September 2021
McGill University
Downtown Campus,
845 Sherbrooke Street West,
MONTREAL,
Quebec (QC),
H3A 0G4, Canada
Students must have Canadian high school or its equivalent.
English Language Scores:
Application Deadline: January 15.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.