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The general rules of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies apply and are detailed in University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Graduate Admissions and Application Procedures. The minimum academic standard for admission is a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0/4.0 in a recognized program. Alternatively, an equivalent grade point average of no less than 3.2/4.0 over the last two years of the program will be accepted.

Applicants to graduate studies whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognized Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone), must write either:

• the (Test of English as a Foreign Language; preferably the Internet-based test (iBT)); Master's applicants must achieve an overall minimum score of 86 (or 567 on the paper-based test (PBT)) and Ph.D. applicants must achieve a minimum overall score of 92 (or 580 on the PBT), with a minimum score of 20 for each component (i.e., Writing, Reading, Speaking, Listening); or
• the (International English Language Testing System); Master's applicants must achieve a minimum band score of 6.5, and Ph.D. applicants must achieve a minimum band score of 7 in order to apply.

Test results reach º£½ÇÉçÇø approximately eight weeks after the test is taken; please note that it is the student's responsibility to make the necessary arrangements with the examining board to write the test in his/her country of residence. Full information and registration forms may be obtained by consulting the or the websites.

You must meet both of these requirements to be eligible to apply. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

º£½ÇÉçÇø’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.

See University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Graduate Admissions and Application Procedures > Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.

Application opening dates are set by Enrolment Services in consultation with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), while application deadlines are set by the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate º£½ÇÉçÇø departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.

Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.