MSc Non-Thesis Confirmation Deposit

Two (2) letters of recommendation are required. Reference letters must be uploaded directly by the referee.

You must identify on the application form two referees, who are familiar with your work, and who are willing to write the letters of recommendation. You must provide a valid institutional e-mail address for each referee.

Applicants to the M.Sc. programs who obtained their undergraduate degree outside Canada can OPTIONALLY take the GRE general test . The Educational Testing Service (ETS) should directly forward the test scores to McGill University (code 0935).

Applicants to the Ph.D. program are not required to take the GRE general test. However, we strongly suggest that applicants who obtained their Masters degree outside Canada take the GRE general test as it will be very helpful to the Ph.D. Committee in the evaluation process. This will be particularly useful for scholarship consideration.

Ph.D. applicants must and M.Sc. Thesis applicants are strongly encouraged to provide a statement outlining the objective of their graduate program, i.e., preferred areas of study, potential research interests and proposed supervisors.

CV: Both Masters and Ph.D. applicants should include a copy of their CV. Personal Statement Ph.D. applicants must and M.Sc. Thesis applicants are strongly encouraged to provide a statement outlining the objective of their graduate program, i.e., preferred areas of study, potential research interests and proposed supervisors. For M.Sc. Non-Thesis applicants, your personal statement should highlight the reasons that motivate you to pursue the MSc (Non-Thesis) at McGill. You may choose to share your personal statement in one of the two following formats: Letter of intent Your letter should be no longer than 2 pages. Your letter should be your original work and clearly outline your motivations. Video testimony Your video should be longer than 5 minutes. Your video should be your original work and clearly outline your motivations. Guidelines To help structure your letter or video, please think about including the answers to some of the following questions: What do you hope to learn in the program and why? How/where do you wish to apply the knowledge you will have gained after graduation? What is the most significant software project you have completed? In which context did you complete the project (i.e. academic project, industrial work, etc.?) What were the key technologies used? What were its objectives and did you/your team meet them? Which competencies did you develop during the project (both technical and interpersonal)? At this time, what would be your preferred program path to pursue? 1) course-based path, 2) industrial internship path or 3) research project path? Why? What personal accomplishment did you learn the most from? Why? How so? Potential Supervisors: For the Ph.D. program and the M.Sc. thesis program, the School requires a list of at least 3 proposed supervisors that you would like to work with in order to process your application. Please also see the frequently asked questions page. Application Decisions M.Sc and Ph.D. applications for September admission are reviewed between January and March. Applicants are informed of decisions shortly thereafter. The School does not respond to individual inquiries concerning results of an application. You will be notified, in writing, of our decision. Later, you will receive notification, in writing, from Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies of the official admission decision. The School only has the power to recommend admission decisions to GPS. It is possible (but unusual) for them to alter our recommendation. Once we write to you of a recommendation, you must understand it is always subject to final, official approval by GPS. MSc Non-Thesis Confirmation Deposit Effective Fall 2025 admissions cycle, new students in the MSc (non-thesis) program are required to confirm their acceptance of the offer of admission on Minerva (under "confirm your acceptance of the offer of admission"), and to pay the required deposit by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express) at that time. Students may only request a deferral after they have paid their confirmation deposit. To confirm their spot in the new admit term, students must pay a second confirmation deposit. All deposits will be applied to the Fall or Winter fees as long as the student enrolls. Should a student not register the deposit is forfeited. For more details regarding what is refundable upon withdrawal from the University, please refer to the refund policy . These deposits, which are applied to the term of registration, are as follows: Residency Status Amount Canadian and Quebec students $500 International students $1000 Deferred Admissions and New Applications Students admitted to a program may request to defer their admission to the same program for a period of up to one year, without having to pay a new application fee. This does not apply to special or visiting students, who must apply and pay an application fee every year. The application for deferral must be made in writing, signed by the student, to the academic unit offering the student's program. The signed request must state the desired term of deferred admissions and the reasons for requesting a deferral, the current mailing address, telephone and email address. Approval of the deferral is not automatic. The academic unit, or GPS, may reject a request, subject to the program's enrolment limitations in the new term, the sequence and availability of required courses, the reasons for requesting a deferral. In addition, if the first acceptance was conditional, non-completion of conditions of admission or poor academic performance since the initial admission are valid reasons to refuse a deferred admission. Procedures A student must NOT complete the online application for admission to request a deferral, since submitting an online application requires a credit card payment of the application fee. Contact For any specific questions, see contact information here.

Personal Statement Ph.D. applicants must and M.Sc. Thesis applicants are strongly encouraged to provide a statement outlining the objective of their graduate program, i.e., preferred areas of study, potential research interests and proposed supervisors. For M.Sc. Non-Thesis applicants, your personal statement should highlight the reasons that motivate you to pursue the MSc (Non-Thesis) at McGill. You may choose to share your personal statement in one of the two following formats: Letter of intent Your letter should be no longer than 2 pages. Your letter should be your original work and clearly outline your motivations. Video testimony Your video should be longer than 5 minutes. Your video should be your original work and clearly outline your motivations. Guidelines To help structure your letter or video, please think about including the answers to some of the following questions: What do you hope to learn in the program and why? How/where do you wish to apply the knowledge you will have gained after graduation? What is the most significant software project you have completed? In which context did you complete the project (i.e. academic project, industrial work, etc.?) What were the key technologies used? What were its objectives and did you/your team meet them? Which competencies did you develop during the project (both technical and interpersonal)? At this time, what would be your preferred program path to pursue? 1) course-based path, 2) industrial internship path or 3) research project path? Why? What personal accomplishment did you learn the most from? Why? How so? Potential Supervisors: For the Ph.D. program and the M.Sc. thesis program, the School requires a list of at least 3 proposed supervisors that you would like to work with in order to process your application. Please also see the frequently asked questions page. Application Decisions M.Sc and Ph.D. applications for September admission are reviewed between January and March. Applicants are informed of decisions shortly thereafter. The School does not respond to individual inquiries concerning results of an application. You will be notified, in writing, of our decision. Later, you will receive notification, in writing, from Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies of the official admission decision. The School only has the power to recommend admission decisions to GPS. It is possible (but unusual) for them to alter our recommendation. Once we write to you of a recommendation, you must understand it is always subject to final, official approval by GPS. MSc Non-Thesis Confirmation Deposit Effective Fall 2025 admissions cycle, new students in the MSc (non-thesis) program are required to confirm their acceptance of the offer of admission on Minerva (under "confirm your acceptance of the offer of admission"), and to pay the required deposit by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express) at that time. Students may only request a deferral after they have paid their confirmation deposit. To confirm their spot in the new admit term, students must pay a second confirmation deposit. All deposits will be applied to the Fall or Winter fees as long as the student enrolls. Should a student not register the deposit is forfeited. For more details regarding what is refundable upon withdrawal from the University, please refer to the refund policy . These deposits, which are applied to the term of registration, are as follows: Residency Status Amount Canadian and Quebec students $500 International students $1000 Deferred Admissions and New Applications Students admitted to a program may request to defer their admission to the same program for a period of up to one year, without having to pay a new application fee. This does not apply to special or visiting students, who must apply and pay an application fee every year. The application for deferral must be made in writing, signed by the student, to the academic unit offering the student's program. The signed request must state the desired term of deferred admissions and the reasons for requesting a deferral, the current mailing address, telephone and email address. Approval of the deferral is not automatic. The academic unit, or GPS, may reject a request, subject to the program's enrolment limitations in the new term, the sequence and availability of required courses, the reasons for requesting a deferral. In addition, if the first acceptance was conditional, non-completion of conditions of admission or poor academic performance since the initial admission are valid reasons to refuse a deferred admission. Procedures A student must NOT complete the online application for admission to request a deferral, since submitting an online application requires a credit card payment of the application fee. Contact For any specific questions, see contact information here.