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McMASTER
2022 international student guide future.mcmaster.ca
2022
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RANKED TOP 80
UNIVERSITIES IN
THE WORLD
-Times Higher Education Rankings,2022
Your University
McMaster has led all Canadian institutions as the most research-
intensive university for the last four years in a row.
Based on the 2020 Research Infosource rankings, our professors
generate an average of $404,400 in research funding - more than
double the national average.
Our research intensity and commitment to student learning are just
two of the reasons why we were ranked 80th in the world by Times
Higher Education 2022.
Winner of the 2018 Global
Teaching Excellence Award
5th in reputation for
Canadian universities,
Maclean's magazine
91% retention rate of
first-year students 14% of our 28,290 undergrads
are international students
$372-million+ in sponsored
research income in 2020
195,000 alumni from 162
countries
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION
Your City
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
Hamilton is the ninth largest city in Canada, with a total population of over half a million
Our city is less than an hour’s drive from Toronto and Niagara Falls
With 126 waterfalls in Hamilton, we are the Waterfall Capital of the World
Flight Times to Toronto
Dubai 13h 35m
Delhi 14h 25m
Hong Kong 15h 05m
Istanbul 10h 40m
Lagos 17h 15m
London 7h 35m
Mexico City 4h 35m
New York 1h 29m
Shanghai 13h 50m
Toronto Pearson
International Airport
is a 40-minute drive
from our campus
Our Average Weather
Fall: September to November
8 to 15 °C
Winter: December to February
-7 to 0 °C
Spring: March to May
1 to 11 °C
Summer: June to August
19 to 28 °C
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION
Undergraduate Degree Programs
Level I Program Upper Year Majors Required Courses Anticipated Admissions Target Additional Requirements and Notes
Range Enrolment
ARTS & SCIENCE
Arts & Science •• Arts & Science can be combined with •• English • min. 88% required for 70 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
(B.Arts.Sc) 33 different subjects from across the •• Mathematics consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
University. (One of Pre-Calculus, • IB Score: 35+ deadline: February 1, 2022
or Calculus) • Details: artsci.mcmaster.ca
BUSINESS
Business (B.Comm.) •• Accounting • English • High 80s to low 90s 800 • Optional supplementary application
•• Finance • Mathematics • IB Score: 34-36 deadline: February 1, 2022
•• Human Resource Management (Must include
•• Information Systems Calculus and
•• Marketing Pre-Calculus)
•• Operations Management
•• Strategic Management
Integrated Business & •• English • min. 88-92% required for 60 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
Humanities (B.Comm) •• Mathematics consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
(Must include • IB Score: 35-37 deadline: February 1, 2022
Pre-Calculus, Calculus • Details: ug.degroote.mcmaster.ca/ibh
and Statistics)
ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Majors available starting in Level I: •• English • min. 80% required for 240 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
Technology •• Automation Engineering Technology •• Chemistry consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
(B.Tech.) •• Automotive & Vehicle Engineering Technology •• Mathematics • IB Score: 30-31 deadline: January 28, 2022
•• Biotechnology (Must include Calculus) • Mandatory co-op
•• Physics
Computer Science •• English • min. 90% required for 130 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
•• Mathematics consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
(B.A.Sc.)
(Must include Calculus) • IB Score: 36-40 deadline: January 28, 2022
•• Two of: Biology, • Mandatory co-op
Chemistry, Computer
Science or Physics
Engineering I •• Chemical Engineering •• English • min. 87% required for 900 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
(B.Eng.) •• Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering •• Chemistry consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
•• Civil Engineering •• Mathematics • IB Score: 35-36 deadline: January 28, 2022
•• Computer Engineering (Must include Calculus) • Applicants with a strong admission average
•• Electrical Engineering •• Physics may qualify for free choice of discipline in
•• Engineering Physics Level II
•• Materials Engineering
•• Mechanical Engineering
•• Mechatronics Engineering
•• Software Engineering
INTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND HEALTH SCIENCES (iBioMed)
Integrated •• Bachelor of Engineering and Biomedical •• English • min. 90% required for 140 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
Biomedical Engineering (B.Eng.BME) •• Chemistry consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
Engineering and •• Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences •• Mathematics • IB Score: 36+ deadline: January 28, 2022
Health Sciences (B.H.Sc.) in Health, Engineering Science (Must include Calculus)
(B.Eng.) and Entrepreneurship (HESE) •• Physics
•• Biology
HEALTH SCIENCES
Health Sciences Optional specializations: • English • min. 90% required for 240 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
(B.H.Sc.) • Biomedical Discovery & • Mathematics consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
Commercialization (One of Pre-Calculus, • IB Score: 36+ deadline: early to mid-February, 2022
• Biomedical Sciences Calculus, or Statistics) • Details: bhsc.mcmaster.ca
• Child Health • Biology
• Chemistry
• One non-math,
non-science,
non-technology course
Midwifery (B.H.Sc.) •• English • min. 75% required for 30 • Application deadline: February 1, 2022
•• Biology consideration • Interviews are by invitation
•• Chemistry • IB Score: 33+ • Students must obtain a minimum grade of
75% in each of the required courses as well
as their overall average
• Applicants must be Canadian citizens or
have permanent resident status
Nursing (B.Sc.N.) • English • min. 85% required for 120 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
• Mathematics consideration • Students must complete a CASPer
(One of Pre-Calculus, • IB Score: 33+ assessment: nursing.mcmaster.ca/
Calculus, or Statistics) prospective-students/admission
• Biology
• Chemistry
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION
Level I Program Upper Year Majors Required Courses Anticipated Admissions Target Additional Requirements and Notes
Range Enrolment
HUMANITIES
Humanities (B.A.) • Art History •• English • High 70s 480
• Classics • IB Score: 29
• Cognitive Science of Language
• Communication Studies
• English & Cultural Studies
• French
• History
• Justice, Political Philosophy & Law
• Linguistics
• Multimedia
• Peace Studies
• Philosophy
• Theatre & Film Studies
Music (B.Mus) •• English •• 78% 20 • Music auditions take place between
•• IB Score: 29 February and April 2022
• Contact sota@mcmaster.ca
to schedule an appointment
Integrated Arts (B.F.A.) •• English •• 78% 40 • Initial round of electronic creative
•• IB Score: 29 submissions due February 1st, 2022
SCIENCE
Chemical and Physical • Actuarial and Financial Mathematics •• English • Low to mid 80s 100
Sciences Gateway • Astrophysics •• Chemistry • IB Score: 31-33
(B.Sc.) • Biochemistry •• Mathematics
o Biomedical Research (Must include
Specialization Pre-Calculus and
• Biology Calculus)
o Discovery Sub-Plan •• Physics
o Physiology
• Biology and Environmental Sciences
• Biology and Mathematics
Environmental and • Biology and Psychology, Neuroscience • English • Low to mid 80s 85
Earth Sciences & Behaviour • Mathematics • IB Score: 31-33
Gateway (B.Sc.) • Biology & Pharmacology (One of Pre-Calculus or
• Chemical Biology Calculus)
• Chemistry • One of: Biology,
• Chemical and Physical Sciences Chemistry
• Earth and Environmental Sciences • One of: Pre-Calculus,
• Environmental Sciences Calculus, Biology,
• Geography and Environmental Sciences Chemistry, Physics
• Human Behaviour
• Autism & Behavioural Science
Life Sciences Gateway Specialization • English • High 80s to low 90s 1000
(B.Sc.) • Early Childhood Education • Mathematics • IB Score: 34-36
Specialization (One of Pre-Calculus or
• Life Sciences Calculus)
• Origins of Disease Specialization • Biology
• Sensory Motor Systems • One of: Pre-Calculus,
Specialization Calculus, Chemistry,
Physics
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics Sub-Plan
• Statistics Sub-Plan
Mathematics and • Mathematics and Computer Science •• English • Mid to high 80s 315
Statistics Gateway • Mathematics and Physics •• Mathematics • IB Score: 33-35
(B.Sc.) • Mathematical Science (Must include
• Medical and Biological Physics Pre-Calculus and
• Molecular Biology and Genetics Calculus)
• Neuroscience
• Physics
• Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• Mental Health Specialization
• Music Cognition Specialization
• Biochemistry
Integrated Science • Biology •• English • min. of high 80s required 60 • Application deadline: January 13, 2022
(B.Sc.) • Chemical Biology •• Mathematics for consideration • Mandatory supplementary application
• Chemistry (Must include • IB Score: 35+ deadline: February 1, 2022
• Earth & Environmental Sciences Pre-Calculus and • Details: science.mcmaster.ca/isci
• Geography & Environmental Sciences Calculus)
• Mathematics & Statistics •• Two of: Biology,
• Medical & Biological Physics Chemistry, Physics
• Physics
• Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• Sustainable Chemistry
Kinesiology (B.Sc.Kin.) •• English • High 80s to low 90s 230
•• Mathematics • IB Score: 34-36
(Must include Calculus)
•• Biology
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION
Level I Program Upper Year Majors Required Courses Anticipated Admissions Target Additional Requirements and Notes
Range Enrolment
Medical Radiation •• Radiation Therapy •• English • High 80s 110 • Out-of-country applicants must hold
Sciences (B.M.R.Sc.) •• Radiography •• Mathematics • IB Score: 34-35 permanent residence or Canadian citizenship.
•• Ultrasonography (Must include
Pre-Calculus and
Calculus)
•• Biology
•• Chemistry
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Economics (B.A.) •• Economics •• English • Low to mid 80s 125
•• Economics (Specialist Option) •• Mathematics • IB Score: 30-31
•• Economics & Computer Science (Two of Pre-Calculus,
•• Economics & Mathematics Calculus, or Statistics)
Health & Society • Aging & Society •• English • Low to mid 80s 60
(B.A.) o Mental Health & Addiction • IB Score: 30-31
Specialization
• Health & Society
o Mental Health & Addiction
Specialization
Social Sciences • Anthropology •• English • High 70s to mid 80s 855
(B.A.) • Economics • IB Score: 29-31
• Environment & Society
• Health, Aging & Society
• Indigenous Studies
• Labour Studies
• Political Science
• Public Law & Judicial Specialization
• Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
• Mental Health Specialization
• Music Cognition Specialization
• Society, Culture & Religion
• Social Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology
Admission is by selection
Co-op or internship opportunities
Supplementary application required
To learn more about your country’s, or curriculum’s, specific admission
requirements visit FUTURE.MCMASTER.CA.
McMASTER ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMA (MELD)
English Language Proficiency Requirements meld.mcmaster.ca
You will be required to submit an English Language Test if you have not: MELD is a two-term, full-time intensive bridging
• Resided in an English-speaking country for at least four years program in English language development and
immediately prior to September 2022 OR acculturation. Students accepted into MELD will
• Attended an English-medium educational institution in a have qualified for admission to undergraduate
full-time academic (non-ESL) program for at least four years studies in a specific program, but do not meet the
immediately prior to September 2022. Official documentation English language requirements. Admission is by
from the school is required for this exemption. The Admission selection. Applicants are given an offer of admission
Committee reserves the right to still require a test of English at to their program of choice, conditional upon
its discretion. successful completion of the MELD diploma.
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• Minimum overall score of 6.5
• Minimum overall score of 6 in each of the four components:
reading, writing, speaking, and listening
• MELD minimum: 5.0
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• Minimum overall score of 86
• Minimum score of 20 in each of the four components:
reading, writing, speaking, and listening
• MELD minimum: 70
For a complete list of acceptable tests and their
respective minimum scores, please visit
FUTURE.MCMASTER.CA.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION
Your Investment
2021-22 Estimated International Student Fees*
Tuition Fees Housing Food TOTAL
(Residence, (Regular Meal
single room) Plan)
Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) $47,200 $8,700 $4,700 $60,600
Arts (B.A.) $37,200 $8,700 $4,700 $50,600
Arts & Science (B.Arts.Sc.) $39,100 $8,700 $4,700 $52,500
Commerce (B.Comm.) $41,900 $8,700 $4,700 $55,300
Engineering (B.Eng.) $58,200 $8,700 $4,700 $71,600
Health Science (B.H.Sc.) $44,500 $8,700 $4,700 $57,900
Science (B.Sc.) $39,100 $8,700 $4,700 $52,500
Technology (B.Tech.) $41,500 $8,700 $4,700 $54,900
*All fees are in Canadian Dollars (CAD)
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Learn more about about entrance scholarships and awards at
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Your Support Our International Undergraduate Students Program Coordinator helps you
adapt to your new life in Canada from teaching you about health insurance to
recommending where to get the best cultural meals in Hamilton.
Our International Student Success Coach assists with adaptation challenges:
academic concerns, financial difficulties, getting involved, navigating supports and
resources on-campus, and any other questions or concerns you have.
Our Immigration and Mobility Advisor is ready to help you navigate the immigration
process, whether it be applying or renewing your permit/visa, applying for residency,
bringing your family to Canada or any other immigration-related issues.
Our Global Experience Coordinator ensures your experiences complement your
academic studies and enhance your global awareness through international
research projects, academic placements, co-ops, internships and volunteering.
The McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners
(MODEL) is a free service that helps you improve your English skills. An on-site
student advisor with experience in ESL and counseling is available to discuss your
personal, social and academic concerns.
RESIDENCE IS
GUARANTEED FOR
YOUR FIRST YEAR
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION
Your Application Steps
STEP 1: STEP 2: STEP 3: STEP 4:
Apply to McMaster Set up and log on to the Submit necessary Receive an offer
applicant portal documentation of admission
Complete the 105 form on the Set up and log in to your 1. Review your document Applicants will be assessed
Ontario Universities Application account on the applicant checklist on the for admission after all required
portal to view your application applicant portal.
Centre (OUAC). documentation is received.
status. We will use unofficial
Application deadline for 2. Submit unofficial transcripts documents and transcripts to
Details are included in the and documents, including any
Engineering, B. Tech, Computer supplementary application, as assess your application.
Science, iBioMed, Health application acknowledgment
email sent after we receive instructed in your application
Sciences, Integrated Sciences, acknowledgment letter. Or, Applicants must have
Nursing, Integrated Business & your application. refer to future.mcmaster.ca completed, or be registered
Humanities, Arts & Science: in, all program-specific courses.
January 13, 2022 Early documentation Submitted transcripts should
deadline: February 14, 2022 show all courses completed
Recommended application and in progress.
deadline for all other Final documentation
programs: February 1, 2022 deadline: April 1, 2022
ouac.on.ca
Admission policies, and deadlines, are as of September 2021 and subject to change without notice. All programs have enrolment limits and may become full prior to published
deadlines. The University reserves the right not to accept, process or adjudicate applications, or amendments to applications, at any time.
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