Offered by McGill University in Montréal, Canada, BA/BS in Computer Science is a bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition is CAD 104 per credit for local students.
Also offered as: Master's Degree
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Computer Sciences
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 104 / credit
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program is McGill's Bachelor of Science with a Major in Computer Science, offered through the Faculty of Science. It covers theory and application across software engineering, programming languages, robotics, compilers, databases, game design and development, operating systems, artificial intelligence, computational biology, computer vision, and algorithm analysis. Students can pursue paid internship terms and industrial practicums alongside coursework, and an annual Techfair connects them with industry professionals. The curriculum is customizable: students may pair the major with minors such as musical applications of technology, physics, or psychology, or take related joint majors combining computer science with biology, mathematics, physics, or software engineering. Delivery is on McGill's Montreal campus. The page frames the major as building analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills applicable to fields from medicine to business, though it does not set out a specific admission profile beyond general application to the Faculty of Science. It suits students who want a broad, flexible computer science foundation with room to combine technical study with another discipline, rather than a narrowly prescribed course sequence.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This McGill program page carries no admission criteria of its own; it directs applicants to the university's general admission requirements, and to enter you apply to the Faculty of Science in the Physical, Earth, Math & Computer Sciences admission group. Under McGill's institution-wide rules, Quebec CEGEP graduates are admitted directly from their DEC into the three-year program, following the Science-stream prerequisite courses; Canadian applicants from other provinces are assessed on their senior secondary record, for example Ontario applicants on the average of their 'Top 6' 4U/4M courses, with at least four of the six and all prerequisites at the 4U level; international applicants are assessed by their own school system (US high school, IB, British-pattern, or other) and are normally admitted with an extra Freshman (U0) year. Admission is by academic record only, and meeting the published minimums does not guarantee a place. English proficiency is required unless exempt: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 90, Duolingo English Test 125, or PTE Academic 65.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:McGill sets deadlines by educational background rather than citizenship. For entry in September 2027, Quebec CEGEP and Quebec high-school applicants must apply by 1 March 2027 (documents due 15 April 2027); applicants from Ontario and other Canadian provinces must apply by 1 February 2027 (documents due 4 May 2027). International applicants, including those on a U.S. high-school or IB curriculum, must apply by 15 January 2027 (documents due 1 March 2027). The application portal opens 1 October 2026. Deadlines are firm and late applications are not accepted; admission is not rolling, and decisions are released competitively from November through July depending on school system. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
