BA/BS in Computer Science (Faculty of Arts) is a bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences programme taught at McGill University in Montréal, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition is CAD 104 per credit for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Computer Sciences
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 104 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program is McGill's Major in Computer Science offered through the Faculty of Arts, covering the same broad subject range as the Faculty of Science version: software engineering, programming languages, robotics, compilers, databases, game design and development, operating systems, artificial intelligence, computational biology, computer vision, and algorithm analysis. Students can complete paid internship terms and industrial practicums as part of their studies. The major can be paired with minors such as musical applications of technology, physics, or psychology, or combined with related joint majors in computer science and biology, mathematics and computer science, physics and computer science, or software engineering. The page does not state the specific degree abbreviation awarded, referring simply to an undergraduate degree in computer science within the Faculty of Arts; instruction is delivered on McGill's Montreal campus. It is aimed at students drawn to fields "from medicine to business and beyond" who want to build analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, and suits those considering careers as software, web, or game developers, artificial intelligence developers, or user experience designers while studying within an Arts framework rather than a Science one.
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 Arts. Under McGill's institution-wide rules, Quebec CEGEP graduates are admitted directly from their DEC into the three-year program; 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.
