Software Engineering admission requirements for Quebec (CEGEP) high school students

Program requirements

  • English 603 or 604 -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
  • Two of Calculus I, Calculus II, or Linear Algebra -- A minimum grade of 70 is required in each in each
  • At least one of Electricity and Magnetism; Mechanics, or Waves, Optics and Modern Physics -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
  • Chemistry I or Chemistry II -- A minimum grade of 70 is required

There are supplementary information forms, including the Admission Information Form, and an online interview which are required for admission. We'll email you detailed instructions once we receive your application.

Applicants to Software Engineering are required to have experience in a programming course (such as Grade 11 or 12 computing and/or information science or equivalent) or self-study and a demonstrated interest in solving open problems, debugging code, testing code, and learning new software languages. You'll be able to tell us about your programming experience as part of the online interview.

Admission average

Individual selection from the low 80s

Recommended high school courses

Applications informatiques en administration 410-413-FD - 60 can be helpful background for your studies; however, it will not impact your likelihood of admission if you choose not to take the course.

General requirements

  • One year of CEGEP with a minimum of 12 semestered academic courses.
  • CEGEP admission averages may differ from high school admission averages.
  • Chemistry I and II may also be referred to as General Chemistry and Chemistry of Solutions (these are not required for admission unless noted in the required courses above).
  • View our transfer credit information for CEGEP students.

Notes

  • You need to provide an English language test score if your four most recent years of full-time education have not been in an English language school system.
  • Required courses that are two to three years old may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for further details.

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