Software Engineering admission requirements for Quebec high school students

Program requirements

• Grade 12 Calculus -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
• Grade 12 English -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
• Grade 12 Physics -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
• Grade 12 Chemistry -- A minimum grade of 70 is required
• Grade 12 Algebra and Geometry -- 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 interviews.

Admission average

Individual selection from the low to mid-90s.

General requirements

High school diploma with six academic (university-preparation level) subjects.

Notes

• If your first language is not English, you may need to meet our English language requirements.
• Required courses that are two to three years old may need to be updated. Email the admissions office for further details.
• Repeated courses may be taken into consideration when we review applications for admission.

Next steps

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