What makes this program different?
McGill Desautels combines a common management core with extensive choice among majors, concentrations, honours programs, minors, and interdisciplinary study. Students enter the BCom undeclared and select an area of study later.
The program is internationally diverse and based in downtown Montréal. Students can access exchange, experiential courses, consulting initiatives, student leadership, case competitions, internships found independently, and a dedicated career centre.
Best suited to academically strong students who value curriculum flexibility, international exposure, Montréal, and independent career-building more than a structured co-op sequence.
Understand the academic threshold.
For Ontario applicants, McGill uses its calculated Top 6, including required courses. Management requires 4U English or French and 4U Calculus and Vectors.
- Top 6At least six eligible 4U/DU/4M courses; at least four and all prerequisites must be 4U or DU.
- LanguageA 4U core English or French course.
- MathematicsMCV4U Calculus and Vectors.
- Reference cutoffFor September 2025, the lowest admitted Management grades listed were 93% Top 6 and 90% mathematics.
McGill states that past cutoffs are references only and do not guarantee future admission. Space and applicant strength can move the required grades each year.
For most applicants, academics drive the decision.
Standard Ontario Management applicants are not asked for a general extracurricular supplement. McGill requires grade self-reporting and an unofficial transcript, then requests any further documents through the portal.
- February 1 application deadline currently listed
- Grade self-reporting through the applicant portal
- No general personal statement for standard Management admission
- Extra documents considered only in specified situations
- Protect both the Top 6 and calculus grade
- Follow both self-reporting periods
- Submit requested documents promptly
- Apply separately for major entrance scholarships if eligible
McGill’s process is unusually academic. Do not send unrequested extracurricular material; focus on eligible course selection, strong grades, accurate self-reporting, and every portal deadline.
Foundation first. Direction next.
All students complete the same core, at least one program of study, a minimum of three approved experiential-learning credits, and 120 total credits.
Build breadth
Students without advanced standing usually begin with foundational university courses and prerequisites.
Complete the core
Choose a program of study and develop essential management, quantitative, communication, and analytical skills.
Customize deeply
Combine majors, concentrations, honours, minors, experiential courses, exchange, and electives within degree rules.
Desautels offers flexible combinations across areas such as accounting, economics, finance, analytics, information systems, international management, marketing, operations, organizational behaviour, retail, strategy, and sustainability.
The Honours in Investment Management has limited enrolment and a separate internal application. Other program combinations still require careful prerequisite and credit planning.
International and self-directed.
Students can study at partner institutions and pursue other international learning opportunities.
Approved courses, consulting projects, fellowships, competitions, and stakeholder-based work can satisfy experiential requirements.
The Management Undergraduate Society supports clubs, events, conferences, and case competitions for more than 2,500 students.
Desautels students receive advising, recruiting resources, mentorship, workshops, and employer connections.
The standard BCom is not built around formal co-op. Internships are usually pursued independently, making early networking, bilingual or multilingual ability, and proactive recruiting especially valuable.
Turn the degree into a direction.
Graduates enter finance, consulting, accounting, technology, marketing, operations, entrepreneurship, and graduate study in Canada and internationally.
McGill’s published figures depend on reporting populations and definitions. Read them as cohort evidence, not a promise.
A Montréal education can offer access to a distinctive bilingual market. French is not an admission prerequisite for this English-language degree, but it can materially broaden local internship and employment options.
Budget the complete experience.
McGill’s 2026–27 BCom fees vary sharply by residency, citizenship, admission year, and government tuition category. The official annual-fee tables should be used for the applicant’s exact status.
Do not copy a single tuition number across Quebec residents, non-Quebec Canadians, international students, or special rate categories. Add Montréal housing, food, insurance, travel, and personal costs to the correct official fee table.
Who might thrive here?
- Have a very strong academic record
- Want maximum curriculum flexibility
- Value an international student body
- Want to study in downtown Montréal
- Will pursue internships independently
- Need formal co-op built into the degree
- Want extracurriculars to offset lower grades at admission
- Prefer a small or highly structured cohort
- Do not want to plan a complex curriculum
- Have not researched language and relocation realities
Desautels offers academic selectivity, global reach, and exceptional curriculum choice. The same flexibility rewards students who plan deliberately—and provides less built-in structure for those expecting a prescribed career path.
Verify before you apply.
Every factual claim was checked against official university material. Requirements, dates, fees, curricula, and outcomes can change.