Bachelor Programme
Accounting (BCom)
The Accounting Major at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management teaches how organizations prepare, interpret and use financial and managerial information. Courses cover financial and managerial accounting, auditing and taxation, along with tools for working with large data sets, preparing students for professional accounting careers and for finance roles. All B.Com. students complete an experiential learning course.
University
McGill University
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Accounting
Duration
4 years for students entering from outside Quebec (120 credits)
Language
English
Campus
Montreal
Degree
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Major in Accounting
Intake
September
Application Deadline
September 2027 entry: Canadian high school applicants (including Ontario) apply by February 1, 2027, with supporting documents due May 4, 2027. US high school and IB/international applicants apply by January 15, 2027, with supporting documents due March 1, 2027. Students at Canadian and US schools also self-report grades during set periods
Tuition Information
McGill's 2026-27 fee tables for new students list annual tuition of about CAD 16,427 (about CAD 19,101 with fees) for Canadian citizens and permanent residents from outside Quebec, and about CAD 71,687 (about CAD 75,336 with fees) for international students. Quebec residents pay lower Quebec rates. For out-of-province students in this degree, tuition per credit is guaranteed for the length of the program; international students get guaranteed per-credit tuition for the program. Rates for fall 2027 entrants are not yet published.
Admission Requirements
- Apply directly to McGill through its online application, which opens October 1. For this program you apply to the Desautels Faculty of Management (Bachelor of Commerce)
- Ontario: OSSD, assessed on a Top 6 average of Grade 12 4U/4M courses (at least four at 4U/DU level, at most two 4M), including the prerequisites: 4U English or French and 4U Calculus and Vectors. Typical minimum range: mid 90s (math: low to mid 90s; English: high 80s to low 90s)
- Other Canadian provinces: assessed on a Top 5 average of academic Grade 12 courses, including the prerequisites: Grade 12 English or French and Grade 12 pre-calculus or calculus math. Typical minimum range: mid 90s (math: low to mid 90s; English: high 80s to low 90s)
- IB Diploma: McGill generally expects the Diploma with 5 or higher in each Higher and Standard Level subject. Prerequisites: Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL or SL, or Applications and Interpretation HL, at 6-7. Typical minimum range: 35-38 points out of 42, with math at 5 or higher at HL or 6 or higher in SL Analysis and Approaches
- US high school: prerequisites: English and pre-calculus. Typical range: B+ to A- unweighted average in grades 11 and 12, B+ in math and A- in English, ACT 29-31 or SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 690-700 and Math 690-710. Submitting ACT or SAT scores is optional for fall 2027 applicants
- McGill publishes these as typical minimum admission ranges. Admission is competitive and limited by space, so cut-offs change from year to year, and meeting them does not guarantee admission
- English proficiency: no test is needed after four consecutive years of study in an English-primary country such as Canada or the US, with IB English A at 5 or higher, or with other qualifications on McGill's list. Otherwise McGill's minimums for this program are TOEFL iBT 100 (5.0 on the new scale), IELTS Academic 6.5 (each band 6.0), CAEL 70 (each part 60), Duolingo 130, PTE Academic 65 (each part 60), or Cambridge C1 Advanced grade B / C2 Proficiency grade C