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Entrance requirements

Below you will find all the entrance requirements for admission to Marianopolis College, depending on your schooling, your level of English and French proficiency, and your prospective program of study. Please read each of the sections below carefully to understand the entrance requirements that apply to your situation.

Due to the limited space at the College and the large number of applications we receive each year, we cannot accept every applicant who meets the minimum requirements. The averages and grades shown below reflect students who have previously been admitted to the various programs offered at Marianopolis and serves as a guideline for future admissions. For some applications or in some instances, the Admissions Office may contact you for clarification about your academic record.

  • APPLICANTS FROM QUEBEC HIGH SCHOOLS

    If you are attending a Quebec high school, you must be in the process of completing the Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (Diplôme d’études secondaires), including:

    • Secondary V Language of Instruction (English or Français)
    • Secondary V Second Language (French, Second Language or Anglais, langue seconde)
    • Secondary IV Mathematics
    • Secondary IV Science and Technology or Secondary IV Technological and Scientific Applications
    • Secondary IV History and Citizenship Education

    Additional entrance requirements depend on your level of English and French proficiency and your prospective program of study. Please see the sections below on language requirements and program entrance requirements.

    If you have not attended Secondary IV in Quebec, you must provide documentation demonstrating an academic background equivalent to the Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (Diplôme d’études secondaires).

    If you were born outside Quebec or outside Canada, you must provide proof of Quebec residency and proof of legal status in Canada, as the case may be. Please see the application documents required according to your situation.

  • APPLICANTS FROM CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOLS

    If you are attending a Canadian high school outside Quebec, you must be in the process of completing Grade 11 or Grade 12 towards your province’s High School Diploma or Secondary School Diploma at the time of application:

    • Alberta – Grade 11 (67-100 credits)
    • British Columbia – Grade 11
    • Manitoba – Grade 11 (minimum 13 credits)
    • New Brunswick – Grade 12 (minimum 12 credits or 13 credits, depending on regime)
    • Newfoundland – Grade 11 (minimum 24 credits)
    • Nova Scotia – Grade 11 (minimum 12 credits)
    • Ontario – Grade 11 (minimum 22 credits)
    • Prince Edward Island – Grade 11 (minimum 12 credits)
    • Saskatchewan – Grade 11 (minimum 16 credits)

  • APPLICANTS FROM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

    If you are attending an international school outside Canada, including US and UK school systems, you must provide documentation demonstrating an academic background equivalent to the Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (Diplôme d’études secondaires), be in your final year (Grade 11 or Grade 12) of non-technical secondary studies, and be completing courses that are equivalent to the required prerequisite courses for your prospective program at Marianopolis. Applicants from international educational systems are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

    If you are attending a lycée français, you must be in the process of completing the Première class level to be eligible to apply. You must also be completing courses that are equivalent to any required program prerequisite course. If you are attending a French lycée school in Montreal, Collège international Marie de France and Collège Stanislas, you must be in the process of completing the Seconde class level and any required program prerequisite complement courses. You must successfully pass the Québec Histoire-Éducation Citoyenneté course and request that you school provide you with your final grades and an equivalence letter from the Quebec Ministry of Education. All documents should then be submitted to Marianopolis.

    If you are attending an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, you must be in the process of completing Grade 11 or Grade 12 and at least the first year of the diploma program. They must also be completing courses that are equivalent to any required program prerequisite course.

    If you were born outside Quebec or outside Canada, you must provide proof of Quebec residency and proof of legal status in Canada, as the case may be. Please see the application documents required according to your situation.

  • APPLICANTS FROM OTHER QUEBEC COLLEGES

    If you wish to transfer from another Quebec college or cégep, you must:

    • Have completed no more than 50% of your course requirements
    • Satisfy all entrance prerequisites necessary for your desired program of study at Marianopolis. Transfer credits are not guaranteed.
    • Provide a Transfer Student Interim Evaluation form for your current semester, which serves as a progress report to evaluate your academic performance in college courses at the time of application. If progress grades are unavailable, please have your professor include a note on the form regarding your current progress.
    • Submit a brief letter of intent explaining why you would like to transfer.

  • LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

    English and French language placement
    All students are required to write an English placement test to place them in the appropriate course stream. This occurs after you receive your offer of admission, and you confirm your spot. You will also be placed in the appropriate French course stream according to your situation. You may be required to take remedial or reinforcement courses and/or to follow a reduced course load if it is determined that your English and/or French skills are not adequate.

    English proficiency test
    You are required to take an English proficiency test only if you are completing high school outside Canada and have studied in English for fewer than three years.

    Your English proficiency test results should be submitted by November 1 for the Winter semester and March 1 for the Fall semester. These tests are conducted externally, and schedules and availability may vary. We recommend scheduling an appointment to take the test while completing your application. The College accepts the following English proficiency tests for admission purposes:

    TOEFL

    • Minimum required score: 90 (21 or higher in each category) on the Internet-based test (IBT)

    IELTS ACADEMIC 

    • Minimum required score: 6.5 on the IELTS Academic

    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY C1 ADVANCED (CAE) or C2 PROFICIENCY (CPE)

    • Minimum required score: grade of C or better

    French proficiency test
    You must write a French proficiency test if:

    • You are completing your high school studies outside of Quebec (including Francophone countries or programs) and do not have a Certificate of Eligibility (CoE)
    • You attend English high school in Quebec but do not have a Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) and are not taking the course Français langue d’enseignement.
    • You are applying to the Arts and Sciences program (even if you have a CoE) and are not taking the course Français langue d’enseignement.

    Your French proficiency test results should be submitted by December 19 for the Winter semester and May 1 for the Fall semester. These tests are conducted externally, and schedules and availability may vary. We recommend scheduling an appointment to take the test while completing your application. The College accepts the following French proficiency tests for admission purposes:

    DELF B2 – SCOLAIRE OR TOUT PUBLIC

    • Required modules: Compréhension de l’oral, Production orale, Compréhension des écrits, Production écrite
    • Minimum required score overall: 67 on 100
    • Minimum required score for Compréhension des écrits: 13 on 25
    • Minimum required score for Production écrite: 13 on 25
    • DALF C1, C2 are also accepted.

    TCF – TOUT PUBLIC

    • Required modules:  Compréhension écrite, Compréhension orale, Maîtrise des structures de la langue, Expression écrite
    • Minimum required score overall: 467 on 699
    • Minimum required score for Compréhension écrite: 467 on 699
    • Minimum required score for Maitrise des structures de la langue: 467 on 699
    • Minimum required score for Expression écrite: 13 on 20
    • TCF Quebec and TCF Canada are not accepted tests.

    TEF

    • Required modules: Compréhension écrite, Compréhension orale, Lexique/Structure, Expression écrite
    • Minimum required score overall: 467 on 699
    • Minimum required score for Compréhension écrite: 467 on 699
    • Minimum required score for Lexique/Structure: 467 on 699
    • Minimum required score for Expression écrite: 467 on 699
    • TEF Express, TEF Quebec and TEF Canada are not accepted tests.

  • ARTS AND SCIENCES Program entrance requirements

    • Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) or Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)
    • Secondary IV and V Mathematics TS or Mathematics SN minimum grade of 83% in each
    • Science and Mathematics minimum grade average of 85%
    • Overall minimum grade average of 85%
    • Letter of intent: an original one-page written submission explaining your interest in the program and why you are a good fit for the program.

  • ARTS, LITERATURE AND COMMUNICATION Program entrance requirements

    • Overall minimum grade average of 75%

  • LIBERAL ARTS Program entrance requirements

    • Overall minimum grade average of 80%
    • Letter of intent: an original one-page written submission explaining your interest in the program and why you are a good fit for the program.

  • MUSIC Program entrance requirements

    Music

    • Pre-audition and final audition
    • Theory and ear training placement tests
    • Overall minimum grade average of 70%

    Double DECs
    Music and Science 
    Music and Social Science 

    • Students must satisfy entrance requirements to the Music program and the second program, as the case may be

  • SCIENCE Program entrance requirements

    Health Science
    Pure and Applied Science

    • Secondary V Chemistry (051504, 551504)
    • Secondary V Physics (053504, 553504)
    • Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) or Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)
    • Secondary IV and V Mathematics TS or Mathematics SN minimum grade of 80% in each
    • Science and Mathematics minimum grade average of 85%
    • Overall minimum grade average of 83%

    Honours Health Science
    Honours Pure and Applied Science

    • Secondary V Chemistry (051504, 551504)
    • Secondary V Physics (053504, 553504)
    • Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) or Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)
    • Secondary IV and V Mathematics TS or Mathematics SN minimum grade of 80% in each
    • Science and Mathematics minimum grade average of 90%
    • Overall minimum grade average of 83%
    • Letter of intent: an original one-page written submission explaining your interest in the program and why you are a good fit for the program.

  • SOCIAL SCIENCE Program entrance requirements

    Core Social Science
    Human Behaviour
    Law, Society and Justice

    • Overall minimum grade average of 75%

    Commerce
    Core Social Science with Math
    Law, Society and Justice with Math

    • Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) or Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)
    • Secondary IV and V Mathematics TS or Mathematics SN minimum grade of 75% in each
    • Overall minimum grade average of 75%