The applicant must be the graduate of a recognized university and hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, as determined by McGill, in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or a closely related field. An applicant holding a degree in another field of engineering or science will be considered but a Qualifying year may be required to make up any deficiencies. The applicant must have a high academic achievement: a standing equivalent to a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0, or a GPA of 3.2 out of 4.0 for the last two full-time academic years or equivalent. Satisfaction of these general requirements does not guarantee admission. Admission to graduate studies is limited and acceptance is on a very competitive basis.:

Area of Research and Applicant Profile Form – available at www.mcgill.ca/ece/admissions/graduate/apply
GRE – the General Aptitude Test is optional.

Applicants who do not meet one of the above criteria must provide proof of English proficiency by submitting one of the following test scores:

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) minimum acceptable scores are:
iBT (internet based test) - overall score of 100 (no less than 20 in each of the four component scores)
PBT (paper based test) - 600

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) - overall band score of 7.0 or greater (no less than 6.0 in each of the four individual component scores).