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.

Basic Requirements

For applicants from Quebec high schools, the basic entrance requirement for admission to Marianopolis is the Quebec Diploma of Secondary Studies (Diplôme d’études secondaire), 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
Language Proficiency Requirements

English
You must write an English proficiency test only if you have studied in English for less than three years in high school. 
All students are required to write an English placement test to place them in the appropriate course stream. This occurs after your receive your offer of admission and you confirm your spot.

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

  • You are completing your high school studies outside of Quebec
  • You attend an English high school in Quebec but do not have a Certificate of Eligibility (CoE)
  • You attend an English high school in Quebec and are applying to the Arts and Sciences program

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.

Program-Specific Requirements

Below are the specific entrance requirements for each of our pre-university programs. 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 admissions requirements. The list below shows the averages and grades of 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. Where a letter of intent is required, it should be an original one-page written submission explaining your interest in the program and why you are a good fit for the program. Please do not upload or email letters of recommendation, awards or certificates.

Program
Prerequisites
Requirements

Arts and Sciences

  • Secondary V Chemistry (051504, 551504)
  • Secondary V Physics (053504, 553504)
  • Secondary V Mathematics TS (064506, 564506) or Mathematics SN (065506, 565506)
  • Letter of intent
  • French proficiency test (for students attending English high schools in Quebec)
  • Grades
    • Overall average: 85%
    • Secondary IV and V Math TS or SN: 83% minimum in each grade
    • Science/Math average: 85%

Arts, Literature and Communications

  • No specific prerequisites beyond the general CEGEP entrance requirements
  •  Grades
    • Overall average: 75%

Liberal Arts

  • No specific prerequisites beyond the general CEGEP entrance requirements
  • Letter of intent
  • Grades
    • Overall average: 80%

Music

  • No specific prerequisites beyond the general CEGEP entrance requirements
  • Pre-audition
  • Placement tests
  • Final audition
  • Grades
    • Overall average: 70%

Music Double DECs

ALC and Music
Science and Music
Social Science and Music

  • Students must satisfy admissions requirements from both the Music program and the second chosen concentration
  • Pre-audition
  • Placement tests
  • Final audition
  • See each concentration for minimum grades

Science

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)
  • Grades
    • Overall average: 83%
    • Secondary IV and V Math TS or SN: 75% minimum in each grade
    • Science/Math average: 85%

Honours Science

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)
  • Letter of intent
  • Grades
    • Overall average: 83%
    • Secondary IV and V Math TS or SN: 75% minimum in each grade
    • Science/Math average: 90%

Social Science

Core Social Science (C1) 
Human Behaviour (HB)
Law, Society and Justice (L1) 

  • No specific prerequisites beyond the general CEGEP entrance requirements 
  • Grades
    • Overall average: 75%

Social Science

With Math
Core Social Science (C2)
Commerce (CM)
Law, Society and Justice (L2)

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