Admission Requirements
Country:China
General Requirements
Senior High School Graduation Examination (Huikao) and Gaokao.
NOTE: Gaokao results must be verified by the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Centre (CDGDC).
NOTE: Applicants who do not present Gaokao must provide a letter stating the reason(s) for not sitting Gaokao. We require transcripts for the last three years of Upper Middle School, results of standardized tests (eg. SAT, ACT, IB, AP, GCE) and school profile.
NOTE: Applicants presenting a combination of Chinese curriculum and British Pattered A Levels must present three distinct A(2) Level subjects required for the program of application.
English Language Proficiency (ELP) Requirements
If you have been asked to meet our English Language Proficiency requirement, you must demonstrate English language proficiency by achieving the minimum requirements as specified by McMaster. Acceptable tests of English Language Proficiency and their respective minimum score requirements are listed below.
| English Language Test | Minimum Acceptable Score |
| IELTS - International English Language Testing System (Academic) | 6.5 Overall with a minimum of 5.0 on each of the four components (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening) Valid for 2 years. |
| CAE - Cambridge English: Advanced | 176 Overall with minimum score of 154 in each component. Valid for 2 years. |
| PTE - Pearson Test of English Academic | 60 Overall with minimum score of 60 in Writing and Speaking. Valid for 2 years |
| CAEL - Canadian Academic English Language | 70 Overall Valid for 2 years |
| MELAB - Michigan English Language Assessment Battery | 85 Overall Valid for 2 years Minimum 80 in each of the three required components Minimum 3 in optional speaking component (Required) |
| TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language) | IBT: 86 overall with a minimum score of 20 on each of the four components (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening)Valid for 2 years |
