Chemistry at McMaster
Not directly. At McMaster University you apply to Chemical & Physical Sciences Gateway, then choose chemistry at the end of first year.
The program you actually apply to
Chemical & Physical Sciences Gateway
83–87%OUAC MPSCo-op available
Prerequisites
- English 4U
- Advanced Functions 4U
- Calculus & Vectors 4U
- Chemistry 4U
- Physics 4U
- See Ontario high school course codes.
When you choose chemistry
At the end of first year.
What to watch for
Honours Chemistry, Honours Chemical Biology and Honours Sustainable Chemistry are all Level 2 programs, listed off this Gateway. The Gateway gets you the Level 1 courses, not a reserved seat — limited-enrolment Level 2 programs are competitive on first-year GPA.
The same application also gets you to
Chemical & Physical Sciences Gateway is the entry point for 1 other major at McMaster. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Chemistry at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Carletonvia Science - Honours (CT)78%
- Guelphvia Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours (GZ)80–85%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)Direct entry73–77%
- Nipissingnot offered at Nipissing
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Science – Physical and Chemical Sciences (QSP)80–87%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- Trent (Durham)not offered at Trent Durham
- U of T (Mississauga)via Chemical & Physical Sciences73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Physical & Environmental Sciences (OUAC TSP)73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Mathematical & Physical Sciences83–90%
- Waterloovia Physical Sciences80–83%
- Westernvia Science (ES)80–87%
- WindsorDirect entry70–75%
- YorkDirect entry77–87%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. McMaster’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.