The faculty and staff of the School of Nursing, which is part of the Faculty of Medicine, make every effort to provide students with pertinent information and timely advice so that they may fully benefit from their educational experience at McGill.
Students and faculty are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the School of Nursing Student and Faculty Handbook 3rd Edition which elaborates on and is refered to within certain topics found on the following web pages.
Advising for undergraduate students
- Academic advising
- Electives
- Exemptions and transfer credits
- Health Science Calendar
- Inter-university Transfer (IUT) Agreement
- Leave of absence
- McGill inter/intra faculty transfer
- Minor degrees
- Proof of registration
- Readmission
- Satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading option
- Study away
- Withdrawing from a course or the University
Advising for graduate students
Clinical studies
The School of Nursing emphasizes an integrated approach to nursing education with theoretical courses provided to inform clinical practice and clinical practice informing theoretical content. Clinical experiences are enhanced by a long standing relationship with the McGill Teaching Hospitals network.
We strongly encourage students to familiarize themselves with the “Clinical Studies” chapter of the School of Nursing Faculty and Student Handbook where they will find information on the following topics:
- OIIQ (l'Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec) registration
- Immunization
- Mask fitting
- Declaration of blood-borne infection(s)
- First Aid and CPR certification
- Training in moving patients
- Professional appearance
- Infection prevention and control (IPC)
- Health assessment equipment
- Criminal reference check
- Language requirements
- Stress and coping
- Clinical skills guidelines
- Documentation
- Attendance in clinical studies
- Culture of safety in clinical studies
- Evaluation in clinical studies
- Failure in clinical courses
- Clinical Internship - NUR1 530
- Ambassador Program
- Externship Program
- The Clinical studies homepage has information on HSPnet (all students), as well as additional information for graduate students
Examinations
Funding opportunities
Graduation and convocation
- For convocation deadlines and general information, visit McGill's Convocations web page.
- For undergraduate students
- For graduate students
Important dates for the School of Nursing
- Upcoming Important Dates and Announcements
- Search important dates by category, faculty/school or keyword.
