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Student Experience Record

On this page: Launch Timeline | Eligibility Criteria | How to submit an opportunity for recognition | Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)

 

Overview

McGill University's Student Experience Record (SER) is a comprehensive tool for capturing and showcasing students' experiential learning both inside and outside the classroom. Replacing the Co-Curricular Record (CCR), the SER helps students and alumni demonstrate and reflect upon their skills and experiences to support their personal, professional, and academic pursuits.

Launch Timeline

  • June 30, 2025: Last day for activities to be eligible for the CCR. These activities must meet the current CCR eligibility guidelines and will be input into myInvolvement.
  • July 1, 2025: Activities will be eligible for the SER, following the new eligibility guidelines below, and will only be input in myFuture. (There will be a delay in students seeing their summer activities, but all recorded data will appear on their SER once it is activated.)
  • Fall 2025:
    • The SER will go live for current students with their historical CCR data included.
    • The CCR will no longer be accessible to students or alumni in myInvolvement. Historical CCR data will appear on students' SERs and alumni can request a copy of their CCR from the Career Planning Service.

Eligibility Criteria

Common Criteria

  • Learning Component: Experiences must have a learning component (with the exception of awards).
  • Coordination and Validation:
    • Student-led Initiatives: Student groups recognized by McGill faculties and units may recognize students who participate in their leadership and initiatives. The student organization must be affiliated directly with a student government organization, a faculty, or directly with a McGill administrative unit to be recognized on the Student Experience Record.
    • All Other Experiences: Must be coordinated by McGill faculty or administrative units or, in the case of eligible off-campus activities, be vetted and validated by them.

Additional Requirements by Experience Type

Experience Type Eligibility Requirements Examples Former CCR Category
Activity-Based Awards Competitive awards based on specific achievements.
  • BSA awards
  • Thomlinson Engagement Award for Mentoring
  • Student Research Day Awards
 Activity-Based Awards
Volunteering at McGill Unpaid, voluntary opportunities with a minimum of 4 hours of effort.
  • Morgan Arboretum volunteer (FAES)
  • On-campus Ambassadors: Sustainable Events Ambassador (Office of Sustainability)
  • Orientation volunteers (CLE)
 Campus & Community Engagement
Peer Programming and Support Volunteer peer-programming delivered by trained student volunteers.
  • OSVRSE Peer Educator
  • EduBuddies Mentor
 Campus & Community Engagement
Varsity Athletics Student athletes participating in varsity athletics.
  • Team members
  • Team Captains
 Campus & Community Engagement
Curricular Work-Integrated Learning For-credit opportunities applying professional skills with industry and community partners.
  • Engineering Internship Program
  • Faculty of Education Field Experiences
 Enriched Educational Opportunities
Co-Curricular Work-Integrated Learning Non-credit opportunities applying professional skills with industry and community partners.
  • Non-credit field placements, internships, and practicums
  • Career mentorship programs
  • MicroExP (CaPS)
 Enriched Educational Opportunities
Personal Development Programs Programs that build awareness of self and others, improving mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.
  • My Neighbour’s Faith Program (MORSL)
 Personal & Professional Development
Professional Development Programs Programs focused on employability, transferable, and technical skills development.
  • Emerging Leaders Program (CaPS)
  • Machine Learning in Python Summer Camp (CDSI)
 Personal & Professional Development
Student Governance and Leadership Leadership roles in student organizations affiliated with McGill.
  • Exec committees for recognized student organizations
 Student-Led Initiatives
Student-Led Initiatives Initiatives led by student organizations affiliated with McGill, often involving leadership, volunteering, or skills-building opportunities.
  • SSMU Mini-Courses
  • Volunteering with recognized student organizations
 Student-Led Initiatives
Volunteering in the Community Future development.    
On-Campus Employment Future development.    
Undergraduate Research Future development.    

 

How to submit an opportunity for recognition

Please visit the Co-Curricular Record webpage and follow instructions for submitting CCR-eligible opportunities.

Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)

Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) encompasses both curricular and co-curricular opportunities where students apply their academic knowledge in practical settings. Traditionally, WIL includes for-credit experiences such as internships, field placements, and co-op work terms. However, McGill's SER also recognizes non-credit (co-curricular) opportunities where students collaborate with various industry partners—including for-profit, government, and non-profit organizations—on practical projects.

These non-credit WIL experiences vary widely, from micro experiential placements to music students' participation in summer performance festivals. These opportunities provide valuable hands-on experience and professional development, even though they are generally unpaid.

WIL experiences involve partnerships between academic institutions, host organizations, and students, focusing on employability, agency, knowledge and skill mobility, and lifelong learning.

For more information, visit CEWIL Canada.

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