About
McGill University's Student Experience Record (SER) is a comprehensive tool for recording 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.
What would you like to do?
Manage your SER
For current students and alumni
- View your SER
Access your Student Experience Record in myFuture. - Learn how to use your SER
Find instructions for viewing, customizing, sharing, and downloading your record. - Ask about a missing activity
Find out what to do if an eligible activity is missing from your SER. - Request experience verification
Request verification of experiences listed on your SER.
Coordinate SER activities
For McGill staff and recognized student organizations.
- Check activity eligibility
Review the criteria for activities to be recognized on the SER. - Recognize students on the SER
Learn how to register eligible activities and submit student participation for recognition.
Activity Eligibility Criteria
Common Criteria
- Learning Component: Experiences must include structured learning outcomes that support student development and career readiness. Eligible experiences should be intentionally designed to help participants develop competencies, knowledge, skills, or perspectives that can be applied beyond the experience itself. Students must complete all program elements required to achieve the learning outcomes to receive recognition.
McGill's student experiential learning recognition is informed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) career readiness competencies framework, which identifies competencies that help prepare students for lifelong career management and success in the workplace. - Coordination and Validation:
- Student-led Initiatives: Must be coordinated by student organizations that are affiliated directly with a recognized student government organization, a faculty, or a McGill administrative unit.
- 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
All activities must meet the Common Criteria above. Select an experience type to view additional requirements and examples.
Activity-Based Awards
Requirements
Competitive awards based on specific achievements.
Examples
- BSA awards
- Student Research Day Awards
Co-Curricular Work-Integrated Learning
Requirements
Non-credit opportunities applying professional skills with industry and community partners.
Examples
- Non-credit opportunities applying professional skills with industry and community partners.
Curricular Work-Integrated Learning
Requirements
For-credit opportunities applying professional skills with industry and community partners.
Examples
- Engineering Internship Program
- Faculty of Education Field Experiences
Peer Programming and Support
Requirements
Volunteer peer-programming delivered by trained student volunteers.
Examples
- OSVRSE Peer Educator
- EduBuddies Mentor
- Mentor - New Student Buddy Program (CL&E)
- Faculty of Science Peer Mentoring Program
Personal Development
Requirements
Programs and experiential opportunities that build awareness of self and others, improving mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.
Examples
- My Neighbour’s Faith Series (MORSL)
Professional Development
Requirements
Programs and experiential opportunities focused on employability, transferable, and technical skills development.
Examples
- Emerging Leaders Program (CaPS)
- Machine Learning in Python Summer Camp (CDSI)
- Career mentorship programs
Student Governance and Leadership
Requirements
Leadership roles in student organizations affiliated with McGill.
Examples
- Exec committees for recognized student organizations
Student-Led Initiatives
Requirements
Initiatives led by student organizations affiliated with McGill, often involving leadership, on-campus volunteering, or skills-building opportunities.
Examples
- Staff writers for recognized student media
Varsity Athletics
Requirements
Student athletes participating in varsity athletics.
Examples
- Team members
- Team Captains
Volunteering at McGill
Requirements
Unpaid, voluntary opportunities with a minimum of 4 hours of effort.
Examples
- Morgan Arboretum volunteer (FAES)
- On-campus Ambassadors: Sustainable Events Ambassador (Office of Sustainability)
- Orientation volunteers (CLE)
Future development: On-Campus Employment and Undergraduate Research are planned as future SER experience types.
Work-Integrated Learning at McGill
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) encompasses both curricular and co-curricular opportunities in which 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.
Is an eligible activity missing from your SER?
If you are a student who participated in a SER-eligible activity that does not yet appear on your record, you should contact the activity coordinator. At McGill, students cannot submit their own participation for recognition.
For student executive positions, please note that we only recognize these positions at the end of the academic year. Check in with your President or Vice President External in March to encourage them to submit their executive lists.
Please note that we do not retroactively add activities from previous academic years.
Looking for the Co-Curricular Record (CCR)?
The SER replaced McGill's Co-Curricular Record in 2025. Learn about the CCR and how to access your records.