REVISED: Winter 2026 Registration period for incoming Exchange students in...

2 Dec 2025
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20 Jan 2026

Registration period for Winter 2026 for incoming Exchange students in all faculties except Faculty of Law and Continuing Studies.

REVISED: Winter 2026 registration period for new students in...

2 Dec 2025 09:00
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20 Jan 2026

Winter term registration period for new students in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (including Farm Management and Technology), Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), B.A.&Sc., Education, Engineering (including Architecture), Graduate Studies, Law, Management, Music, Nursing and Science. Individual departments in Graduate Studies set their own dates within this period. This includes winter admit Quebec Inter University Transfer and incoming exchange students.

Winter 2026 registration period for new students to register without penalty...

2 Dec 2025 09:00
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5 Jan 2026

Registration period for new students to register for Winter term without a late registration fee for all faculties. For more information, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/tuition-fees/non-tuition-charges/o....

REVISED: Winter 2026 registration period for Continuing Studies courses offered to students in other faculties...

15 Dec 2025
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20 Jan 2026

Registration period for Winter courses offered by Continuing Studies to students in other faculties (excludes students in Dentistry, Law, Management day programs, Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy).

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S holiday break...

25 Dec 2025
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2 Jan 2026

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S holiday break. Administrative offices will be closed between December 25 and January 2 inclusive. Library hours are available here. Administrative offices reopen on Monday, January 5.

Winter 2026 deadline to cancel registration...

31 Dec 2025

Deadline for cancellation of registration for all new and returning students for the Winter term except Continuing Studies. (Deposit is non-refundable for new students.)

Deadline to request deferral of Winter term admission to McGill for all undergraduate faculties (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine and Music)...

31 Dec 2025

Deadline to request deferral of Winter term admission to McGill for all undergraduate faculties (excluding Dentistry, Law, Medicine, and Music).

Consult the following website for further information: http://www.mcgill.ca/study/2024-2025/university_regulations_and_resources/undergraduate/ug_gi_deferred_admission.

REVISED: Winter 2026 University withdrawal period with refund...

1 Jan 2026
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20 Jan 2026

For students who wish to university withdraw after the registration cancellation deadline (December 31, 2025), students may drop all courses via Minerva with full refund less $200 Registration Cancellation Fee for returning students; less registration deposit or $200 Registration cancellation Fee, whichever is higher for new students.

Winter 2026 lectures period for students in...

5 Jan 2026
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14 Apr 2026

Winter term lectures period in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Engineering (including Architecture), Graduate Studies, Law, Management, Music, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Science (including B.A.&Sc.) and Dentistry (all programs).

NOTE:

Winter term fee payment deadline for all students...

5 Jan 2026

Winter term fee payment deadline for all students. For more information, visit the website http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/your-account/deadlines-and-penalties/.

Academic advising for new students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences...

5 Jan 2026
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9 Jan 2026

Academic advising for new students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Students should contact their Academic Advisor for an appointment.

 

Winter 2026 McGill Placement Examination period for newly-admitted students...

5 Jan 2026
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6 Jan 2026

McGill Placement Examination period for newly-admitted students in basic science courses in biology, chemistry, physics and math, including MATH 122 and MATH 123 for newly-admitted Management students. See the website below for more details.

https://www.mcgill.ca/exams/

REVISED: Winter 2026 late registration period with penalty for new students...

6 Jan 2026
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20 Jan 2026

Late registration period for new students with $125 late registration fee for all faculties; $62.50 for Special Students and Graduate part-time students. ($25 late registration fee for Continuing Studies students.)

IMPORTANT: Late registration ends Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

Fall 2025 application deadline for deferred examinations for courses...

8 Jan 2026

Application deadline for deferred examinations for courses from the Fall 2025 term in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Management, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Science (including B.A.&Sc.).

Pre-departure Orientation is mandatory for all students traveling outside Canada for a university sanctioned international activity including exchanges, internships, independent study-away, field study semesters...

13 Jan 2026 10:00
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19 Jan 2026 16:00

This orientation remains mandatory for all students who are traveling outside of Canada for University sanctioned activities, including exchanges, internships, co-ops, independent study-away, field study semesters, performances, athletic competitions, courses, and research.

Participants will benefit from an informative presentation touching on McGill requirements, safety abroad, staying in touch and health matters.

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