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.

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:

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.

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.

REVISED: Winter 2026 Course Change (add/drop) deadline for...

20 Jan 2026

Course Change (add/drop) deadline for Winter term courses and Continuing Studies Winter term courses for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (including Farm Management and Technology), Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Engineering (including Architecture), Graduate Studies, Law, Management, Music, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Science (including B.A.&Sc.). (No withdrawals from Music ensembles after this date.)

REVISED: Winter 2026 deadline for web withdrawing from multi-term courses (D1/D2)...

20 Jan 2026

Deadline for web withdrawing (grade of "W") from multi-term courses (D1/D2) that started in September 2025 ('W' on the D1 fall term course, drop and fee refund of the D2 winter term course) 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 and Science (including B.A.&Sc.).

Fall 2025 application deadline for supplemental examinations in Fall term courses...

21 Jan 2026

Application deadline for supplemental examinations in Fall term courses and N1/N2 courses from the Fall 2025 term for Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Education, Law, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Science (including B.A.&Sc.).

NOTE: Not available for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Engineering or Management courses.

Verification period via Minerva for all students in all faculties...

26 Jan 2026
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30 Jan 2026

Verification period via Minerva for all students in all faculties. Verify your entire record on Minerva (address, personal data, courses, programs, etc.) and consult your faculty with any problems. It is especially critical that graduating students verify their records prior to the start of their final term of studies.

REVISED: Winter 2026 deadline to web withdraw/University withdraw...

27 Jan 2026

Deadline to Web withdraw (grade of "W") or University withdraw (grade of "W--") from Winter 2026 term courses with full fee refund (less $200 Registration Cancellation Fee for returning students; less registration deposit or $200 Registration Cancellation Fee, whichever is higher for new students, in case of complete withdrawal from the University).

January fee payment deadline...

30 Jan 2026

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

Application deadline for Fall 2026 admission to undergraduate programs by applicants studying or who last studied in a Canadian high school (excluding Quebec)...

1 Feb 2026

Application deadline for Fall 2026 admission to Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Architecture, Arts, B.A.&Sc., Education, Engineering, Management (including Part-time B.Com.), Nursing or Science by applicants studying or who last studied in a Canadian high school (excluding Quebec).

Senate Steering Meeting to approve degrees granted at the end of Fall 2025 term (Spring 2026 Convocation).

11 Feb 2026

Senate Steering Meeting to approve degrees granted at the end of Fall 2025 term (Spring 2026 Convocation).

Requests for readmission to the Ingram School of Nursing begin...

15 Feb 2026
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15 Jun 2026

Online application (via Minerva) opens for requests for readmission to the Ingram School of Nursing for Fall 2026 term. See Nursing website below.

http://www.mcgill.ca/nursing/

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