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Course Load
It is your responsibility to follow the faculty regulations listed below. When registering on Minerva, you must not exceed the maximum credits permitted by your faculty. For information on course load requirements for entrance scholarships' renewal and in...
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Courses Taken under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) Option
The principle of the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) option is to encourage you to take courses outside the area of your specialization with the view of enabling you to acquire knowledge and skills in...
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First-Year Seminars
First-Year Seminars (FYS) are limited-enrolment credit courses offered by the Faculties of Arts and Science to students in their first year of undergraduate study at McGill; i.e., newly admitted students in U0 or U1. Students in any faculty can...
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Auditing of Courses
McGill does not permit auditing of courses.
Note for Continuing Studies: You can register for a Continuing Studies course and opt to have it "non-evaluated".
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Course Change Period
You may make changes to your course registrations (add or drop courses),
subject to the requirements and restrictions of your program and individual
courses from the opening date of registration until the end of the course change period....
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Course Withdrawal
After the course change deadline in the Fall and Winter terms, there is
a period of a few days during which you may withdraw, with a grade of W, and
receive a full refund of course fees.
After the Withdrawal (with refund) deadline, there...
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Course Information and Regulations: Class Schedule
The class schedule for the upcoming Fall and Winter terms normally becomes
available in April prior to the opening of advising. The Summer term schedule is
normally published in early February. The class...
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Changing Programs within Selected Faculties
If you are registered in a program in one of the following faculties/units, you may add or change programs within your faculty using Minerva (mcgill.ca/minerva) under the Student Records Menu:
Arts
Bachelor of Arts &...
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Interfaculty Transfer
If you are a McGill student, have not graduated, and want to transfer into another undergraduate faculty, you may apply using the Minerva Faculty Transfer/Readmission Menu (mcgill.ca/minerva), unless otherwise indicated in mcgill.ca/student-...
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Quebec Inter-University Transfer Agreement
Quebec Inter-University Transfer Agreement: McGill Students
Quebec Inter-University Transfer Agreement: McGill Students
The Quebec Inter-University Transfer (IUT) agreement permits...
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Quebec Inter-University Transfer Agreement: Visiting IUT Students
Note for Health Sciences: This section applies only to the Ingram School of Nursing.
If you are a student at another Quebec university and wish to take
courses at McGill using the Quebec Inter-...
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University Withdrawal
If you are considering withdrawing from the University, you are strongly encouraged to
consult with your adviser and Student Affairs Office (mcgill.ca/students/advising/advisordirectory) before making a final
decision...
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Deadlines for
University Withdrawal
If you decide not to attend the term(s) you are registered in, you
must officially withdraw from the University within the deadlines indicated.
See Withdrawal (W) deadline dates at
mcgill.ca/importantdates. If you drop...
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Consequences of
University Withdrawal
Any applicable fee refunds for the term of withdrawal will be
according to Fees and Withdrawal from the University.
Once you withdraw, you must return your ID card to the University as
stated in Identification (ID)...
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Deferred Admission
To defer your offer of admission to McGill you must submit the Deferral Request Form no later than August 31 for the Fall term and December 31 for the Winter term. For further information, contact the deferral [at] mcgill.ca (Deferral Coordinator...
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Readmission
To return to McGill after a university withdrawal from a Fall and/or Winter term of an academic year, you must apply for readmission using Minerva's Faculty Transfer/Readmission Menu. Readmission is not automatic or guaranteed. In your application, state...
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Faculty/School Specific Information
All students must comply with the regulations and requirements contained in their Faculty section of this publication.
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
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Summer Term/Summer Studies
McGill Summer Studies offers over 300 credit courses in various disciplines. Courses begin in either May, June, or July, and are usually one-month intensive. These courses may be accepted for transfer credit by other universities. For more...
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Fees
The information in this publication was updated in January 2023. The University reserves the right to make changes without notice in
the published scale of fees.
Further information regarding fees can be found on the Student
Accounts website:...
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Access to Fee
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You can view your
Account Summary by Term on Minerva. The Fall term fees will be accessible in mid-July.
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