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Non-Smoking Policy
Quebec law prohibits smoking in public buildings. For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/ehs/mcgill-smoking-policy.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations鈥�2017-2018 (last updated Jan. 23, 2018) (disclaimer...
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Personal Information
Students must inform themselves of University rules and regulations and keep abreast of any changes that may occur. The Personal Information section of this publication contains important details pertaining to nominative information, legal...
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Updating Personal
Information
It is important to keep your official records up to date, especially
your mailing or billing address, because these are used by the University year
round. If your address information on file is invalid, incomplete, or missing...
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Submitting Legal Documents
McGill requires documentation from you to confirm your legal status. The following sections describe the documents needed for your specific situation and how you should proceed.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations...
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Legal Documents: Why
Does McGill Collect Legal Documents from You?
Your tuition status at McGill will vary depending on your legal status in Canada. In order for us to determine your appropriate rate of tuition (Quebec, Canadian out-of-province, or...
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Legal Documents: What
Documents Does McGill Need from You?
Follow the instructions in the first row of this table that apply to
you.
Send clear, legible copies of documents (not originals).
Quebec and Canadian
Out-of-Province Students...
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Legal Documents: Has McGill
Received Your Documents?
Quebec/Canadian/International Fees and Immigration Status
Quebec/Canadian/International Fees and Immigration Status
Once McGill has received your documents, it usually takes 5 to 10...
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Legal Documents: What Are the Consequences of Not Providing Your Documents?
The deadline to submit documents in support of a change to your tuition status effective for that semester is the last day of classes for that semester (e.g., December 1 for changes to be...
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Legal Documents: Where and How Do I Send My
Documents?
You must send in all your documents after you have accepted your offer of admission but before the start of classes.
Do not send originals. Email clear and legible copies
of your documents. Write...
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Identification (ID)
Cards
As a student registered at McGill, you are required to present an ID card
to:
write examinations;
use libraries and student services, including certain
laboratories;
access residence buildings;
access meal plans;
access...
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Legal Name
This is the name that will appear on your e-bills, tax receipts, degree, diploma, or certificate
on graduation, and on your official transcript. It is also used by the Government of Quebec to create a Permanent Code.
All students are registered...
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Preferred First Name
Your preferred first name is a name by which you are normally
addressed, and is different from your legal first name. The
Preferred First Name Procedure enables students to use an alternate
preferred first name for certain purposes while...
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Verification of Name
You should verify the accuracy of your name on McGill's student records via
Minerva (www.mcgill.ca/minerva). To do this, go to
Personal Menu > Name Change, where you can make minor
corrections such as changing case (upper/lower),...
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Registration
Once you have confirmed your intention to attend McGill on Minerva at
www.mcgill.ca/minerva, you must register by adding courses
to your record during the registration periods listed at www.mcgill.ca/importantdates. You must register
on Minerva...
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Registration Periods
The dates given below were accurate when this publication was finalized.
Although changes are not anticipated, you should confirm the dates at
www.mcgill.ca/importantdates.
Returning...
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Late Registration
If you fail to register during the normal registration period, you can
register within the period designated by the University for late registration with the payment of a late
registration fee.
For late registration fees, see Late...
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Course Information and Regulations
The University reserves the right to make changes without prior notice to the information contained in this publication, including the revision or cancellation of particular courses or programs.
At the time this publication was...
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Course Numbering
Each McGill course is assigned a unique seven-character course 鈥渘umber.鈥�
The first four characters (Subject Code) refer to the unit offering the course.
These codes were implemented in September 2002, replacing the three-number Teaching Unit Codes...
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Multi-term Courses
Most courses at McGill are single term (Fall or Winter or Summer) courses with final grades issued and any credits earned recorded at the end of that term. Single term courses are identified by a seven-character course number.
A unit may, however,...
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Course Terminology
Prerequisite: Course A is prerequisite to course B if a satisfactory pass in course A is required for admission to course B.
Corequisite: Course A is corequisite to course B if course A must be taken concurrently with (or may have been taken prior...
