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Graduation
In order to graduate, you must complete faculty and program
requirements in the program you were admitted to and registered in.
It is your responsibility to meet all faculty and program requirements
before graduation.
At the time of graduation...
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Apply to Graduate
Most undergraduate students and non-thesis graduate students
(master's, certificates, diplomas) must use Minerva to apply to graduate (go to Student Records > Apply for Graduation for Your Primary Curriculum). It is your responsibility to...
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Graduation Approval
Query
As a graduating student, you can view the status of your graduation
record on Minerva during the Faculty review and approval process (go to
Student Records > Graduation Approval Query). The Graduation Approval Query form becomes...
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Graduation Honours
The following sections describe honours that may be conferred at graduation.
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Graduation Honours: Dean's Honour List
If you are graduating with an undergraduate degree, you may be awarded the designation Dean's Honour List under the following conditions:
you have completed a minimum of 60 McGill credits toward your degree; and
you are in...
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Graduation Honours: Distinction
If you are graduating with an undergraduate degree, you may be awarded the designation Distinction under the following conditions:
you have completed a minimum of 60 McGill credits toward your degree; and
you are in the top 25%, but...
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Graduation Honours: Faculty of Science Dean's Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research List
The Faculty of Science Dean's Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research List recognizes
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.)...
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Graduation Honours: Honours and First-Class Honours for Faculties of Arts and Science (including B.A. & Sc.)
As a graduating student registered in an Honours program, you may be recommended for Honours or First-Class Honours by your department(s) to the Faculty...
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Honours and First
Class Honours for Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Departments may recommend to the Faculty that graduating students
registered in an honours program be awarded Honours or First-Class Honours
under the following conditions...
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Replacing a Diploma
Required Documents
Required Documents
Diplomas are normally distributed to new graduates at their Convocation ceremony, in either May or November. Diplomas are not available prior to your Convocation date.
Replacing a...
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Aegrotat Standing and Degree at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
In rare cases where a student, based on serious medical or similar evidence, is unable to complete their program requirements within a reasonable time, or at all, they may be awarded their degree with Aegrotat...
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Admission to Professional and Graduate Studies
If you intend to proceed into Dentistry, Law, or Medicine, consult the faculties concerned about their prerequisites for admission.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2022-2023 (last updated Aug. 23...
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Language
Requirements for Professions
Quebec law requires that candidates seeking admission to provincially
recognized professional corporations* must be able to communicate verbally and
in writing in French. To demonstrate a working knowledge of French, the...
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Graduate Programs
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ offers over 250 Doctoral and Master's degree programs in more than 85 fields of study. We award degrees in a full range of academic disciplines, and are committed to providing you with an excellent graduate education and a...
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Undergraduate Advising
McGill offers students access to a variety of advisers, mentors and counsellors with different skills, expertise, and levels of authority. To help determine whether you need to speak to a faculty adviser, departmental/school adviser, professor/...
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Your Academic Career at McGill
University-Wide Regulations
University-Wide Regulations
This publication contains the regulations about your undergraduate academic career at McGill. It includes regulations concerning when to register, when to add, drop,...
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Advising and the University Mission
The Mission Statement of the University expresses the commitment to offer students the best education available. An essential component of this is the advising process. Academic advising takes place in many ways and locations at...
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The Role of Student Advising
Your active participation in the advising process is essential for accessing the full range of academic opportunities during your studies. You must be proactive in seeking meetings with various academic advisers, professors, and related...
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Types of Advising and Advisers
While at McGill, you have access to academic advisers who have different skills, expertise, and levels of authority. Your academic advisers can help you succeed academically by providing timely, accurate, and coherent information about...
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Contact Information for Faculty & School Student
Affairs Offices
The following contact information is for faculty-level student affairs offices. For student affairs/advising information for a specific department within a faculty, please refer to mcgill.ca/...