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Welcome to McGill’s Macdonald Campus The essential guide for new students 2021-2022
This booklet offers general information
and pointers for getting started as a new
student. Please note that the information
in this booklet, including dates and
deadlines, may be subject to change.
McGill’s website for new students offers
much more detailed and up-to-date
information. Please check it out at:
www.mcgill.ca/accepted
Table of contents
Events for newly admitted students 5
What to do first 6
Submit your required documents 7
Freshman students 8
McGill 101: online orientation 9
Advising, registration 9
ID cards, Tuition and billing 10
IT Services 11
Housing, oneCard 12
Request a Buddy; First Friend 13
Library and bookstore 14
Arrival, Frosh and Orientation 15
Francophone and Indigenous students 16
Health and Dental Care 17
Services for Students with Disabilities (OSD) 17
Macdonald Campus services 18
Life outside your classes 19
Inter-campus shuttle bus 19
International students 20
Pre-Arrival Orientation Webinars 21
Resources and contacts 22
What to do and when 24
Macdonald Campus driving directions 27
How to use this guide
Throughout this booklet, you will be referred to
websites for more comprehensive information.
The Resources and Contacts section on pages 22-23
of this booklet lists all of the addresses, telephone
numbers and websites you will need to plan your arrival
and get settled in at McGill. Every department, office or
service mentioned in this booklet is listed there.
International students should refer to pages 20-21 for
important information on coming to Canada to study.
More information can be found on the website at:
www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents
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Welcome to the
McGill community
Congratulations on being admitted to McGill University. Starting
a new chapter in your life is exciting. It involves a major change
and may mean leaving the home you grew up in and moving to a
new city or even a new country. Of course, this step also involves
logistical challenges that we are happy to assist you with. This
essential guide provides you with information you will need
about registering, settling into campus life, and getting to know
the Macdonald Campus community.
Studying at McGill’s Macdonald Campus is much more than
spending time in lecture halls and classrooms – your courses will
likely include laboratories, trips to fields and forests, and exposure
to active learning classrooms. Because we offer an intimate
educational setting, you will get to know your classmates well,
and you will discover that your professors and the Macdonald Anja Geitmann, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and
staff are accessible, friendly and eager to help. Environmental Sciences
We really want you to feel at home quickly, so don’t be afraid
to ask for help or advice! The Student Affairs Office in Laird Hall will help you navigate your
academic program. The Student Services Office assists you with information about career
options, financial aid and also provides mental and physical health services. Get involved with
the Students’ Society, one of the student clubs, or check out the athletics facilities, the Glenfinnan
Arena and the Arboretum. Be sure to explore the local community of Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, and
take advantage of all that Montreal has to offer. It is important to dedicate time and energy to
your classwork, but you should also seize the moment to enjoy your new life, pursue established
hobbies, explore your surroundings and build a network of peers and friends. The friends you
make at university will be the social network surrounding you for many years to come. The first
step towards building your own community is simple – just introduce yourself to that other new
student sitting next to you in class. That person is likely as new to Macdonald Campus as you
are and will appreciate you reaching out. Sharing this new experience will make it all the more
memorable!
I wish you every success as you embark on your academic program and this new chapter in your
life.
Sincerely,
Anja Geitmann, PhD
Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
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For students starting in September...
Admitted Student Webinars
Whether you’ve accepted your offer or are still deciding, connect with us to find out what makes McGill
so unique. Learn about Montreal, campus, student life, residences, and your next steps. Get your
questions ready!
For many events, registration will be by invitation only, and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Be sure
to check your email often! For more information: mcgill.ca/accepted/events
Meet McGill: Virtual Fairs for Admitted Students
March 25 | April 22 | May 20
This spring, join McGill staff, students, faculty advisors – and other newly admitted students like you –
online for Meet McGill. For more information: www.mcgill.ca/accepted/meetmcgill
Meet McGill Macdonald - April 16
• Learn about academic essentials, residences and student life in an interactive information session.
• Meet with your Academic Advisor
• Check out our student panel where you can ask our students what it’s like to be a Mac student
• Participate in a virtual tour of our beautiful campus.
See: www.mcgill.ca/accepted/meetmcgill
Meet our Current Students
Join us for a live Student Panel and Q & A with our current students as they share their experiences at
McGill’s Macdonald Campus. Hear about everything from residence life and classes to connecting with
the downtown campus! Our panelists are looking forward to sharing their experiences with you and
answering all of your questions!
For dates, see: www.mcgill.ca/accepted/events
McGill PRO (Pre-Registration Orientation) May 25 – June 11
• Attend a Registration Clinic
• Participate in a Faculty Info Session with important information for new students
• Meet with Academic Advisors
For session times and registration information see:
www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/undergraduate/orientation-week/mcgill-pro-pre-registration-orientation
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Financial Planning Scholarships Accept your
and Financial Aid offer of admission
An important step in planning If you have been awarded an Coming to McGill? Start by
your finances is estimating how entrance scholarship, you will accepting your offer on Minerva.
much money you’re likely to have be notified by the Scholarships Log in at www.mcgill.ca/minerva-
available to you for your university and Student Aid Office. The students, select Applicant Menu
studies. This is why we encourage entrance scholarship offer must > Applicant Status, select the
you to apply for Financial Aid be accepted by the deadline for application and click Accept this
early - so that you will have the accepting admission to McGill. offer. You will need a credit card
information you need to properly Simply respond to the offer by to pay the $400 non-refundable
estimate your resources before logging into Minerva and selecting deposit.
the deadline to accept your offer the Financial Aid/Awards menu.
arrives. If you have decided that McGill
Scholarships are credited directly is the university for you, and you
If you wish to apply for our to your fee account – one half on have been admitted to one of
Entrance Bursary Program, we September 1 and the other half in your program choices but are still
strongly recommend that you the first week of January. waiting for a decision on another
apply within 30 days from the program, you can accept your
date of formal acceptance to For complete information on first offer now. You will still receive
the university as funding for scholarships visit the Scholarships decisions on any other choices
this program is limited. The site: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/ and your confirmation can be
application closes on June 30. scholarships-aid changed to another program by
contacting Service Point at www.
For further information on mcgill.ca/servicepoint/modify
calculating your costs and on
financial aid: www.mcgill.ca/
accepted/nextsteps/finances
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Deferring your offer Send us your final Submit your legal
marks documents
We are able to offer a limited To complete your admission we You are required to send us a
number of deferrals each year. need your final official transcript number of legal documents, which
Apply by emailing deferral@ including confirmation of vary according to whether you are
mcgill.ca. Updated information graduation. If you are coming from an international student, Canadian
and the deadline to apply can be CEGEP or are an Ontario high citizen or Quebec resident.
found in the FAQs at mcgill.ca/ school student (or graduate) with
accepted/nextsteps/accepting an OUAC number, we will receive Send in all your documents after
this information electronically. you have accepted your offer and
All other new students see: www.
Accept your mcgill.ca/accepted/nextsteps/
before you arrive on campus.
This will ensure that your student
residence offer finalmarks record and tuition fees are up-to-
date.
To guarantee a room in the Mailing and courier address for
Macdonald Campus Residences, official transcripts and documents For information on what to submit:
confirm your room reservation that cannot be uploaded: www.mcgill.ca/accepted/
through Minerva and pay the Enrolment Services nextsteps/documents
residence deposit by the deadline Management of Academic
posted at mcgill.ca/accepted/ Records Unit Electronic copies can be
nextsteps/housing. Make sure McGill University submitted by webform at
you read the online information 3415 McTavish Street mcgill.ca/legaldocuments/
and Community Living Guide Room MS-13 submission-webform
carefully before accepting your Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C8
offer (see page 12). Canada For criteria and instructions:
mcgill.ca/legaldocuments/how
Missed the residence deadline?
As soon as possible, email:
lindsay.oconnell@mcgill.ca
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Freshman Students
You are considered a freshman student if you have been admitted from high
school, or have completed a French Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate,
have less than 24 credits of advanced standing and/or are missing required
freshman courses.
Freshman students entering the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
have been admitted to one of the five programs listed on this page. Refer to your
letter of acceptance or to your Minerva student record to verify your program.
The Freshman Academic Advisors will be holding mandatory advising sessions
during Orientation Week. The Orientation schedule will be posted after July 23
Dr. Alice Cherestes, Freshman
at: www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/studentinfo/orientation. The Advisors are also
Program Director & Advisor and available for advising during the summer.
Dr. David Titley-Peloquin, Advisor
There is an option to take admission science placement exams. Deadline to apply
freshmanadvisor.macdonald@
mcgill.ca is August 15. See: www.mcgill.ca/students/exams/dates/science.
Required freshman courses
B.Sc. Agricultural & Environmental B.Eng. (Bioresource) B.Sc. Nutritional Sciences and
Sciences Concurrent B.Sc. Food Science &
B.Sc. Nutritional Sciences
Required Courses - Fall Credits Required Courses - Fall Credits
AEBI 120 General Biology 3.0 AEBI 120 General Biology 3.0 Required Courses - Fall Credits
AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4.0 AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4.0 AEBI 120 General Biology 3.0
AEMA 101 Calculus 1 3.0 AEMA 101 Calculus 1 3.0 AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4.0
AEPH 112 Introductory Physics 1 4.0 AEPH 113 Physics 1 4.0 AEMA 101 Calculus 1 3.0
AGRI 195 Freshman Seminar 1 0.5 BREE 187 Freshman Seminar 1 0.5 AEPH 112 Introductory Physics 1 4.0
Total Fall Credits 14.5 Total Fall Credits 14.5 AGRI 195 Freshman Seminar 1 0.5
Total Fall Credits 14.5
Required Courses - Winter Required Courses - Winter
AECH 111 General Chemistry 2 4.0 AECH 111 General Chemistry 2 4.0 Required Courses - Winter
AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4.0 AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4.0 AEBI 122 Cell Biology 3.0
AEPH 114 Introductory Physics 2 4.0 AEPH 115 Physics 2 4.0 AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4.0
AGRI 196 Freshman Seminar 2 0.5 BREE 103 Linear Algebra 3.0 AEPH 114 Introductory Physics 2 4.0
Elective - Winter 3.0 BREE 188 Freshman Seminar 2 0.5 FDSC 230 Organic Chemistry 4.0
Total Winter Credits 15.5 Total Winter Credits 15.5 AGRI 196 Freshman Seminar 2 0.5
Total Winter Credits 15.5
B.Sc. Food Science
If students in the freshman Nutrition
Freshman students entering the Required Courses - Fall Credits program wish to pursue a degree in
Agricultural Economics Major should AEBI 120 General Biology 3.0 Dietetics, they must apply for a program
refer to www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ AECH 110 General Chemistry 1 4.0 transfer at the end of freshman year.
prospective/freshmanyear/courses for AEMA 101 Calculus 1 3.0 Transfer is dependent on grade point
their freshman course selection. AEPH 112 Introductory Physics 1 4.0 average and the number of spaces
AGRI 195 Freshman Seminar 1 0.5 available.
Total Fall Credits 14.5
To transfer to Dietetics, please note that
Required Courses - Winter if you were required to provide proof of
AECH 111 General Chemistry 2 4.0 English proficiency when you applied to
Please note that AEMA 102 Calculus 2 4.0 McGill you will also need to participate
freshman students may take AEPH 114 Introductory Physics 2 4.0 in a communication skills interview.
a maximum of 8 credits AGRI 196 Freshman Seminar 2 0.5
outside the faculty Elective - Winter 3.0
in their freshman year. Total Winter Credits 15.5
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McGill 101: online Academic advising Register for your
orientation classes
Say goodbye to pre-university You will be assigned an Academic McGill’s online registration system
confusion and frustration - McGill Advisor who will advise you is known as Minerva. Registration
101 has arrived! McGill 101 is throughout your degree with opens in Minerva in June for all
an online info hub for all new course selection and other related new students, but on different
McGill undergraduate students matters. dates depending on where you are
with videos, quizzes, and much coming from.
more. With information on The list of Academic Advisors, as
everything from registration to well as specific program advising You must register for at least one
getting involved, McGill 101 is an information, can be found at: course by August 14 to avoid a
invaluable resource to kick-start www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ late registration fee.
your McGill career. studentinfo/advising
To find out your registration date
All new undergraduate students You should review this information see page 24 or:
are automatically enrolled in before registering for your mcgill.ca/accepted/nextsteps/
McGill 101 in the spring and courses. register/dates
you will be notified of your
enrolment by email. Although A Faculty Advisor is also available A step-by-step registration guide
you will be accessing it from your in the Student Affairs Office to can be found at: www.mcgill.ca/
myCourses, it is not a course, assist you with general advising. students/courses/add
more like an online orientation.
McGill 101 will be available after Students transferring from other
May 1. universities should bring their Having problems using
transcripts with them when Minerva?
See: www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/ they meet with their Academic Fill out a webform at:
Advisor. mcgill.ca/servicepoint/
undergraduate/pre-arrival/
contact-us
mcgill-101.
or call the helpline
during office hours at:
514-398-7878.
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Get your ID card For updated information or Tuition and fees
to book an appointment on
the Macdonald campus, see
You will need your McGill ID card The cost of your first year at
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/
to access most essential services McGill depends on your program
studentinfo/sao
on our campuses including exams, of study, your citizenship
the library, athletics facilities and and where you will be living
To book an appointment at
residences. (residences, apartment, home,
Service Point on the downtown
etc.).
campus see: www.mcgill.ca/
You can get your ID card in
servicepoint/contact-us
person at the Macdonald Campus For a tuition calculator, please
Student Affairs Office or at visit www.mcgill.ca/student-
To get your card you must be
Service Point on the downtown accounts/tuition-fees/tuition-
registered for at least one Fall
campus. Early production of ID and-fees, and then select
term course. You will need to bring
cards begins June 8. If you are in undergraduate fees from the side
with you:
the Montreal area, we invite you navigation bar.
• your McGill student number
to get your ID card in the summer
(found on your letter of
to avoid the peak period in late
admission)
August/September.
• one piece of government E-Billing
issued photo ID
For the moment, this is by
appointment only. Fall term tuition is billed in early
If you are moving into residence, August and is due by the end of
instructions on how to get your August.
ID card will be included in your
Residence Move-In information Winter term tuition is billed in
email. early December and is due in early
January.
As part of Orientation Week, the Student Accounts Office will
hold an information session for new students and parents. Information on billing, fee
Learn about e-billing, billing dates, procedures, policies and more. payment and deadlines can be
found on the website:
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/studentinfo/orientation www.mcgill.ca/student-
accounts
10IT Services Macdonald Campus
You need your McGill Username
Computing Centre
(usually firstname.lastname@
The computing facilities on
mail.mcgill.ca) and McGill
the Macdonald Campus are
Password to access most central
managed by McGill’s IT Services
IT services, including: myMcGill
unit. Undergraduate computer
portal, myCourses, Minerva, email,
labs are available 24/7, year-
wireless, Virtual Private Network
round, outside of scheduled
(VPN).
class hours, offering Windows
computers with Microsoft Office
Check out the IT Services website
software. Visit: www.mcgill.ca/
(see below) for descriptions and/
macdonald/about/resources/
or instructions on:
computercentre
• your McGill Username and Short
Username
Both scanning and printing are
• creating or changing your McGill
Please note that important also available.
password
• using email communications will
be sent to your official IT Service Desk walk-in support
• using myMcGill, myCourses or
McGill email address, is normally available in the
Minerva
including your e-bill for Macdonald-Stewart building,
• getting connected (VPN,
tuition and fees. It is your room MS2-025, from 9 a.m. to
wireless)
responsibility to make sure 4:45 p.m., Monday to Friday.
• printing on or off campus
you check it regularly. Please check www.mcgill.ca/
• accessing free cloud storage
itwalkin for updated information.
(OneDrive-1Tb)
• accessing free software (MS
Students may also contact the IT
Office 365, and more)
www.mcgill.ca/it/ Service Desk by webform at www.
• two-factor authentication and
get-started-it/students mcgill.ca/itsupport or call 514-
other security initiatives
398-3398.
11Mac Rez Committee
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/1691438371182176/
Housing and All about oneCard
settling in
If you are planning on living in The convenience of making
one of the Macdonald Campus purchases on campus without
Residences, you must accept your the hassle of carrying cash — your
residence offer on Minerva by the oneCard account on your McGill
deadline posted at www.mcgill. ID card is a convenient debit card
ca/accepted/nextsteps/housing. for services on campus.
Please make sure you read the
information and Community Use it to: • pay for meals/
Living Guide at www.mcgill.ca/ beverages/snacks at the
students/housing/residence- Macdonald Campus Cafe, or in
Students in Laird Hall any of the dining halls and retail
options/macdonald carefully.
locations on the downtown
If you have not yet requested campus; • pay for laundry in rez;
residence, please contact the • make purchases at the Mac
Residence Office immediately at: Market and at select vending
lindsay.oconnell@mcgill.ca machines across campus; • pay a
reduced admission at the McGill
If you are planning to live off- Gault Nature Reserve.
campus, tips and a list of available
accommodations can be found For students moving into Mac
at: www.mcgill.ca/students/ residence, $150 will be billed to
housing/offcampus your student account and placed
on your oneCard.
Macdonald Campus Residences staff
There is no full meal plan on
the Macdonald Campus as
there is no cafeteria open
in the evenings. All Mac
residences have full kitchens
and a bus is provided weekly
to go grocery shopping.
12Request a Buddy!
Want a head start navigating your first year at McGill?
Why not get paired up with a current McGill student who can provide a helping hand by showing you the ropes of
McGill’s academic and social life.
To request a Buddy, International students should go to: www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/pre-arrival/
buddy-program
Canadian students can find a buddy through the Student Mentorship program. Info at: www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/
undergraduate/pre-arrival/programs/student-matching
First Friend
Meet your first friend, but definitely not your last. First Friend is a peer-to-peer program where you’ll be matched
with a fellow new McGill student (not to be confused with a mentorship program). We know that the start to
your first year at McGill is going to be a different semester and that’s why we want to help you connect with your
peers. www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/first-friend
13Explore the Macdonald Campus Library
Located in the Barton Building, the Macdonald Campus Library provides leading-edge collections, facilities and
services to support a range of student needs. Books, journals, DVDs and course reserves are just some of the
many things that can be borrowed.
Friendly staff is on-hand to help students locate and use relevant information. Subject-specialist librarians can
help students in person, via phone, email or online chat. Comfortable seating, an eZone fitted with computers
and individual and group study areas are provided. Services such as printing, photocopying and scanning are
also available, as well as direct or wireless access to the internet and the McGill network.
www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/macdonald
Starting Orientation Week,
info sessions will be available
to help students learn about
Library basics. Check it out at:
http://apps.library.mcgill.ca/
workshops-and-tours/view-
by-branch/11
Buy your books
and supplies
Textbooks for the Fall must be ordered on
the Le James bookstore website:
https://lejames.ca/
Your textbook orders can be picked up at
the Macdonald Campus bookstore.
For more information:
https://lejames.ca/find-us#maccampus
14Photo: Arno Rogg
When should you get Winter Orientation Preparatory
here? workshops
Residence Move-In dates will be If you are entering McGill in Are you curious about what McGill
posted on the Residences website January, you don’t have to feel expects from you academically?
at www.mcgill.ca/students/ left out. All of the Frosh and
housing/residence-options/ Orientation sessions offered McGill has organized a number of
macdonald in September of the year you helpful workshops and information
start at McGill are open for you sessions to aid you in adjusting to
You should also receive an email as well. Just send an email to a university setting.
from the Mac Residences Office welcome.macdonald@mcgill.ca
with instructions. in August and we will send you the Discover McGill’s Academic
orientation information. Expectations, which is a full
day of sessions, is offered at
Frosh and Orientation the Macdonald Campus during
Orientation week.
Don’t worry about trying to get
settled into university life all by See:
yourself. A week of Orientation www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/
and Frosh activities is planned studentinfo/orientation
for you that will be filled with
opportunities to meet people,
Macdonald Campus
Transfer, mature and re-entry
make new friends and get answers Parents’ Tent students have an orientation event
to any questions you may have. specifically designed for them.
We have special events It will be held on the downtown
Orientation and Frosh planned just for parents during campus. Please refer to the Your
schedules will be available Orientation. See: First Year website for more details.
online in the summer at www. www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/
mcgill.ca/macdonald/ studentinfo/orientation/parents www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/
studentinfo/orientation and
www.maccampusfrosh.com
respectively. Some events require
pre-registration.
15Étudiant(e)s English language Indigenous students
francophones skills
McGill’s First People’s House, on
Vous n’avez encore jamais étudié While it isn’t necessary to be
the downtown campus, provides a
en anglais? C’est à vous que perfectly fluent in English to study
“home away from home” for First
s’adresse la session d’accueil at McGill, it helps to have a good
Nations, Inuit and Métis students.
durant la semaine d’orientation. understanding. If English is not
Playing many roles including those
your first language and you are
of residence, gathering place and
Pendant cette session l’Adjointe entering Year 0 or Year 1, we
resource centre, it is foremost a
aux étudiants francophones offer a summer English course
community. They provide a space
vous souhaitera elle-même la in August to help prepare you for
where students can find academic
bienvenue et vous communiquera studying at McGill. Subsidies are
support and stay connected to
des informations essentielles pour available; payment is required up
Indigenous culture.
réussir à McGill. front and eligible students will
receive a credit in their student
Activities are organized during
Nous espérons avoir l’occasion account in the fall.
orientation and throughout
de vous rencontrer lors de cette
the year, such as the annual
session. For more information, see:
Pow-Wow, community dinners,
www.mcgill.ca/mwc/courses/
social activities, weekly soup
Pour plus d’informations sur undergraduate-courses, course
and bannock lunches and guest
cette session d’orientation, et number CESL 299, Academic
speakers.
notamment l’horaire des activités English Seminar.
et les modalités d’inscription,
Also offered is the Cousins Peer
veuillez voir: www.mcgill.ca/
Mentorship Program which offers
firstyear/undergraduate/
the chance for new Indigenous
orientation-week/fall/
students to connect with current
Indigenous McGill students.
For more information, see:
www.mcgill.ca/fph
16Health and dental Support for students
care with disabilities
All Canadian undergraduate Recent permanent residents A variety of services are available
students (including students and non-resident Canadians to ensure that you can pursue a
from Quebec) are automatically should refer to www.mcgill.ca/ successful academic life at McGill.
included in a supplemental health accepted/nextsteps/health- To make sure you have access to
and dental plan administered by dental these services at the beginning
the Macdonald Campus Students’ of the term, contact the Office
Society (MCSS). For more International Students, and for Students with Disabilities as
information, see: their accompanying dependants soon as you accept your offer of
www.studentcare.ca are required to participate in the admission.
compulsory McGill International
Canadian students from other Health Insurance(IHI). Advisors are available to discuss
provinces should check with their any barriers in your learning - be
provincial medicare office about For more information, see: www. they temporary or permanent,
the conditions of their health mcgill.ca/ internationalstudents/ visible or invisible:
coverage while studying in QC. health www.mcgill.ca/osd or email:
disabilities.students@mcgill.ca
17We’re here to help you ...
Macdonald Campus Student Affairs Office Macdonald Campus Student Services
Macdonald Campus Services on the Student Services,
Student Affairs Office Macdonald Campus Macdonald Campus
The Student Affairs Office can While all McGill students are Student Services promotes
help with any issues related to entitled to use the services students’ overall well-being and
your admission or academic of both campuses, both the success. Students can access
record. Student Affairs Office in Laird financial aid, career planning, help
Hall, and Student Services in the with spiritual well-being, support
Students can get their ID card, Centennial Centre can provide for students with disabilities
help with general advising, most of the help you will need as a and/or access needs, services
registration or exam issues, Macdonald Campus student. for Indigenous and international
transfer credit questions, students, and support for
exchange information, and letters survivors of sexual violence.
of attestation.
Student Services also offers
The Student Affairs Office also on-site physical and mental
organizes orientation week for health care through the Student
new students, as well as campus Wellness Hub. Students can meet
tours. with a doctor, nurse, counsellor,
dietitian, or local wellness advisor
If you have other questions or at Macdonald Campus.
issues, our staff will be happy to
point you in the right direction for As the parent or guardian See page 22 for contact
the answers you need. of a newly-admitted McGill information.
student, you may also have
See page 22 for contact questions. For resources www.mcgill.ca/macdonald-
information. created especially for you, studentservices
see: www.mcgill.ca/
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ accepted/parents
studentinfo/sao
18Life outside your To see what is available on the Macdonald Campus
Macdonald Campus, check out:
classes macdonaldcampusathletics.ca or Students’ Society
our Mac Athletics and Recreation
We know that as a new McGill FB page. The Macdonald Campus Students’
student you are eager to meet Society (MCSS) is the association
new people, try new things and of undergraduate and certificate
get involved. Whether you are Two campuses - one students enrolled in a program on
looking for social opportunities, shuttle bus ride away the Macdonald Campus.
cultural, political, intellectual and
physical challenges, or a taste of McGill’s shuttle is free for students The MCSS represents the student
fun and excitement, you can find and runs between McGill’s body and protects its welfare.
it all here! Downtown and Macdonald Involved in all aspects of campus
Campuses, Monday through life, the Society advocates for
students at the faculty, University
Athletics and Friday, approximately every 45
and community levels, organizes
minutes, but more frequently
recreation during peak periods. For internal events such as Frosh and
information, see: www.mcgill.ca/ Halloween, runs the Ceilidh (the
McGill’s Macdonald Campus transport/shuttle campus pub), and much more.
offers many ways to get active!
Come check out our Sports mcss.mcgill.ca
Complex, where you can www.maccampusfrosh.com
Joining the clubs and coming
work up a sweat in our fitness out to campus events can
centre or gymnasium. We offer significantly enhance your
varsity, intramural and rec sport McGill
university experience!
programs, as well as lunch and Agricultural
mcss.mcgill.ca/
evening fitness classes. The and Environmental
Facebook page:
campus also has a paddle shack, Sciences Frosh -
www.facebook.com/
an arena, an outdoor trekfit gym MacCampusFrosh
mcssmcgill
and sand volleyball courts.
19International Don’t delay! Minors: Are you
students under the age of 17?
Studying internationally is an Apply for your immigration If you will be less than 17 years old
exciting adventure, but you may documents early! You should start by the time you travel to Canada,
also have a lot of questions! the process as soon as you receive you must have a legal custodian
International Student Services is your offer of admission to McGill. in Montreal before starting
dedicated to helping ease your We strongly encourage you to immigration procedures to study
transition and ensure you arrive start the process early to ensure at McGill.
well prepared. that you receive your documents
in time for the start of classes. If you do not have a custodian in
Consult the International Student Montreal - and you will be living in
Pre-Arrival Resources for detailed Once in Montreal, don’t forget McGill Student Residences - you
information on: to scan copies of your legal can request to have the Associate
documents and send them to Dean of Students act as your
• Immigration documents Service Point. custodian.
• Health Insurance
• Student Residences & Off- mcgill.ca/accepted/international For details: www.mcgill.
Campus Housing ca/internationalstudents/
• The Buddy Program immigration-documents/
• Packing for Montreal’s climate Exchange Students documents/minors
• Arriving at Customs and
Immigration Are you at McGill on exchange?
• Your Airport Arrival
• Getting the essentials (banking,
Visit the McGill Abroad site for Internship/Co-op
information you need to begin
cell phones, and more) your studies at McGill. work permits
• And much more!
mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad All international students who
mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/ need to complete a mandatory
pre-arrival internship as part of their program
requirements will need a co-
op work permit, whether the
internship is paid or not (e.g.
Dietetics or Concurrent Food
For more information about Science/Nutrition students). You
your eligibility to work on or may apply for the permit at the
off campus, please visit: same time as your study permit.
www.mcgill.ca/ For more information: www.
internationalstudents/work mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/
work
20Plan ahead!
Starting at McGill this September?
Meet us online for a Pre-Arrival Orientation Webinar!
For newly-admitted International students who have accepted their offer of admission.
For details on dates, times and to register for these and other webinars:
www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/pre-arrival/pre-arrival-orientation-webinars-0
Immigration: Essential Documents Questions and Answers:
Live with an Immigration Advisor
• Learn about essential immigration documents
• Get step-by-step instructions on how to obtain Take the opportunity to ask a question to an Im-
your CAQ, Study Permit, and Visa or eTA migration Advisor about the application process for
• Download documents with important links your immigration documents
• If you miss this live webinar, you can still view the
recording online at a later date • Applying for CAQ Questions
• Applying for the Study Permit Questions
• Ask questions about travel, work, etc.
IHI and Accessing Health Care in Quebec
as an International Student
Find out about student health and wellness services
International Student Guide
available at McGill. to McGill & Montreal
• Learn how to navigate off-campus health • Find out what to expect when crossing the border
resources as an international student into Canada
• Familiarize yourself with the Quebec healthcare • Learn what to pack and what to do upon arrival
system (banking, cell phones, etc.)
• Understand how your Health Insurance plan works • Find out about ISS Orientation activities
• Download documents with important links • If you miss this live webinar, you can still view the
• If you miss this live webinar, you can still view the recording online at a later date
recording online at a later date
Find out more online
McGill’s International Student Services (ISS) has a team of professional advisors and support staff who
offer a range of services for you and your family, including assistance with immigration procedures. Visit
the ISS website at www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents for information on customs and immigration,
insurance, weather, finances, and life in Montreal, as well as events and workshops hosted by International
Student Services.
Also check out the pre-arrivals webinars offered by McGill Campus Life & Engagement (www.mcgill.ca/
firstyear/), on a variety of useful topics such as Getting Involved in McGill, Tips for a Healthy First Year,
Living Off Campus, and many more! See www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/undergraduate/pre-arrival/pro-
grams/webinars
21Resources and Contacts
Student Affairs Office Student Services Other Macdonald Campus Service Point /
Contact Information Enrolment Services
Laird Hall, Room 106 The services listed below are
21,111 Lakeshore Road located in the: Macdonald Athletics General contact information for
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Stewart Athletics Complex all services listed below:
Quebec H9X 3V9 Centennial Centre T: 514-398-7789
T: 514-398-7925 Room 124 mac.athletics@mcgill.ca Service Point
studentinfo.macdonald@ 21,111 Lakeshore Road macdonaldcampusathletics.ca 3415 McTavish Street
mcgill.ca Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Room MS-13
Quebec H9X 3V9 Macdonald Campus IT walk- T: 514-398-7878
Hours of Service T: 514-398-7992 in support: www.mcgill.ca/students/
Monday to Friday, stuserv.macdonald@mcgill.ca Macdonald Stewart Bldg., servicepoint
Normal hours: Room MS2-025
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Appointment booking Enrolment Services
except statutory holidays. information available at Macdonald Campus Library See general contact information
For updated hours, see page 25. www.mcgill.ca/macdonald- Barton Building, Service Desk above
studentservices T: 514-398-7881
Manager, Student Affairs www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/ Legal Documents
Silvana Pellecchia Hours of Service macdonald Emailing of documents is
T: 514-398-7926 Monday to Friday, preferred. For file formats,
silvana.pellecchia@mcgill.ca 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Macdonald Campus please see: www.mcgill.ca/
Individual service hours may vary Residence and Student legaldocuments/how
Faculty Advisor Housing
Mona Hachem Services available: Campus Housing Office Sending documents by
T: 514-398-7859 • Career Planning Service Gerry Chevalier, Coordinator mail/courier:
mona.hachem@mcgill.ca • First Peoples’ House Laird Hall, Room 107 Enrolment Services
• International Student Services T: 514-398-7716 Management of Academic
Campus Tours • Office of Religious & Spiritual residences.macdonald@mcgill.ca Records Unit
To book a Campus tour: Life www.mcgill.ca/students/housing/ McGill University
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ • Office for Students with macdonald 3415 McTavish Street
prospective/visit Disabilities Room MS-13
Tour information: • Office for Sexual Violence Macdonald Campus Montreal, Quebec
studentinfo.macdonald@ Response, Support and Students’ Society (MCSS) Canada, H3A 0C8
mcgill.ca Education Centennial Centre Reception
• Scholarships & Student T: 514-398-8787 Student Exchanges and
Orientation Information (Financial) Aid mouthpiece.mcss@mail.mcgill.ca Study Abroad
T: 514-398-7925 or • Student Wellness Hub mcss.mcgill.ca See general contact information
514-398-8717 (T: 514-398-6017) above
welcome.macdonald@mcgill.ca University Advancement – www.mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ Macdonald Campus
studentinfo/orientation Laird Hall, Room 199b Student Accounts Office
Anna Duff, Alumni Relations Service Point
Associate McLennan Library Building
T: 514-398-7852 3415 McTavish Street
anna.duff@mcgill.ca Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C8
T: 514-398-7878
For help using F: 514-398-2656
student.accounts@mcgill.ca
Minerva, www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts
call Service Point at
514-398-7878
22Student Services Scholarships & Contact information McGill Food and Dining
(downtown campus) Student Aid Office for other offices Services, Service Centre
Suite 3200 3473 University Street
Unless otherwise indicated, all T: 514-398-6013 Continuing Studies Montreal, QC H3A 2A8
services below are located in the US Loan Specialist: 688 Sherbrooke St. West, T: 514-398-6368
Brown Student Services Building T: 514-398-6013 Suite 1199 www.mcgill.ca/foodservices
3600 McTavish Street us.studentaid@mcgill.ca Montreal, Quebec H3A 3R1
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G3 student.aid@mcgill.ca T: 514-398-6200 McGill Parents Association
www.mcgill.ca/studentservices scholarships@mcgill.ca info.conted@mcgill.ca alumni.mcgill.ca/community/
www.mcgill.ca/studentaid www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies parents
Campus Life & Engagement
Suite 4100 Student Wellness Hub Drivesafe Off-Campus Housing
T: 514-398-6913 3rd Floor Thursday, Friday and Saturday: Student Housing and Dining
cle@mcgill.ca (general) General Inquiries and 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Service Centre
firstyear@mcgill.ca (new student- appointments: Facebook SSMU Drivesafe 3473 University Street
related inquiries) T: 514-398-6017 514-398-8040 Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A8
www.mcgill.ca/cle wellness.hub@mcgill.ca drivesafe@ssmu.ca T: 514-398-6368
www.mcgill.ca/wellness-hub drivesafe.ssmu.ca offcampus.housing@mcgill.ca
First Peoples’ House (based downtown but they will www.mcgill.ca/students/housing/
3505 Peel Street drive to Mac Campus) offcampus
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W7
T: 514-398-3217 French Language Centre Office of the Dean of
firstpeopleshouse@mcgill.ca 853 Sherbrooke Street West Students
www.mcgill.ca/fph Arts Building, Room 155 Brown Student Services Building
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G5 3600 McTavish Street,
International Student T: 514-398-8896 Suite 2100
Services flc@mcgill.ca Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G3
Suite 5100 www.mcgill.ca/flc T: 514-398-4990
General Inquiries: deanofstudents@mcgill.ca
T: 514-398-4349 Health and Dental Insurance www.mcgill.ca/deanofstudents
international.students@mcgill.ca Student Care
Health Insurance: T: 514-789-8775 or Office for Sexual Violence
T: 514-398-4349 1-866-795-4435 Response, Support, and
international.health@mcgill.ca www.studentcare.ca Education
www.mcgill.ca/ 550 Sherbrooke W., Suite 585
internationalstudents Health Insurance (West Tower)
International Students T: 514-398-3954
Career Planning Service See International Student osvrse@mcgill.ca
Suite 2200 Services www.mcgill.ca/osvrse
T: 514-398-3304
careers.caps@mcgill.ca IT Services Office of the Ombudsperson
www.mcgill.ca/caps T: 514-398-3398 for Students
Ask for IT help via a web form: 3610 McTavish Street, Suite 14
McGill Office of Religious www.mcgill.ca/it/forms Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2
and Spiritual Life (MORSL) T: 514-398-7059
3610 McTavish Street, McGill Alumni Association ombudsperson@mcgill.ca
Room 36-2 Martlet House www.mcgill.ca/ombudsperson
Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2 1430 Peel Street
T: 514-398-4104 Montreal, Quebec H3A 3T3 Walksafe
morsl@mcgill.ca T: 514-398-5000 Sunday to Thursday:
www.mcgill.ca/morsl info.alumni@mcgill.ca 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
http://myalumni.mcgill.ca Friday to Saturday:
Office for Students with 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Disabilities (OSD) McGill Bookstore T: 514-398-2498
1010 Sherbrooke Street West, Multiple locations, please see executive@walksafe.ca
Suite 410 (4th floor) website walksafe.ssmu.ca
Montreal, QC H3A 2R7 T: 514-398-5063 (downtown campus only)
T: 514-398-6009 https://lejames.ca
TDD/TTY: 514-398-8198
disabilities.students@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/osd
23What to do and when ...
This information is intended as a guideline. Some dates could be subject to change.
For a complete list of events and deadlines for the academic year, see: mcgill.ca/importantdates
2021 June 17 August 6
¨ Early pick-up of ID cards begins for ¨ If registered before August 6,
May 1 all newly admitted Macdonald Campus check Minerva for your Fall term e-bill –
¨ Deadline to accept your offer of students at the Macdonald Campus notification is sent by email
admission unless otherwise indicated in Student Affairs Office or at Service Point on
your letter of admission the downtown campus by appointment August 14
only. You must be registered for at ¨ Deadline for new students to register
May 25 - June 11 least one course 24 hours before you in at least one course to avoid a late
¨ McGill PRO (Pre-Registration obtain your McGill ID card. See page 9 registration penalty
Orientation) for all new students for appointment info and a list of what to
bring with you. August 15
June 1 ¨ If registered after August 6, check
¨ Students from the US apply for US June 30 Minerva for your Fall term e-bill –
Direct Loans by this date. Go to www. ¨ Canadian students apply for notification is sent by email
mcgill.ca/studentaid/government/ government student aid by this date to
us for information on how to apply for ensure money arrives by September August 23 - 31
US Direct Loans when attending a foreign ¨ Canadian students: Don’t delay ¨ Macdonald Campus Undergraduate
school submitting the legal documents that affect Orientation and Frosh activities
your tuition and fees. Submitting early will
June 7 help ensure your tuition and fees are billed August 31
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Course registration begins at the correct residency rate in early August. ¨ Fee payment deadline
for all newly admitted CEGEP students www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/ ¨ Deadline for cancellation of
tuition-charges/fallwinter-term- registration for the Fall term
June 8 tuition-and-fees/undergraduate-fees
¨ Early pick-up of ID cards begins for ¨ Final deadline for need-based financial September 1
newly admitted Quebec CEGEP students aid application for McGill’s Entrance ¨ Classes begin
at the Macdonald Campus Student Affairs Bursary Program, or 30 days from date of
Office or at Service Point on the downtown acceptance, whichever comes first September 14
campus by appointment only. You ¨ Course change (add/drop) deadline for
must be registered for at least one July 1 the Fall term
course 24 hours before you obtain ¨ Application opens for McGill’s need-
your McGill ID card. See page 9 for based Work Study Program that provides September 21
appointment info and a list of what to bring part-time work opportunities on campus. ¨ Deadline for course or university
with you. For info on how to apply: withdrawal (grade of W or W--) WITH fee
www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/work-study refund
June 14
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Course registration begins July 31 September 30
for all newly admitted Macdonald Campus ¨ Deadline for deferral of admission to ¨ Deadline to opt in to the International
students on the basis of advanced levels or the Fall term Health Insurance plan (Canadian non-
CAPE, a French Baccalaureate, International residents)
Baccalaureate, at least one year of August 1 ¨ Deadline to request an exemption
university, or other academic qualifications ¨ International students confirm their from International Health Insurance plan on
that provide for advanced standing credit, health insurance coverage by accessing Minerva and submit supporting exemption
and who have a classification of year 1 (U1) MinervaèStudentèInternational documents
Student Health Insurance Coverage
June 16 Form. Doing this will allow you to view, October 12 - 13
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Registration begins for save and print an electronic version of your ¨ Fall Break
all newly admitted Macdonald Campus health insurance card on your mobile device
freshman students who have a classification or computer October 26
of year 0 (U0) ¨ Deadline for course or university
withdrawal (grade of W or W--) with NO
fee refund
24Beginning December 1 (Winter newly- 2022
admitted students)
E D
¨ International students confirm their January 5
health insurance coverage by accessing
MinervaèStudentèInternational
Student Health Insurance Coverage
Form. Doing this will allow you to to view,
¨ Classes begin
¨ Deadline to request exemption in
Minerva without incurring interest on
International Health Insurance fee CLO S
save and print an electronic version of your ¨ Deadline for new students to register
health insurance card on your mobile device in at least one course to avoid a late
or computer registration penalty The University will be closed
on these dates:
December 1 January 6
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Registration begins for ¨ Deadline for fee payment for Winter
newly admitted undergraduate students to 2021:
term
the Winter 2022 term Friday, April 2
January 18 Monday, April 5
December 2 ¨ Course Change (add/drop) deadline Monday, May 24
¨ Newly admitted Undergraduate for Winter term Thursday, June 24
students may obtain their student ID card ¨ Deadline for web withdrawing (grade Thursday, July 1
at the Student Affairs Office (Macdonald of “W”) from multi-term courses that Monday, September 6
Campus) or at Service Point (Downtown started in September 2021 (WITH fee Monday, October 11
Campus). You must be registered in at refund for Winter term)
least one course 24 hours before you
Thursday, December 23 to
obtain your McGill ID card. Please see Friday, December 31
January 25
page 9 for a list of what to bring with you ¨ Deadline for course or university
withdrawal (grade of W or W--) WITH fee 2022:
December 6 refund Friday, April 15
¨ Classes end for Fall term Monday, April 18
¨ Check Minerva for Winter term e-bill January 31
¨ Deadline to request an exemption
December 7 from International Health Insurance Plan on
¨ Exams begin. See www.mcgill.ca/ Minerva and submit supporting exemption
students/exams for the complete exam documents
schedule (Dec. 7-21) ¨ Deadline to opt in to the International
The Student Affairs Office is
Health Insurance plan (Canadian non- currently closed to the public.
December 23 - January 2 residents)
¨ Holiday break, University closed For updated hours and
February 28-March 4 contact info, please see:
December 31 ¨ Study Break www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/
¨ Deadline for cancellation of
studentinfo/sao
registration in, or deferral of admission to, February 28 - March 1
the Winter term ¨ Deferred exams
March 8
¨ Deadline for course or university
withdrawal (grade of W or W--) with NO
fee refund
April 12 Visit
¨ Classes end for Winter term www.mcgill.ca/
importantdates
April 13 for comprehensive
¨ Exams begin. See www.mcgill.ca/ information on holidays,
students/exams for the complete exam exam schedules
schedule (April 13-29)
and other deadlines.
April 30
¨ Rez move out: If you need to stay in
residence longer than April 30, you must
contact the residence office for permission
2526
Macdonald Campus
driving directions
to Quebec Cit y
McGill University
Downtown & Macdonald Campuses
Distance between campuses: 32 km/20 mi
N
40
LAVAL
ISLAND OF
MONTREA L
Downtown Campus
20
to Ottawa
Macdonald Campus
VA UDREUIL-DORION 15
to Toronto to the USA
From Downtown:
Take Highway 20 West from downtown to the Sainte-Anne-
de-Bellevue exit. Turn left after coming off the highway onto
Rue St. Pierre and continue to the end. Turn left onto Rue
Ste-Anne/Bord du Lac. Continue straight to the Campus.
Turn left at the John Abbott sign after the bus terminal.
OR
Take Highway 40 West (Trans-Canada) from downtown to
exit 41, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Once you exit, continue along the Service Road, then follow
the road to the right (direction Ch. Ste-Marie) to the top of
the hill.
At the stop sign (there is a Macdonald Campus sign), turn
right and follow the road over Highway 40 through the farm
fields. At the end of the road, turn left onto the Campus.
From the West:
Take Highway 20 East towards Montreal to the Sainte-Anne-
de-Bellevue exit. Turn right after coming off the highway onto
Rue St-Pierre and continue to the end. Turn left onto Rue Ste-
Anne/Bord du Lac. Continue straight to the Campus. Turn left
at the John Abbott sign after the bus terminal.
OR
Take Highway 40 East (Trans-Canada) towards Montreal to
the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue exit.
Take the 3rd turnoff to the right off the service road by
the Macdonald Campus sign and follow the road onto the
Campus.
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