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Welcome to McGill’s Macdonald Campus The essential guide for new students 2020-21
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
Campus Connect invitation 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 13
Library and bookstore 14
Arrival, Frosh and Orientation 15
Francophone and Indigenous students 16
Health and Dental Care 17
Office 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
3
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...
5
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 receive notification from the Log in at www.mcgill.ca/minerva-
available to you for your university Scholarships and Student Aid students, select Applicant Menu
studies. This is why we encourage Office. The entrance scholarship > Applicant Status, select the
you to apply for Financial Aid offer must be accepted by the application and click Accept this
early - so that you will have the deadline for accepting admission offer. You will need a credit card
information you need to properly to McGill. Simply respond to the to pay the $400 non-refundable
estimate your resources before offer by logging into Minerva deposit.
the deadline to accept your offer and selecting the Financial Aid/
arrives. Awards menu. If you have decided that McGill
is the university for you, and you
The application deadline for our Scholarships are credited directly have been admitted to one of
Entrance Bursary Program is to your fee account – one half on your program choices but are still
30 days from the date of formal September 1 and the other half in waiting for a decision on another
acceptance to the university or the first week of January. program, you can accept your
June 30th (whichever comes first offer now. You will still receive
first). For complete information on decisions on any other choices
scholarships visit the Scholarships and your confirmation can be
For further information on site: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid changed to another program by
calculating your costs and on contacting Service Point at mcgill.
financial aid : https://mcgill.ca/ ca/servicepoint/modify
accepted/nextsteps/finances
6
Deferring your offer Send us your final Submit your legal
marks documents
It is possible to request a deferral To complete your admission we You are required to send us a
of your offer of admission for one need your final official transcript number of legal documents, which
year. See: mcgill.ca/accepted/ including confirmation of vary according to whether you are
nextsteps/accepting/deferring- graduation. If you are coming from an international student, Canadian
or-declining-your-offer CEGEP or are an Ontario high citizen or Quebec resident.
school student (or graduate) with
an OUAC number, we will receive
Accept your this information electronically.
Send in all your documents after
you have accepted your offer and
residence offer All other new students see: www. before you arrive on campus.
mcgill.ca/accepted/nextsteps/ This will ensure that your student
To guarantee a room in the finalmarks record and tuition fees are up-to-
Macdonald Campus Residences, date.
confirm your room reservation Mailing and courier address for
through Minerva and pay the official transcripts and documents For information on what to submit:
residence deposit by 11:59 P.M. that cannot be uploaded: www.mcgill.ca/accepted/
EST, June 2, 2020. Make sure you Enrolment Services nextsteps/documents
read the online information and Management of Academic
Community Living Guide carefully Records Unit Electronic copies can be
before accepting your offer (see McGill University submitted by webform at
page 12). 3415 McTavish Street mcgill.ca/legaldocuments/
Room MS-13 submission-webform
Missed the residence deadline? Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C8
As soon as possible, email: Canada For criteria and instructions:
gerry.chevalier@mcgill.ca mcgill.ca/legaldocuments/how
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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 at:
Dr. Alice Cherestes, Freshman
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/studentinfo/orientation
Program Director & Advisor and
Dr. David Titley-Peloquin, Advisor There is an option to take admission science placement exams. Deadline to apply
is August 15. See: www.mcgill.ca/students/exams/dates/science.
freshmanadvisor.macdonald@
mcgill.ca
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 an throughout your degree with opens in Minerva in June for all
online info hub for all new McGill course selection and other related new students, but on different
undergraduate students with matters. dates depending on where you are
videos, quizzes, and much more. coming from.
With information on everything The list of Academic Advisors, as
from registration to courses 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.
9
Get your ID card Tuition and fees E-Billing
Your student card is proof that The cost of your first year at Fall term tuition is billed in early
you are a registered McGill McGill depends on your program August and is due by the end of
student. You will need it to use of study, your citizenship August.
most essential services on our and where you will be living
campuses including exams, the (residences, apartment, home, Winter term tuition is billed in
library, athletics facilities and etc.). early December and is due in early
residences. January.
For a tuition calculator, please
You can get your ID card at the visit www.mcgill.ca/student- Information on billing, fee
Macdonald Campus Student accounts/tuition-fees/tuition- payment and deadlines can be
Affairs Office or at Service Point and-fees, and then select found on the website:
on the downtown campus. To get undergraduate fees from the side www.mcgill.ca/student-
your card you must be registered navigation bar. accounts
for at least one Fall term course.
You will need to bring with you:
• your McGill student number
(found on your letter of
admission)
• one piece of government
issued photo ID
During Macdonald Campus Orientation Week,
If you are moving into residence, the Student Accounts Office will hold an information
the Macdonald Campus Student session for new students and parents called Facts on Fees.
Affairs Office will be open for
ID cards in the afternoon on Learn about e-billing, billing dates, procedures,
residence move-in day, Sunday, policies and more.
August 23, from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00
p.m. You can also get your card www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/studentinfo/orientation
during the summer.
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
software. Visit: www.mcgill.ca/
website for descriptions and/or
macdonald/about/resources/
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 available in the Macdonald-
Minerva
including your e-bill for Stewart building, room MS2-025,
• getting connected (VPN,
tuition and fees. It is your from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday
wireless)
responsibility to make sure to Friday. Students may also
• printing on or off campus
you check it regularly. contact the IT Service Desk by
• accessing free cloud storage
webform at www.mcgill.ca/it or
(OneDrive-1Tb)
call 514-398-3398.
• accessing free software (MS
Office 365, and more)
• two-factor authentication and www.mcgill.ca/it/
other security initiatives get-started-it/students
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 of 11:59 p.m. EST, June 2, ID card is a convenient debit card
2020. Please make sure you read for services on campus.
the information and Community
Living Guide at www.mcgill.ca/ Use it to: • pay for meals/
students/housing/macdonald/ beverages/snacks at the
carefully. Macdonald Campus Cafe, or in
Students in Laird Hall any of the dining halls and retail
If you have not yet requested locations on the downtown
residence, please contact the campus; • pay for laundry in rez;
Residence Office immediately at: • make purchases at the Mac
gerry.chevalier@mcgill.ca Market and at select vending
machines across campus; • pay a
If you are planning to live off- reduced admission at the McGill
campus, tips and a list of available Gault Nature Reserve.
accommodations can be found
at: www.mcgill.ca/students/ For students moving into Mac
housing/offcampus residence, $150 will be billed to
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 Life Ambassador program. Info at: www.mcgill.ca/
firstyear/undergraduate/pre-arrival/programs/student-matching
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
Please consult the Macdonald
Campus Students’ Society (MCSS)
website for information about where
to purchase course materials and
merchandise:
http://mcss.mcgill.ca/
For the downtown bookstore:
https://lejames.ca
14Photo: Arno Rogg
When should you get Winter Orientation Preparatory
here? workshops
Residence Move-in Day for the If you are entering McGill in Are you curious about what McGill
Macdonald Campus is Sunday, January, you don’t have to feel expects from you academically?
August 23. If you are not moving left out. All of the Frosh and
into residence, be sure to arrive Orientation sessions offered McGill has organized a number of
in time for Orientation and Frosh, in September of the year you helpful workshops and information
which runs from August 24 – start at McGill are open for you sessions to aid you in adjusting to
September 1. as well. Just send an email to a university setting.
welcome.macdonald@mcgill.ca
in August and we will send you the Discover McGill’s Academic
Frosh and Orientation orientation information. Expectations, which is a full
day of sessions, is offered at
Don’t worry about trying to get the Macdonald Campus during
settled into university life all by Orientation week.
yourself. A week of Orientation
and Frosh activities is planned See:
for you that will be filled with mcgill.ca/macdonald/
opportunities to meet people, studentinfo/orientation
make new friends and get answers
to any questions you may have.
Macdonald Campus
Transfer students also have an
Parents’ Tent information session designed just
Orientation and Frosh for them. It will be held on the
schedules will be available We have special events downtown campus. Please see
online in the summer at www. planned just for parents during the website below for details:
mcgill.ca/macdonald/ Orientation. See:
studentinfo/orientation and www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/
www.maccampusfrosh.com studentinfo/orientation/parents undergraduate/orientation-
respectively. Some events require week/fall/transfer
pre-registration.
15Francophone English language Indigenous students
students 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, au campus Macdonald le For more information, see:
Pow-Wow, community dinners,
vendredi 28 août 2020. www.mcgill.ca/mwc/courses/
social activities, weekly soup
undergraduate-courses, course
and bannock lunches and guest
Pour plus d’informations sur number CESL 299, Academic
speakers.
cette session d’orientation, et English Seminar.
notamment l’horaire des activités
Also offered is the Cousins Peer
et les modalités d’inscription, Note: At the time of printing,
Mentorship Program which offers
veuillez voir: www.mcgill.ca/ this information was not yet
the chance for new Indigenous
firstyear/undergraduate/ confirmed for 2020. Please visit
students to connect with current
orientation-week/fall /academic- the above website for details.
Indigenous McGill students.
expectations
For more information, see:
www.mcgill.ca/fph
16Health and dental Students with
care 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 receive 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, office for
Students can get their ID card, Centennial Centre can provide students with disabilities, services
help with general advising, most of the help you will need as a for indigenous and international
registration or exam issues, Macdonald Campus student. students, and support for sexual
transfer credit questions, violence.
exchange information, and letters
of attestation. Student Services also offers
on-site physical and mental
The Student Affairs Office also health care through the Student
organizes orientation week for Wellness Hub. Students can meet
new students, as well as campus with a doctor, nurse, counsellor,
tours. dietitian, or local wellness advisor
at Macdonald Campus.
If you have other questions or
issues, our staff will be happy to See page 22 for contact
point you in the right direction for As the parent or guardian information.
the answers you need. of a newly-admitted McGill
student, you may also have www.mcgill.ca/macdonald-
See page 22 for contact questions. For resources studentservices
information. created especially for you,
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 Fitness mcss.mcgill.ca
Centre, where you can work up a Joining the clubs and coming www.maccampusfrosh.com
sweat on our machines or in our out to campus events can
gym. We offer varsity, intramural significantly enhance your
and rec sport programs, as well university experience! McGill
as lunch and evening fitness mcss.mcgill.ca/ Agricultural
classes. The campus also has Facebook page: and Environmental
a paddle shack, arena, outdoor www.facebook.com/ Sciences Frosh -
trekfit and sand volleyball courts. mcssmcgill MacCampusFrosh
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 Dean of
documents and send them to Students act as your custodian.
• Immigration documents Service Point.
• Health Insurance For details: www.mcgill.
• Student Residences & Off- mcgill.ca/accepted/international ca/internationalstudents/
Campus Housing immigration-documents/
• The Buddy Program documents/minors
• Packing for Montreal’s climate Exchange Students
• Arriving at Customs and
Immigration
• Your Airport Arrival
Are you at McGill on exchange? Internship/Co-op
Visit the McGill Abroad site for
• Getting the essentials (banking, information you need to begin work permits
cell phones, and more) your studies at McGill.
• And much more! All international students who
mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad need to complete a mandatory
mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/ internship as part of their program
pre-arrival requirements will need a co-
op work permit, whether the
internship is paid or not (e.g.
Dietetics or Concurrent Food
Science/Nutrition students). You
may apply for the permit at the
same time as your study permit.
For more information about
For more information: www.
your eligibility to work on or off
mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/
campus, please visit:
work
www.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.
Learn everything you need to know about:
• McGill • Montreal
• Study Permits • Health Insurance
• Housing • Banking
• Cell phone plans • Orientation
• and so much more
Must attend...
I. IMMIGRATION & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
• Learn about essential immigration documents
• Get step-by-step instructions on how to obtain your CAQ, Study Permit, and Visa or eTA
(if needed)
• Understand how your Health Insurance Plan works
Voluntary attendance...
II. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GUIDE TO MCGILL & MONTREAL
• Find out what to expect when crossing the border into Canada
• Learn what to pack and what to do upon arrival (banking, cell phones, etc.)
• Find out about ISS Orientation activities
SCHEDULE
For details: www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/pre-arrival/pre-arrival-orientation-webinars-0
Part I: Monday, March 9, Thursdays March 19, April 2, April 16, April 30
Part II: May 21, June 11, July 2, August 6 and 20
See above website for details and exact dates and times (subject to change)
Also offered: Bringing your Family: March 26
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.
21Resources and Contacts
Student Services Student Affairs Other Macdonald Campus Service Point /
Contact Information Enrolment Services
The services listed below are Student Affairs Office
located in the: Laird Hall, Room 106 Macdonald Athletics General contact information for
21,111 Lakeshore Road Stewart Athletics Complex all services listed below:
Centennial Centre Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, T: 514-398-7789
Room 124 Quebec H9X 3V9 mac.athletics@mcgill.ca Service Point
21,111 Lakeshore Road T: 514-398-7925 macdonaldcampusathletics.ca 3415 McTavish Street
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, studentinfo.macdonald@ Room MS-13
Quebec H9X 3V9 mcgill.ca Macdonald Campus IT walk- T: 514-398-7878
T: 514-398-7992 in support: www.mcgill.ca/students/
stuserv.macdonald@mcgill.ca Hours of Service Macdonald Stewart Bldg., servicepoint
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald- Monday to Friday, Room MS2-025
studentservices 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Enrolment Services
except statutory holidays. For Macdonald Campus Library See general contact information
Hours of Service summer hours, see page 25. Barton Building, Service Desk above
Monday to Friday, T: 514-398-7881
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Manager, Student Affairs www.mcgill.ca/library/branches/ Legal Documents
Individual service hours may vary Silvana Pellecchia macdonald Emailing of documents is
T: 514-398-7926 preferred. For file formats,
General Information/ silvana.pellecchia@mcgill.ca Macdonald Campus please see: www.mcgill.ca/
Appointments for: Residence and Student legaldocuments/how
• Career Planning Service Faculty Advisor Housing
• First Peoples’ House Mona Hachem Campus Housing Office Sending documents by
• International Student Services T: 514-398-7859 Gerry Chevalier, Coordinator mail/courier:
• Office of Religious & Spiritual mona.hachem@mcgill.ca Laird Hall, Room 107 Enrolment Services
Life T: 514-398-7716 Management of Academic
• Office for Students with Campus Tours residences.macdonald@mcgill.ca Records Unit
Disabilities To book a Campus tour: www.mcgill.ca/students/housing/ McGill University
• Office for Sexual Violence https://mcgillinmind.mcgill.ca macdonald 3415 McTavish Street
Response, Support and Tour information: Room MS-13
Education studentinfo.macdonald@ Macdonald Campus Montreal, Quebec
• Scholarships & Student mcgill.ca Students’ Society (MCSS) Canada, H3A 0C8
(Financial) Aid Centennial Centre Reception
• Student Wellness Hub (T: 514- Orientation Information T: 514-398-8787 Student Exchanges and
398-6017) T: 514-398-7925 or mouthpiece.mcss@mail.mcgill.ca Study Abroad
514-398-8717 mcss.mcgill.ca See general contact information
welcome.macdonald@mcgill.ca above
www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ University Advancement – www.mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad
studentinfo/orientation Macdonald Campus
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
Minerva, student.accounts@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts
call Service Point at
514-398-7878
22Student Services Scholarships & Contact information McGill Parents Association
(downtown campus) Student Aid Office for other offices alumni.mcgill.ca/community/
Suite 3200 parents
Unless otherwise indicated, all T: 514-398-6013 Continuing Studies
services below are located in the US Loan Specialist: 688 Sherbrooke St. West, Off-Campus Housing
Brown Student Services Building T: 514-398-6013 Suite 1199 Student Housing and Dining
3600 McTavish Street us.studentaid@mcgill.ca Montreal, Quebec H3A 3R1 Service Centre
Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G3 student.aid@mcgill.ca T: 514-398-6200 3473 University Street
www.mcgill.ca/studentservices scholarships@mcgill.ca info.conted@mcgill.ca Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A8
www.mcgill.ca/studentaid www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies T: 514-398-6368
Campus Life & Engagement offcampus.housing@mcgill.ca
Suite 4100 Student Wellness Hub Drivesafe www.mcgill.ca/students/housing/
T: 514-398-6913 3rd Floor Thursday, Friday and Saturday: offcampus
cle@mcgill.ca (general) General Inquiries and 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
firstyear@mcgill.ca (new student- appointments: Facebook SSMU Drivesafe Office of the Dean of
related inquiries) T: 514-398-6017 drivesafe@ssmu.ca Students
www.mcgill.ca/cle wellness.hub@mcgill.ca drivesafe.ssmu.ca Brown Student Services Building
www.mcgill.ca/wellness-hub (downtown campus only) 3600 McTavish Street,
First Peoples’ House Suite 2100
3505 Peel Street French Language Centre Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G3
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W7 853 Sherbrooke Street West T: 514-398-4990
T: 514-398-3217 Arts Building, Room 155 deanofstudents@mcgill.ca
firstpeopleshouse@mcgill.ca Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G5 www.mcgill.ca/deanofstudents
www.mcgill.ca/fph T: 514-398-8896
flc@mcgill.ca Office for Sexual Violence
International Student www.mcgill.ca/flc Response, Support, and
Services Education
Suite 5100 Health and Dental Insurance 550 Sherbrooke W., Suite 585
General Inquiries: Student Care (West Tower)
T: 514-398-4349 T: 514-789-8775 or T: 514-398-3954
international.students@mcgill.ca 1-866-795-4435 osvrse@mcgill.ca
Health Insurance: www.studentcare.ca www.mcgill.ca/osvrse
T: 514-398-4349
international.health@mcgill.ca Health Insurance Office of the Ombudsperson
www.mcgill.ca/ International Students for Students
internationalstudents See International Student 3610 McTavish Street, Suite 14
Services Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2
Career Planning Service T: 514-398-7059
Suite 2200 IT Services ombudsperson@mcgill.ca
T: 514-398-3304 T: 514-398-3398 www.mcgill.ca/ombudsperson
careers.caps@mcgill.ca Ask for IT help via a web form:
www.mcgill.ca/caps www.mcgill.ca/it/forms Walksafe
Sunday to Thursday:
McGill Office of Religious McGill Alumni Association 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
and Spiritual Life (MORSL) Martlet House Friday to Saturday:
3495 University Street, 2nd Floor 1430 Peel Street 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Montreal, QC H3A 2A8 Montreal, Quebec H3A 3T3 T: 514-398-2498
T: 514-398-4104 T: 514-398-5000 executive@walksafe.ca
morsl@mcgill.ca info.alumni@mcgill.ca walksafe.ssmu.ca
www.mcgill.ca/morsl http://myalumni.mcgill.ca (downtown campus only)
Office for Students with McGill Bookstore
Disabilities (OSD) Multiple locations, please see
1010 Sherbrooke Street West, website
Suite 410 (4th floor) T: 514-398-5063
Montreal, QC H3A 2R7 https://lejames.ca
T: 514-398-6009
TDD/TTY: 514-398-8198 McGill Food and Dining
disabilities.students@mcgill.ca Services, Service Centre
www.mcgill.ca/osd 3473 University Street
Montreal, QC H3A 2A8
T: 514-398-6368
www.mcgill.ca/foodservices
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
2020 June 17 or computer
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Registration begins for
May 1 all newly admitted Macdonald Campus
¨ Deadline to accept your offer of freshman students who have a classification
admission unless otherwise indicated in of year 0 (U0) August 6
your letter of admission ¨ If registered before August 6,
June 18 check Minerva for your Fall term e-bill –
June 1 ¨ Early pick-up of ID cards begins for notification is sent by email
¨ Students from the US apply for US all newly admitted Macdonald Campus
Direct Loans by this date. Go to www. students at the Macdonald Campus August 14
mcgill.ca/studentaid/government/ Student Affairs Office or at Service Point ¨ Deadline for new students to register
us for information on how to apply for on the downtown campus. You must be in at least one course to avoid a late
US Direct Loans when attending a foreign registered for at least one course 24 registration penalty
school hours before you obtain your McGill
ID card. Please see page 9 for a list of August 15
June 2 what to bring with you ¨ If registered after August 6, check
¨ Last day for guaranteed housing. You Minerva for your Fall term e-bill –
must accept your offer on Minerva and pay June 30 notification is sent by email
the deposit before 11:59 p.m. EST ¨ Canadian students apply for
government student aid by this date to August 23
June 5 ensure money arrives by September ¨ Residence move-in day on the
¨ CSI McGill (CEGEP student information ¨ Canadian students: Don’t delay Macdonald Campus, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00
session) submitting the legal documents that affect p.m.
your tuition and fees. Submitting early will ¨ The Macdonald Campus Student
June 8 help ensure your tuition and fees are billed Affairs Office will be open for ID cards
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Course registration begins at the correct residency rate in early August. between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. Please see
for all newly admitted CEGEP students www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/ page 9 for a list of documents to bring with
tuition-charges/fallwinter-term- you
June 9 tuition-and-fees/undergraduate-fees
¨ Early pick-up of ID cards begins for ¨ Final deadline for need-based financial August 24 - September 1
newly admitted Quebec CEGEP students aid application for McGill’s Entrance ¨ Macdonald Campus Undergraduate
at the Macdonald Campus Student Affairs Bursary Program, or 30 days from date of Orientation and Frosh activities
Office or at Service Point on the downtown acceptance, whichever comes first
campus. You must be registered for at August 31
least one course 24 hours before you July 1 ¨ Fee payment deadline
obtain your McGill ID card. See page 9 ¨ Application opens for McGill’s need- ¨ Deadline for cancellation of
for a list of what to bring with you based Work Study Program that provides registration for the Fall term
part-time work opportunities on campus.
June 15 For info on how to apply: September 2
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Course registration begins www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/work-study ¨ Classes begin
for all newly admitted Macdonald Campus
students on the basis of advanced levels or July 31 September 15
CAPE, a French Baccalaureate, International ¨ Deadline for deferral of admission to ¨ Course change (add/drop) deadline for
Baccalaureate, at least one year of the Fall term the Fall term
university, or other academic qualifications
that provide for advanced standing credit, August 1 September 22
and who have a classification of year 1 (U1) ¨ International students confirm their ¨ Deadline for course or university
health insurance coverage by accessing withdrawal (grade of W or W--) WITH fee
MinervaèStudentèInternational refund
Student Health Insurance Coverage
Form. Doing this will allow you to view,
save and print an electronic version of your
health insurance card on your mobile device
24September 30 2021
¨ Deadline to opt in to the International
E D
Health Insurance plan (Canadian non- January 4
residents)
¨ Deadline to request an exemption
from International Health Insurance plan on
Minerva and submit supporting exemption
¨ Classes begin
¨ Deadline to request exemption in
Minerva without incurring interest on
International Health Insurance fee CLO S
documents ¨ Deadline for new students to register
in at least one course to avoid a late
October 27 registration penalty University offices
¨ Deadline for course or university will be closed on
withdrawal (grade of W or W--) with NO January 6 these dates:
fee refund ¨ Deadline for fee payment for Winter
term
Beginning December 1 (Winter newly- 2020:
admitted students) January 19 Friday, April 10
¨ International students confirm their ¨ Course Change (add/drop) deadline Monday, April 13
health insurance coverage by accessing for Winter term Monday, May 18
MinervaèStudentèInternational ¨ Deadline for web withdrawing (grade Wednesday, June 24
Student Health Insurance Coverage of “W”) from multi-term courses that Wednesday, July 1
Form. Doing this will allow you to to view, started in September 2020 (WITH fee Monday, September 7
save and print an electronic version of your refund for Winter term)
health insurance card on your mobile device
Monday, October 12
or computer Thursday, December 24 to
January 26
¨ Deadline for course or university
Thursday, December 31
December 1 withdrawal (grade of W or W--) WITH fee
¨ 9:00 a.m. - Registration begins for refund 2021:
newly admitted undergraduate students to Friday, January 1
the Winter 2021 term January 31 Friday, April 2
¨ Deadline to request an exemption Monday, April 5
December 2 from International Health Insurance Plan on
¨ Newly admitted Undergraduate Minerva and submit supporting exemption
students may obtain their student ID card documents
at the Student Affairs Office (Macdonald ¨ Deadline to opt in to the International
Campus) or at Service Point (Downtown Health Insurance plan (Canadian non-
Campus). You must be registered in at residents) The Macdonald Campus
least one course 24 hours before you Student Affairs Office
obtain your McGill ID card. Please see March 1 - 5 will close at 3 p.m. on
page 9 for a list of what to bring with you ¨ Study Break Fridays from
June 26 - August 21, 2020
December 7 March 2-3
¨ Classes end for Fall term ¨ Deferred exams
¨ Check Minerva for Winter term e-bill
March 9
December 8 ¨ Deadline for course or university
¨ Exams begin. See www.mcgill.ca/ withdrawal (grade of W or W--) with NO
students/exams for the complete exam fee refund
schedule (Dec. 8-22)
April 13 Visit
December 24 - January 1 ¨ Classes end for Winter term www.mcgill.ca/
¨ Holiday break, University closed importantdates
April 15 for comprehensive
December 31 ¨ Exams begin. See www.mcgill.ca/
¨ Deadline for cancellation of information on holidays,
students/exams for the complete exam
registration in, or deferral of admission to, exam schedules
schedule (April 15-29)
the Winter term 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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