Enrolment Services eCalendar Style Guide
Contents McGill Style Reference ...... 3 Abbreviations ...... 3 Capitalization ...... 4 Departments/Faculties...... 5 Degrees/Courses/Programs ...... 5 People ...... 7 University Terms ...... 7 Other examples ...... 8 Faculty/Staff Listings ...... 8 Faculty Listing Format ...... 8 Formatting ...... 10 Numbers ...... 11 Place/Time ...... 12 Programs ...... 13 Programs ...... 13 Program Approval ...... 14 Program Descriptions ...... 14 Description Text ...... 14 Course Lists ...... 15 Program Titles (for Enrolment Services use only) ...... 15 Program Status (for Enrolment Services use only) ...... 17 Punctuation ...... 18 Symbols ...... 20 Technology ...... 21 Terminology/Language ...... 22 Spelling ...... 22 Terminology List ...... 22 Word Choice ...... 23
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Voice ...... 23 Appendix 1: Degree Abbreviations ...... 23 Degrees - English...... 23 Degrees - French ...... 24 Appendix 2: University Abbreviations...... 24
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McGill Style Reference
Refer to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2nd Edition) for spelling, and to the Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition) for all style issues not covered in this guide.
Abbreviations
Credits credits not cr. Do not abbreviate.
Degrees
Use periods to abbreviate degrees. There should be no space in a degree abbreviation or between degree and (specialization). When mentioning degree Agr.Eng. year for McGill graduates, omit space and replace first two digits of year with a B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) single quote, except when full year is needed for clarity. an M.Sc. Exceptions include numerals following a degree (i.e., Ph.D. 1). a Master of Science
Use the article that applies to the form as it would sound when reading it out. Lara Riente, B.A.'92, M.A.'01 Charles Ivey, B.Eng. 1913 Note: For B.Com., use BCom when not referring to degree title in MGMT Faculty pieces (non-program pieces) per the faculty’s request.
See Appendix 1 for further examples of degree abbreviations. Note that different schools may use varying abbreviations for similar degrees (i.e., Ph.D. vs. D.Phil.). D.E.A. Degrees - French Dipl. Phil. French degrees generally include spaces (except when it is an initialism, such as D.E.A.). See Appendix 1 for further examples. F.I.E.E.E. F.R.C.P.(C) F.R.S.C. Designations P. Dt. / Dt. P. Use periods. R.D.
Exceptions: CA, CMA, CGA, CPA, CFA
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Diplomas DEC not D.E.C. Do not use periods. OSSD
Cote R – cote de rendement au collégial (CRC) (often French Abbreviations “the Cote R”)
grade point average: GPA Grade Point Average cumulative grade point Do not use periods. average: CGPA
CEGEP Institutions OUAC Do not use periods. MELS
i.e., Latin abbreviations three complementary courses (e.g., in science, arts, and I.e. and e.g.: Use periods, always followed by comma music)
Nota bene: Either uppercase or lowercase with periods. N.B., n.b. University abbreviations
See Appendix 2. For abbreviations given that do not appear in the list, check McGill website to find other examples, or write out in full.
Foreign universities: The institution’s country may be included if it’s needed for (Simon Bolivar, Venezuela) clarity.
“University” can be abbreviated to “Univ.” in any case, but for other abbreviations, the official abbreviation must be used as dictated by school/department; or, if none, leave as is. E.S.L. Other abbreviations SAT
Capitalization
Use uppercase (UC) when specific/official: program, degree, etc., official name, title, place; use lowercase (lc) when non-specific/general.
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Rule Examples Departments/Faculties Department of Human Resources approved by the Department a student from another department Department Economics Department For more information, please contact the Departmental office.
Faculties
Caps both "Faculty" and "Engineering" when used as a short Faculty of Arts form of “the Faculty of Engineering Engineering." the Faculty studies in engineering Lowercase when referring to a Arts faculty (staff) discipline in general “send your letter to the appropriate faculty”
Lowercase when referring to "faculty" as "staff" Degrees/Courses/Programs a Certificate in Environment a graduate certificate Certificate the certificate
major concentrations Concentration for Arts any Arts minor Concentration the Minor concentration concentration
the Mining Co-op program a co-op/cooperative program the Mining and Materials programs Co-op/Cooperative are co-op programs the cooperative program
courses in calculus non-Management courses complementary a Mathematics degree Courses / Subject names courses A sequence of two Calculus courses core required courses
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Honours degree in mathematics Degrees English an M.Sc. in
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students in the Master of Arts epidemiology a bachelor’s/master’s/doctoral degree in xxx…
a/the Diploma in Environment the diploma Diploma a diploma
Domain Always lowercase unless part of a domain title.
Students may enter the Electrical Engineering Honours program. The Honours program is a limited enrolment Honours/Joint Honours program. Use uppercase when referring to a Graduating students registered in an honours or joint specific Honours/Joint Honours honours program may be awarded Honours or First-Class degree or program. Honours. Students may be eligible to graduate in a program other than honours.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) – Minor Biology
Major/Minor Students planning to choose the Agricultural Economics Major are required to complete 90 credits in the Major. Use uppercase when referring to a Students must select a major or a minor in Chemistry. All specific major or minor, lc when required courses for the major or minor must be completed in referring to non-specific majors or full. majors in general. Students taking the Minor in Physics must take required courses to complete the Minor. Students taking a minor in Chemistry may choose a minor or minor concentration. Option Environmental Engineering Option a thesis option Uppercase when part of a title, The option contributes to a degree an option in Music otherwise leave lowercase.
the Engineering program Programs Major/Minor program Lowercase “program” except when program GPA part of a title. Bachelor of Science (Food Science) (B.Sc.(F.Sc.)) – Freshman Program (30 credits)
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Students can register for the Environmental Engineering Stream Stream. Uppercase only when part of a Students in this stream will take five courses. title; otherwise, lowercase. The stream leads toward a minor.
People the Undergraduate Adviser the Senior Student Adviser an academic/ the Dean of Science undergraduate adviser Academic Adviser-U1: Prof. Salwa senior student advisers Faculty Titles Karboune a program director Specialization Adviser: Prof. John the Program Director Henning
Freshman Freshman program Freshman student Uppercase Freshman only. Freshman year
Indigenous peoples Indigenous Indigenous faculty communities Indigenous Peoples Indigenous teachers Indigenous language Indigenous housing indigenous to the region
Student Categories Special Student Visiting Student Capitalized when official Mature student Special Student status title/category. Transfer student
Special Student is always This option is available to Special capitalized. Students. He is a speech-language pathologist Titles (Occupation) at McGill. She is Head of Speech-Language Lowercase job titles when used in Pathology at McGill. general. Jane Finch, Speech-Language Uppercase when formal title. Pathologist in Montreal's SLP clinic
University Terms Grade Uppercase when referring to a a Grade 12 student Grades 9 through 12 specific grade.
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Academic Standing Interim Satisfactory Standing Standing Probationary Standing Incomplete Standing Standing and types of Standing are Unsatisfactory always uppercase. A student’s Standing will be Standing Unsatisfactory. Your grade will affect your Standing. Summer (Summer Fall (Fall term) term) Terms Spring (Spring term) Winter (Winter term)
Test/Examination Titles Entrance Placement Test (EPT) Advanced Placement Uppercase “Test” where it is part McGill Placement Test test (AP) of the test title.
University McGill University Uppercase when referring to a any Quebec university the University specific university; or when used in place of the university name.
Other examples Course Change period Service Point Entrance Placement Test Subject Code Always uppercase: McGill Placement Test Suggested Course List Precalculus Lab Thematic Categories Qualifying program cumulative grade point average grade point average Always lowercase: executive program
Faculty/Staff Listings
See also Appendix 2: University Abbreviations.
Faculty Listing Format First name, last name, semi-colon after name, comma after degree, Enrica Quaroni; B.A., Ph.D.(McG.) institution name in parentheses (no space). If consecutive degrees
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Faculty on Leave Leave or sabbatical information in parentheses, italics, lowercase.
Less than one year of leave: (on leave Winter 2018) Specify term, or specific months if different from terms (on leave Sept. 2018 to Feb. 2019)
One year of leave (academic year): (on leave 2018–2019) Specify year of leave.
More than one year of leave: (on leave) Specify month and year that leave began/begins or do not specify (on sabbatical) any date. (on leave as of September 2018)
Recently deceased faculty may be left in the faculty listing for (In memoriam) some time as a sign of respect and in honour of their service.
Interim Faculty Sharon Barim; B.A.(Cornell), For one or more academic years, write (Interim). M.Sc.(Vermont), Ph.D.(Brown) No date required. (Interim)
Lisa M. Kettle; B.F.A., M.Sc.(C'dia) For less than one year, or faculty member is returning mid- (Returning January 2019) academic year: Isabelle Proust; B.A.(C’dia), Include both interim and returning staff member, with dates. M.A.(Montr.), Ph.D.(McG.) (Interim until January 2019)
Special appointments/designations/associations Medhu Bodori; B.Tech., M.Sc.(IIT), Joint and other appointments M.E.Des.(Calg.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.) (joint Given after degrees in ital and parentheses. appt. with School of Urban Planning) Abbreviate to “joint appt.” Roberta Strong; B.A.(Oxf.), Note: The parentheses are not set in italics. M.Sc.(Camb.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Lond.) (William Dawson Scholar)
Associations/designations: Howard A. Stutt; B.A.(Qu.), B.Ed., Specified after degrees, no parentheses, regular text. M.Ed.(Montr.), F.C.C.T.
Engineer designations for Faculty/Admin listings: J.M. Dealy; B.S.(Kansas), M.S.E., In English, use Eng. Ph.D.(Mich.), Eng.
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In French, use ing. Romuald Knystautas; B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph. D.(McG.), ing.
Formatting
The results of the survey find that: 1) The introductory text and bullets together form a complete sentence: people like oranges; Bullets (colon, lc bullets, ending punctuation) people like apples; < and > (optional) people like bananas.
2) The introductory text and bullets The results of the survey are as follows: together do not form a complete sentence; each individual bullet is a full People like oranges.
sentence (colon, UC bullets, ending People like apples. punctuation)
When choosing a school, there are several factors you 3) The introductory text and bullets should consider: together do not form a full sentence; each The reputation of the university individual bullets is not a full sentence (colon, UC bullets, no ending punctuation) The location and environment The quality of the program of interest to you
Grading and Credit Capitalize using headline style. Headings Registration for First-Year Seminars
Advanced materials and polymers – The Department In-text headings: Avoid using All Caps. has an internationally recognized research program. Separate heading from text with en-dash or or colon, UC following en-dash/colon. If needed, use bold to add emphasis. Bioengineering: Biomechanics, biomaterials, cardiovascular devices, image processing for medical diagnostics, voice production.
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Links are automatically underlined on the eCalendar website and PDF (either always Please do not mail us any unsolicited underlined or on hover). documentation since it will not be reviewed. For a list of required documents, consult the Supporting Underline For this reason, to avoid confusion, Documents section of the Applying to underline formatting should never be used Undergraduate Studies website. outside the context of links (web or email). For emphasizing text, use bold or italics. Consult the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Italics used in hypertext links and in Procedures (available at “breadcrumb”-style paths, as well as titles www.mcgill.ca/students/exams/regulations). of standalone, including electronic, Italics Please refer to University Regulations & Resources > publications (books, guides, etc.). Graduate > Regulations > section 2.1.11: Leave of Note: The “>” in a path is not set in italics. Absence Status for more information.
Used to set off uncommon foreign words Les personnes qui souhaitent améliorer leurs and phrases, including French content in compétences en rédaction universitaire peuvent le English documents and vice versa. faire au McGill Writing Centre.
Bold; do not use All Caps. The “Note” element may be used as needed. Note: Students must take three of the following
Notes courses. Capitalize the first word of a sentence after “Note”; add full sentence.
Numbers
Comma used in numbers 4+ digits. 1,000 not 1000 Comma 100–110 not 100 to 110 Use en dash, not hyphen or “to” 2–6 credits Number range Single-dash hyphen and "to" used in hyphenation 27- to 33-credit program context
Numbers under Spell out – unless it is used to describe credits in four-year program 10 a course/program. fourth
Other exceptions: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day 3 credits from the following…
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(numeral acceptable) 9 credits (3 courses) from…
One of… one 3-credit course Use numerals as required when part of an official Two-Year Bachelor of Social Work title. (2-Year B.S.W.)
Use CAD, not CDN. Fees for 2018 are CAD$7,000. Currency CAD precedes value, no space. Telephone: "Telephone" or "Tel." both okay Phone/Fax Tel.: Numbers 514- (use hyphen, not parentheses) For more information, call 514-398- 1212, ext. 3000
Place/Time
June 1, 2018 1 June 2018 Wednesday, June 1, 2018 June 2018 (no comma) Dates The December 25 deadline for registration (no “th” or commas or hyphens)
20th century In date ranges, write whole year numbers separated 2018–2019 not 2018-19 by en-dash (–) Time 9:10 a.m. Use 12-hour clock. 3:15 p.m.
Addresses Downtown Campus 3534 University Street Use the following order when writing addresses: Montreal QC H3A 2A7 Telephone: 514-398-2827 1. Location Fax: 514-398-1643 2. Street number and name Email: [email protected] 3. City, Province/State Postal Code (no comma, Website: www.mcgill.ca/programname 2 spaces before Postal Code)
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4. Country (if required) Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 270 5. Telephone: 817 Sherbrooke Street West 6. Fax: (optional) Montreal QC H3A 2K6 7. Email: 8. Website: Macdonald Campus 21,111 Lakeshore Road Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Montreal Arts Building Burnside Hall Macdonald-Stewart Building
Promenade Sir-William-Osler Campus Locations Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Stewart Biology Building
Montreal Quebec, Quebec City Cities/Countries U.S. not US / USA No accent on Montreal, Quebec. Exception: USA may be used in the country line of an address.
Programs
Programs The eCalendar is McGill's official repository for academic programs. It is directly linked to program information found on transcripts and in government reporting, and is used for advising and for assessing graduation requirements.
Given the importance of program information, academic units should use content syndication to reflect eCalendar program requirements on other McGill websites, supplemented by their own information, rather than recreating program requirements in full.
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The eCalendar is McGill's official repository and public database for academic programs and courses. For this reason, programs go through a rigorous approval process to ensure the quality, accuracy, and consistency of academic information.
To facilitate the approval process, it's important to include any and all essential information, while omitting non-essential information. Certain information regarding potential students should be included in program descriptions (ex.: target audience, topics Program of study, delivery method, etc.), though information that may change often or that does not require approval to be updated should be omitted (ex.: application procedures, contact Approval information, etc.). Credit weights should not be included in descriptions since these are included automatically in course lists.
As a general rule: any information that requires SCTP approval should appear once, either in the program description, or in the course lists. Any information that does not require SCTP approval (application procedures, contact information, etc.) should not be included. Please refer to the SCTP website for information on SCTP approval guidelines.
Program Descriptions Program descriptions should briefly describe the program in question while outlining its benefits and unique selling points to prospective students. Information regarding subjects of focus, target audience, program timeline, and delivery method should also be included, as well as any special information of note to prospective students. Information regarding potential career paths may also be included.
Description INCLUDE: DO NOT INCLUDE: Text Admission requirements, Target audience (ex.: "This program is designed for application procedures (this students with a BCom degree (or equivalent) who are information should be included interested in starting a business of their own.") in non-program informational text)
Essential information for prospective students Names, contact information
Credit weights, credit Topics of study, faculty research interests requirements (these are included in the course lists)
Method of delivery (on-campus, off-campus/field Dates studies, online elements, etc.)
Program timeline (ex.: "This program should be Fee amounts completed within 3 years.")
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Potential career paths (ex.: "This program provides a strong foundation for students wishing to pursue Links to external websites graduate studies in biophysics, as well as for research careers in industrial, hospital, or academic settings.")
Information that is likely to Marketing text change within a year
Course Lists Programs should include a course list of all courses and activities that can be counted towards successful completion of the program. In the case of electives and special activities (ex.: IPEAs), this list need not be exhaustive.
Course Courses should be divided into the following categories: Categories Required Complementary (if applicable) Elective (if applicable)
Required courses and activities are listed in alphanumeric order and represent courses that must be completed to fulfil the requirements of a program, unless the student receives
exemptions. This section may be further subdivided to provide an outline of the program's recommended course of study.
Complementary courses and activities represent a restricted list, a particular subject area, or a discipline, as defined by the offering academic unit. In some programs, students must
include a number of these to meet program requirements. These are distinct from Elective courses.
Electives are courses and activities taken outside of a student’s principal program of study (i.e. required and complementary courses) and contribute to the fulfilment of overall degree/credit requirements.
Program Titles (for Enrolment Services use only) English Degrees should appear written out in full, followed by the abbreviation in brackets (See Degree Abbreviations section Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) for standards). Note for Degree Evaluation: In Minerva, undergraduate Bachelor of Science (Agricultural programs should include the degree abbreviation at the end and Environmental Sciences) of the "Degree Title" field, whereas graduate programs (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.)) should include it at the beginning of the "Field of Study Title" field. Master of Science, Applied
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(M.Sc.A.)
French
Certificat (Cert.)
Diplôme d'études supérieures (Dip. étu. sup.)
Certificat de développement professionnel (Cert. dév. prof.)
English
Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) - Honours Religious Studies (120 credits)
Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws and Master of Business Administration (Joint B.C.L./LL.B. & M.B.A.) Law & Major titles should appear following the degree Management (144 credits) abbreviation. For undergraduate programs, a spaced hyphen (" - ") should appear between the degree abbreviation and Master of Arts (M.A.) major title, and between the major title and Anthropology (Thesis): concentration/option (if applicable). For graduate programs, Development Studies (48 credits) a colon (": ") should appear between the major title and concentration/option. French
Baccalauréat en commerce (B. Com.) - Majeure en comptabilité (66 unités)
Certificat d’études supérieures (Cert. étu. sup.) - Leadership de l’aviation (24 unités)
English Concentrations/options should appear following the major Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - title, where applicable. For undergraduate programs, a Mechanical Engineering - spaced hyphen (" - ") should appear between the major title Aeronautical Engineering (15 and concentration/option (if applicable). For graduate credits) programs, a colon (": ") should appear between the major title and concentration/option. Diploma (Dip.) Management: Entrepreneurship Concentration
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(30 credits)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Earth and Planetary Sciences: Environment
French
Baccalauréat en commerce (B. Com.) - Concentration en systèmes d'information: innovation numérique (15 unités)
Certificat d'études supérieures (Cert. étu. sup.) Communication professionnelle: espagnol (18 unités)
English
Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Composition (18 credits)
Professional Development Certificate (Prof. Dev. Cert.) Management Consulting (23.5 Credit/CEU weights should appear in brackets at the end of CEUs) program titles indicating the program's total weight (specific major or concentration weight, not degree weight). French Credit/CEU weights should not be shown for programs lacking course components (Ph.D.s, etc.). Certificat (Cert.) - Éducation pour les Premières nations et les Inuits (60 unités)
Certificat de développement professionnel (Cert. dév. prof.) conseil de gestion de l'aviation (29,0-30,5 UEC)
Program Status (for Enrolment Services use only) Active programs: programs that have been approved and are currently offered to students should appear normally in the eCalendar All Programs search. Note for Degree Evaluation: active programs are set to "Publish Ready > Y" in Minerva so they pull into the eCalendar All Programs search. Exceptions are sometimes made for duplicate programs and other cases in which a Last modified 29 September 2017
specific Minerva active program entry should not display in the eCalendar. ** This program is currently not offered. **
Inactive programs: programs that have been approved but ** Currently under review. are not currently offered to students for whatever reason Program not available for this should appear in the eCalendar All Programs search with a academic year. ** note at the top of the program description. ** This program is currently closed for admissions. **
Retired programs: programs that were approved for previous terms but have since been officially retired should not appear in the current eCalendar. Note for Degree Evaluation: retired programs are set to "Status > Retired" and "Publish Ready > Y" in Minerva so they disappear from the eCalendar "All Programs" search.
Punctuation
Possessive
For singular nouns that end in s, add Prof. James’s work ’s to create the possessive. Exception: Marcel Desautels’ contribution to McGill when the ’s makes pronunciation difficult. Apostrophe Plurals in the 1800s Omit the apostrophe in general; use in the 80s only when its omission would Xs, Ys, and Zs obscure the meaning. a’s, b’s, or c’s
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complex lists (see semi-colon). engineering
Exception: Titles (publications, programs) that do not include a final comma in their official name.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
The calibre of McGill’s undergraduates is very high—at 88.9%, they boast the highest average Em dash Sets off text elements, no spaces. entrance grades in Canada—and the Faculty understands that these brilliant young minds are the key to its future. Used in names of programs, surrounded by spaces. Master of Science (M.Sc.); Parasitology (Thesis) – Sets off a text element in titles, Bioinformatics (47 credits) surrounded by spaces. En dash Bachelor of Science – Major Environment – * Not applicable to Program Pieces Atmospheric Environment (en dash does not work with Banner, nor with government reporting 100–120 system)
Indicates “to” in numbers, no spaces. 200-level course Hyphenate when used in adjective a course at the 200 level form preceding a noun. off-campus housing living off campus corequisite grade point average interdisciplinary interfaculty multidisciplinary Hyphenation postdoctoral postgraduate In general, chose closed compound Precalculus Lab words over hyphenated compounds. preregistration prerequisite
Exceptions:
cross-disciplinary inter-university re-register
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English language requirements Languages and easily recognized French language training compounds are not hyphenated. high school transcript Each McGill course is assigned a unique seven- Double, not single (“ not ‘) quotes to character course “number.” The letter “n” indicates highlight uncommon usage/to point to a word or letter itself. this.
Many programs are found under “Faculty Degree Commas and periods always inside Requirements,” “About Program Requirements,” and quotation marks. “Departmental Programs.”
Quotation Semicolons, colons, question marks, marks exclamation points, dashes inside The course is designed to explore questions such as quotation marks when they belong to “How do people reach their personal goals?” the quoted material; otherwise, outside. What are some perspectives on “true identity”?
Used to set off titles of minor works, Many programs are found under “Faculty Degree non-linked sections of longer works, Requirements,” “About Program Requirements,” and songs, articles, etc. “Departmental Programs.”
Symbols
Barnes & Noble (&) Use sparingly or when part of a proper Ampersand name. In regular text, use “and.” biochemistry and cell biology BIOL 303* (*) No space between a term that requires an explanation and an asterisk. * Note: The student may take ATOC 219 or Asterisk CHEM 219, but not both. Space between the asterisk and the explanation. ** Students may…
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Technology
A cross-reference to a topic in a different publication (i.e., an xref to Science in the Arts eCalendar) will work on the site, but not in the PDF. Therefore, a path is needed.
For references to non-U.R.R. topics, the path should follow this format:
Cross- Faculty (linked) > Section > Topic > Sub-topic (if applicable) references For references to U.R.R. topics, the path should follow this format:
University Regulations & Resources (linked) > Section > Topic > Sub-topic (if applicable) Email If an email address ends a sentence, include the normal closing period. addresses For more information, please email [email protected]. If a link ends a sentence, include the normal closing period.
For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/students.
Do not include a final slash (“/”) or “http://” in URLs.
www.mcgill.ca/students not http://www.mcgill.ca/students/
URLs ssmu.mcgill.ca not http://ssmu.mcgill.ca
Note: In program topics, it is necessary to put http:// otherwise, the link does not work in the eCalendar.
Note: In non-program topics, the code (href attribute) for the link must include the full address (including http://). USE: DO NOT USE:
at on the web at
click/clicking click on/clicking on
Technological email E-mail/e-mail Terms Internet internet
online on-line
web Web
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web page Web page; webpage
website Website/Web site
Terminology/Language
Spelling specialized -Ize vs. –ise organize In most cases, use the suffix “-ize.” recognize Students may wish to practise playing their chosen instrument outside of Practice (n.) vs. practise (v.) classroom hours.
Students may sign up with a tutor for extra practice.
Terminology List USE: DO NOT USE: term semester adviser advisor backward backwards centre/centred center/centered coursework course work Emeritus Professors Professors Emeriti fulfil fulfill modelling modeling Note N.B., Nota outside of the Quebec CEGEP system outside of Quebec CEGEP system Ph.D. 1 Ph.D. I top-right corner top right-hand corner toward towards
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Word Choice Students may take up to 17 credits per Both permissible, but when possible, use may in may vs. term. contexts denoting permission, and can in context can denoting ability. fully-equipped kitchens where students can prepare their own meals That begins a restrictive clause (necessary to the The mittens that got left out in the meaning of the sentence). A comma is not used. rain were wet. that vs. which Which begins a non-restrictive clause (the sentence The mittens, which were her stands alone without it). A comma precedes it. favourite, were wet.
Voice
Use third person when possible. Use first person, (i.e., we), or second person (i.e., you), sparingly except at the request of faculties. For example, the University Regulations and Resources section uses “you” except for strict policies where “student” remains.
The student may take ATOC 219 or CHEM 219, but not both.
Appendix 1: Degree Abbreviations
Degrees - English Agr.Eng. B.Ed.(TFSL) B.Sc.(O.T.) B.A. B.Eng. B.S.W. B.A.(Hons.) B.F.A. B.Tech. B.A.A. B.L.S. B.Th. B.Arch. B.M. D.D. B.A.Sc. B.Mus. D.D.S. B.C.E. B.R.E. Dip.ABOMS B.C.L./LL.B. B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.) Dip.Ed. B.Com. B.Sc.(Arch.) Dip.L.G.S.M. B.Ec. B.Sc.(F.Sc.) Dip.Pst. B.Ed. B.Sc.(Kinesiology) Dipl.Eng.Arch. B.Ed.Cert.Teach. B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.) D.M.A.
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D.M.D. M.B.A. M.Phil. D.Mus. M.B.A. with M.Res. D.Phil. B.C.L./LL.B. M.S. D.Sc. M.B.A. with M.D.,C.M. M.Sc. D.Th. M.B.B.S. / M.B., Ch.B. M.Sc.A. DVM M.D.,C.M. M.Sc.P.H. Ed.D. M.Div. M.S.W. Ed.M. M.Ed. M.S.W. with Ed.S. M.Eng. B.C.L./LL.B. E.M.B.A. M.F.A. M.U.P. J.S.E. M.I.St. P.G.Dip. LL.D. M.L.I.S. Ph.D. LL.M. M.L.S. Ph.D. 1 L.Mus. M.M. Ph.D. 2 M.A. M.M.M. S.T.M. M.Arch. M.Mus.
Degrees - French D.E.A. Diplôme d'ingénieur d'état Dr. Phil. & Lettres Diplom Diplôme Supérieur L. ès L. Dipl. Phil. Dr. 3e Cy. Premier Prix Diplôme d'études supérieures Dr. ès L.
Appendix 2: University Abbreviations
Listing format for universities with abbreviations
Please note that this list is not comprehensive. Any universities that do not appear on this list can be referred to in full (or by the name by which they are commonly known).
UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTION ETC. ABBREVIATION
Academy of Science, Moscow Acad. of Sci., Moscow Academy of Vocal Arts Acad. of Vocal Arts Acadia Acad. Adelaide Adel. Aix-Marseille, Université de Aix-Marseille Alabama-Birmingham, University of Ala.-Birm.
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