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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

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

4 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

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 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

6 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 Accept your All other new students see: www. before you arrive on campus. mcgill.ca/accepted/nextsteps/ 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: [email protected] 7 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: www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/studentinfo/orientation. The Advisors are also Dr. Alice Cherestes, Freshman 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

8 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? Fill out a webform at: See: www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/ they meet with their Academic mcgill.ca/servicepoint/ undergraduate/pre-arrival/ Advisor. contact-us mcgill-101. or call the helpline during office hours at: 514-398-7878.

9 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 10 IT Services Macdonald Campus Computing Centre You need your McGill Username (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 also available. password Please note that important • using email communications will IT Service Desk walk-in support • using myMcGill, myCourses or be sent to your official is normally available in the Minerva McGill email address, Macdonald-Stewart building, • getting connected (VPN, including your e-bill for room MS2-025, from 9 a.m. to wireless) tuition and fees. It is your 4:45 p.m., Monday to Friday. • printing on or off campus responsibility to make sure Please check www.mcgill.ca/ • accessing free cloud storage you check it regularly. itwalkin for updated information. (OneDrive-1Tb) • accessing free software (MS Students may also contact the IT Office 365, and more) Service Desk by webform at www. • two-factor authentication and www.mcgill.ca/it/ mcgill.ca/itsupport or call 514- other security initiatives get-started-it/students 398-3398.

11 Mac 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 options/macdonald carefully. any of the dining halls and retail 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 [email protected] 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.

12 Request 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

13 Explore 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

14 Photo: 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 [email protected] 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 Macdonald Campus opportunities to meet people, 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.

15 Étudiant(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

16 Health 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: [email protected]

17 We’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

18 Life 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 Athletics and Friday, approximately every 45 students at the faculty, University minutes, but more frequently and community levels, organizes 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 www.maccampusfrosh.com Complex, where you can 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 McGill varsity, intramural and rec sport university experience! Agricultural programs, as well as lunch and mcss.mcgill.ca/ and Environmental evening fitness classes. The Facebook page: Sciences Frosh - campus also has a paddle shack, www.facebook.com/ an arena, an outdoor trekfit gym MacCampusFrosh mcssmcgill and sand volleyball courts.

19 International 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 Visit the McGill Abroad site for Internship/Co-op • Getting the essentials (banking, 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

20 Plan 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 International Student Guide Find out about student health and wellness services 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! Seewww.mcgill.ca/firstyear/undergraduate/pre-arrival/programs/webinars

21 Resources 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 [email protected] 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, [email protected] 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, [email protected] 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: [email protected] • 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C8 T: 514-398-7878 For help using F: 514-398-2656 [email protected] Minerva, www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts call Service Point at 514-398-7878

22 Student 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 [email protected] Montreal, Quebec H3A 3R1 Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G3 [email protected] T: 514-398-6200 McGill Parents Association www.mcgill.ca/studentservices [email protected] [email protected] 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 [email protected] (general) General Inquiries and 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Service Centre [email protected] (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 [email protected] [email protected] T: 514-398-6368 www.mcgill.ca/wellness-hub drivesafe.ssmu.ca [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G3 Suite 5100 www.mcgill.ca/flc T: 514-398-4990 General Inquiries: [email protected] T: 514-398-4349 Health and Dental Insurance www.mcgill.ca/deanofstudents [email protected] Student Care Health Insurance: T: 514-789-8775 or Office for Sexual Violence T: 514-398-4349 1-866-795-4435 Response, Support, and [email protected] 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 [email protected] Suite 2200 Services www.mcgill.ca/osvrse T: 514-398-3304 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] T: 514-398-5000 Sunday to Thursday: www.mcgill.ca/morsl [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] www.mcgill.ca/osd

23 What 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

24 Beginning December 1 (Winter newly- 2022 admitted students) ¨ International students confirm their January 5 health insurance coverage by accessing ¨ Classes begin MinervaèStudentèInternational ¨ Deadline to request exemption in Student Health Insurance Coverage Minerva without incurring interest on Form. Doing this will allow you to to view, International Health Insurance fee CLOSED 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 2021: newly admitted undergraduate students to 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) Thursday, December 23 to least one course 24 hours before you Friday, December 31 obtain your McGill ID card. Please see 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 The Student Affairs Office is schedule (Dec. 7-21) ¨ Deadline to opt in to the International 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 25 26 Macdonald Campus driving directions

to Quebec City McGill University Downtown & Macdonald Campuses Distance between campus es: 32 km/20 mi N 40 LAVAL

ISLAND OF MONTREAL Downtown Campus 20 to Ottawa Macdonald Campus VA UDREUIL-DORI ON 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.

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.

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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