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In addition to attracting extraordinarily bright and We welcome you to join the McGill community promising students, McGill is on a pathway to during a period of unprecedented growth and recruit at least 100 new faculty members per year renewal. We have begun our most ambitious over the next 10 years. The McGill name, reputa- building program in 100 years. All over our tion and opportunities are making this a reality. downtown campus new buildings are going up that directly benefit students, including the Trottier Building for engineering and computer We are committed to positioning ourselves – and science, the new Music Building for both per- you – for success and an enjoyable community formance and research in music, media, and tech- and learning experience. Join us! nology, the Bellini Life Sciences Building and 740 Dr. Penfield. Each boasts new cutting-edge facilities that strengthen McGill’s place at the forefront of global innovation. Heather Munroe-Blum Principal and Vice-chancellor McGill University, Undergraduate Programs 2004-2005 1 All courses in this Calendar will be offered in 2004-05 unless a bullet appears to the left of the course number. No description will appear after the title if the course is not given in the current year. Descriptions can usually be found in preceding Calendars. The University reserves the right to make changes without prior notice to the information contained in this publication, including the alteration of various fees, schedules, conditions of admission and credit requirements, and the revision or cancellation of particular courses or programs. Calendar design and production: Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar’s Office McGill University 845 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QuebecH3A2T5 Canada Published July 2004 Legal Deposit 2004 Cover: Centre photo: View from McGill’s central James Administration Building, facing eastward towards the Milton Gates Small photos (from left to right): 1. Macdonald Engineering Building 2. Aerial shot of Macdonald Campus 3. Students head through the Roddick Gates on Sherbrooke St. 4. Early snowfall on the downtown campus Cover design: Max Stiebel Aerial photo courtesy of Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Photo, page 1: Principal Heather Munroe-Blum congratulates Maryvon Coté on receiving his degree of Master of Library and Information Studies in June 2003. RECYCLED PAPER 2 2004-2005 Undergraduate Programs, McGill University HEALTH SCIENCES CALENDAR 2004 - 2005 McGill University: General University www.mcgill.ca Information and Regulations . 5 Admission: Downtown Campus mcgill.ca/applying Faculty of Dentistry . 37 Registration: mcgill.ca/minerva Faculty of Medicine . 53 School of Communication Sciences Faculty of Dentistry and Disorders . 83 www.mcgill.ca/dentistry School of Nursing . 89 Faculty of Medicine www.medicine.mcgill.ca School of Physical and School of Communication Occupational Therapy . 103 Sciences and Disorders www.mcgill.ca/scsd Macdonald Campus School of Dietetics and School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition . 117 Human Nutrition www.mcgill.ca/dietetics School of Nursing www.nursing.mcgill.ca School of Physical and Occupational Therapy The University reserves the right to make changes without www.medicine.mcgill.ca/spot prior notice to the information contained in this publication, including the alteration of various fees, schedules, Calendar design and production: conditions of admission and credit requirements, and the Admissions, Recruitment and revision or cancellation of particular courses or programs. Registrar’s Office McGill University 845 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QuebecH3A2T5 Canada Published July 2004 Legal Deposit 1 2004 4 2004-2005 Health Sciences, McGill University G observe the statutes, rules, regulations, and policies in place from time to time at McGill University and the faculty or facul- Table of Contents E ties in which they are registered, including those policies con- 1. General Information, page5 tained in the University Calendars and related fee N 1.1 Admission documents. Their obligation as a student commences with E 1.2 Authorization, Acknowledgment and Consent their registration and terminates in accordance with the Uni- 1.3 Student Rights and Responsibilities versity's statutes, regulations, and policies. R 1.4 Vaccination/Immunization Requirements Students should verify any information or statement pro- A 1.5 Policy Concerning Access to Records vided as part of their application, realizing that an admission 1.6 E-mail Communication granted based on information in their application or support- L 1.7 Language Policy ing documents that is incorrect or untrue may be revoked at 1.8 Proof of Proficiency in English the sole discretion of the University. U 1.9 Language Requirements for Professions 1.10 Immigration Information N 1.11 Health Insurance – Canadian Residents 1.3 Student Rights and Responsibilities I 1.12 Health Insurance – International Students V 1.13 Proper Use of Computing Facilities The Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities is pub- 1.14 Minerva lished jointly by the Office of the Dean of Students and the E University Secretariat. A compendium of regulations and pol- R 2. Personal Information, page7 icies governing student rights and responsibilities at McGill, it 2.1 Legal Name is distributed to new students at the Dean of Students' Orien- S 2.2 Verification of Name tation Sessions. The Handbook is also available on the Web I 2.3 Updating Personal Information at www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/statutes/documents. T 2.4 Documentation 2.5 Identification (ID) Cards Y 3. Registration / Student Records / Exams, page9 1.4 Vaccination/Immunization Requirements I 3.1 Registration N A COMPULSORY Immunization program exists at McGill for 3.2 Change of Course and Withdrawal Policy students in the health professions. The McGill University F 3.3 Transcript of Academic Record Teaching Hospitals require the immunizations listed below 3.4 Course Information O before students are allowed to enter the first year of the pro- 3.5 Course Nomenclature grams. The immunizations should be completed well before R 3.6 Academic Integrity commencement of the school year. Proof of immunity must 3.7 Regulations Concerning Final Examinations M be written and signed by either a nurse or a physician and 4. Calendar of Dates 2004-2005, page11 include the following: 5. Fees, page24 A 1) Proof of primary series vaccinations for Diphtheria, Teta- 5.1 Fee Information Booklet T nus and Polio. This must include the dates for each vacci- 5.2 Access to Fee Information nation. I 5.3 Tuition Fees O 5.4 Documentation 2) Proof of Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Polio (Salk) vaccination 5.5 Compulsory Fees boosters within the last 10years. N 5.6 Other Fees 3) Proof of live Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination re- 5.7 Billings and Due Dates ceived after 12 months of age and proof of a second mea- A 5.8 Fees and Withdrawal from the University sles vaccination. N 5.9 Other Policies Related to Fees 4) Proof of a TWO step PPD skin test for Tuberculosis (within 5.10 Deferred Fee Payment D the last 12months). 5.11 Yearly Fees and Charges by Faculty 5) Hepatitis B +C vaccinations are required for Dentistry, 6. Facilities, page28 R 6.1 Buildings Nursing, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Physical Ther- apy, and Speech Pathology students. 6.2 Hospitals E 6.3 Clinical Facilities for Dentistry 6) Documentation of varicella or of an antibody titre. G 6.4 Clinical Facilities for Human Nutrition THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THESE REQUIRE- 6.5 Research Centres MENTS. U 6.6 Libraries 6.7 Computing Facilities Student Health Services operates during the summer. Stu- L dents are advised to complete their immunizations early, oth- A 7. Student Services, page32 erwise their entry into the teaching hospitals may be delayed. 7.1 Office of the Dean of Students T 7.2 Student Services – Downtown Campus I 7.3 Student Services – Macdonald Campus 1.5 Policy Concerning Access to Records O 7.4 Additional Services for Students 8. History of the University, page34 Statements of account and all other correspondence are sent N directly to students who retain full control as to who has 9. University Administrative Officers, page35 S access to their records or accounts. (Officers and members of the University staff may also have access to relevant parts of such records for recognized and legitimate use.) No 1 General Information progress report or any other information is sent to parents and/or sponsors unless specifically requested by the student in writing. 1.1 Admission In accordance with the Act Respecting Access to Docu- ments held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Admission requirements and applications procedures are Information (the "Access Act") personal information, including outlined in the individual faculty and school sections. transcripts of academic records, may be released only with the authorization of the student. When a student applies to 1.2 Authorization, Acknowledgment and McGill, he/she authorizes the University to release certain Consent personal information (name, address, telephone number, e- mail address, date of birth, program and student status) to the When applying for admission to the University, all students following persons and bodies listed below.