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- General University Information and Regulations-
1 General Information
1.1 Admission
Admission requirements and applications procedures are outlined in the individual faculty and school sections.
1.2 Authorization, Acknowledgment and Consent
When applying for admission to the University, all students acknowledge that they are bound by and undertake to observe the statutes, rules, regulations, and policies in place from time to time at McGill University and the faculty or faculties in which they are registered, including those policies contained in the University Calendars and related fee documents. Their obligation as a student commences with their registration and terminates in accordance with the University's statutes, regulations, and policies.
Students should verify any information or statement provided as part of their application, realizing that an admission granted based on information in their application or supporting documents that is incorrect or untrue may be revoked at the sole discretion of the University.
1.3 Student Rights and Responsibilities
The Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities is published jointly by the Office of the Dean of Students and the University Secretariat. A compendium of regulations and policies governing student rights and responsibilities at McGill, it is distributed to new students at the Dean of Students' Orientation Sessions. The Handbook is also available on the Web at www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/statutes/documents.
1.4 Vaccination/Immunization Requirements
A COMPULSORY Immunization program exists at McGill for students in the health professions. The McGill University Teaching Hospitals require the immunizations listed below before students are allowed to enter the first year of the programs. The immunizations should be completed well before commencement of the school year. Proof of immunity must be written and signed by either a nurse or a physician and include the following:
1) Proof of primary series vaccinations for Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio. This must include the dates for each vaccination.2) Proof of Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Polio (Salk) vaccination boosters within the last 10 years.3) Proof of live Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination received after 12 months of age and proof of a second measles vaccination.4) Proof of a TWO step PPD skin test for Tuberculosis (within the last 12 months).5) Hepatitis B +C vaccinations are required for Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Pathology students.6) Documentation of varicella or of an antibody titre.THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THESE REQUIREMENTS.
Student Health Services operates during the summer. Students are advised to complete their immunizations early, otherwise their entry into the teaching hospitals may be delayed.
1.5 Policy Concerning Access to Records
Statements of account and all other correspondence are sent directly to students who retain full control as to who has 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 progress report or any other information is sent to parents and/or sponsors unless specifically requested by the student in writing.
In accordance with the Act Respecting Access to Documents held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information (the "Access Act") personal information, including transcripts of academic records, may be released only with the authorization of the student. When a student applies to McGill, he/she authorizes the University to release certain personal information (name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, program and student status) to the following persons and bodies listed below.
The following persons and bodies are included in the authorization:
- libraries of other Quebec universities with which McGill established reciprocal borrowing agreement (I.D. number and bar code may also be disclosed to such libraries)
- the Quebec Ministry of Education, in order to create, validate and/or modify the student's Permanent Code
- the appropriate authorities involved with the external or internal funding of the student's fees (financial records may also be disclosed to such authorities)
- the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
- the Association of Registrars of Universities and Colleges of Canada and the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec, or the member institutions of these organizations, for the purpose of admissions operations and the production of statistics
- the school(s) or college(s) which the student attended
Students who choose to not authorize the University to disclose personal information to the following organizations, must complete and submit an opposition form. The opposition form is available at the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office.
- students and alumni who have volunteered to speak with admitted students
- the Student Associations recognized by McGill University for the category(ies) of students to which the student belongs
- the McGill Alumni Association
- professional bodies or corporations (e.g., engineers, dentists)
- McGill Network and Communications Services for the purposes of listing the student's McGill e-mail address in an online e-mail directory.
1.6 E-mail Communication
E-mail is one of the official means of communication between McGill University and its students. All students are assigned a Uniform E-mail Address (UEA). They should view and verify their UEA on Minerva, under the Personal Information menu. As with all official University communications, it is the student's responsibility to ensure that time-critical e-mail is accessed, read, and acted upon in a timely fashion. If a student chooses to forward University e-mail to another e-mail mailbox, it is that student's responsibility to ensure that the alternate account is viable.
It is a violation for any user of official McGill e-mail addresses to impersonate a University officer, a member of the faculty, staff or student body, in line with the McGill University "Code of Computer User Conduct" and relevant federal and provincial legislation.
More information about e-mail procedures is available at www.mcgill.ca/email-policy. E-mail support is provided by ICS Customer Support.
1.7 Language Policy
The language of instruction at McGill is English. Some courses are offered in French. Every student has a right to write essays, examinations and theses in English or in French except in courses where knowledge of a language is one of the objects of the course.
It is recommended that students who lack proficiency in English avail themselves of the opportunity to take an intensive English as a second language course prior to, or early in, their program of studies. Information concerning second language course offerings can be found in the Summer Studies and Continuing Education Calendars, and in the Faculty of Arts section of the Undergraduate Programs Calendar.
1.8 Proof of Proficiency in English
Applicants are not required to submit proof of proficiency in English if they meet one of the following conditions: their mother tongue/first language is English; or they have completed both Secondary V and a Diploma of Collegial Studies in Quebec; or they have studied for five or more years in an institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
All other applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English, using one of the following five options:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Most undergraduate programs require 233 (577 for the paper-based version). Some programs require higher or lower scores.
McGill Certificate of Proficiency in English
For further information about the program contact the Department of Languages and Translation, Centre for Continuing Education, 688 Sherbrooke St. W., Suite 1199, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3R1. Telephone: (514) 398-6160. E-mail: info.conted@mcgill.ca
Website: www.mcgill.ca/contedInternational English Language Testing System (IELTS)
A band score of 6.5 or better.
University of Michigan English Language Test (MELAB)
A minimum mark of 85%.
APIEL (Advanced Placement International English Language)
A minimum score of 4.
1.9 Language Requirements for Professions
Quebec law requires that candidates seeking admission to provincially-recognized professional corporations must possess a working knowledge of the French language, that is, be able to communicate verbally and in writing in that language.
To demonstrate this capability, candidates will be required to pass an examination set by the Office de la langue française, unless they can show that three years of full-time instruction in a French post-primary school have been completed. Candidates who have completed their secondary education in Quebec in 1986 or later and have received their certificate from secondary school are exempt from writing the examination. The professional corporation will require this certificate, proof of attendance or of successful completion of the Office examination.
The examination may be attempted by registered students during the two years prior to the date they receive a degree giving access to a professional corporation. Application forms for sitting the exam while still a student may be obtained from the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office or the Student Affairs Office, Laird Hall, Macdonald Campus. Priority will be given to those closest to graduation. Examinations take place every three months and may be attempted an unlimited number of times.
More information may be obtained from the Office de la langue française, 125 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec, H2X 1X4. Telephone (514) 873-4833.
Students who need to acquire a functional level of proficiency in French may take courses from either the English and French Language Centre, Faculty of Arts, or the Centre for Continuing Education, 688 Sherbrooke Street West; telephone (514) 398-6200.
1.10 Immigration Information
UNLESS their studies at McGill will be completed in less than six (6) months, all students, other than Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada, must obtain proper authorization from both Quebec and Canadian Immigration officials prior to proceeding to Canada and/or commencing studies. The process begins with a Letter of Acceptance from McGill University.
Details on Canadian immigration regulations may be obtained from the closest Canadian Visa Service (CVS) of Immigration Canada.
In addition, International Student Services prepares a "Getting Started" pamphlet along with a detailed Handbook for international students, which is sent to all accepted applicants. The Handbook is also available on the Web.
For further information, please contact:
International Student Services, Brown Student Services Building, 3600 McTavish Street, Suite 3215, Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2
Telephone: (514) 398-4349
Web site: www.mcgill.ca/stuserv/iss
E-mail: international.students@mcgill.ca1.11 Health Insurance - Canadian Residents
Canadian students from outside the province of Quebec should check with their own provincial medicare office to ensure the validity of their health coverage while studying at McGill.
Canadian students residing outside Canada may not qualify for any provincial medicare programs. In this case, they may purchase the Health Insurance for International Students.
All undergraduate students who pay Canadian fees and who are members of the Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) are automatically covered by the Students' Society's Health and Dental Plan. For details on fees and on what is covered by this plan, please refer to the information contained on the Web at www.aseq.com.
1.12 Health Insurance - International Students
By Senate regulation, all students, as well as their accompanying dependents, who do not have Canadian citizenship or Permanent Resident status must participate in a compulsory health insurance plan administered by the University. When registering by Minerva, students will be directed to the International Student Services Web page for enrolment procedures and details. See section "Fees" for information concerning rates.
Students registering for the first time in September (January) should note that Maternity Benefits for pregnancies which commenced prior to July 15th (November 15th) are not covered by the University's health insurance plan.
All inquiries related to this University policy must be directed to International Student Services.
Health Insurance: Telephone: (514) 398-6012
Email: international.health@mcgill.ca
1.13 Proper Use of Computing Facilities
Students are required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Users of McGill Computing Facilities as approved by the University Senate. The Code is published in the Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
1.14 Minerva
Minerva is McGill's Web-based information system serving students, staff and faculty. Students view class schedules, including course descriptions and spaces available in course sections, register and make course changes using Minerva at www.mcgill.ca/minerva. Students can also view their unofficial transcript and fee information; update their own personal information such as address, telephone number and emergency contacts; for some faculties, change their major or minor; apply to graduate; and view their McGill log-on information to access the Internet and e-mail.
2 Personal Information
2.1 Legal Name
All students are registered under their legal name as shown in one of the following documents:
1. Canadian birth certificate.
2. Canadian Immigration Record of Landing (IMM1000 or IMM5292 and Permanent Residence card, both sides).
3. International passport (for Canadians, a Canadian Citizenship card is acceptable).
4. Canadian Immigration Study or Work Permit document.
5. Certificate of Acceptance of Quebec (CAQ).
6. Letter from the International Student's Consulate or Embassy in Canada.
7. Marriage certificate translated into English or French by a sworn officer.
In the case of a variation in the spelling of the name among these documents, the University will use the name on the document that appears first on the above list.
Note:
This is the name that will appear on the student's diploma or certificate on graduation, and on the student's transcript.
2.2 Verification of Name
Students should verify the accuracy of their name on McGill's student records via Minerva and make any necessary corrections to formatting, e.g., upper/lower case letters, accents and spacing.
Students cannot change the name on their record via Minerva. Requests for such changes must made by presenting official documents (see section "Legal Name") in person at the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office.
2.3 Updating Personal Information
It is important that all students keep their official records up to date, especially their mailing or student billing address as these are used by the University year round. If all addresses on file are invalid or incomplete, a student's mail will be held. Once the addresses are updated, future mail will be sent.
Students should update their addresses and/or telephone number using Minerva.
Students who are away from campus and do not have access to the Internet may make the changes by writing to the Student Affairs Office or to the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office. A written request must include the student's signature.
Changes requiring verification of official documents, e.g., change of name or citizenship or correction of birth date, must be reported to the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office as soon as possible. Such changes can only be made in person.
2.4 Documentation
2.4.1 Documentation for Permanent Code, Citizenship and Proof of Quebec Residency
The Ministry of Education in Quebec requires that McGill collect documentation from all students to ensure tuition fees are assessed correctly and to ensure a permanent code is issued by the Ministry for all students. Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents should take steps to mail or fax this documentation prior to arriving on campus. International students must bring the appropriate documents with them when they come to have their McGill identification card issued before the start of lectures.
2.4.2 Canadians or Permanent Residents of Canada
Any new student who is a Canadian or Permanent Resident, including Quebec residents, must mail or fax to McGill prior to arriving on campus:
a. a legible photocopy of one of the following:
and
b. if the information was not already provided at the time of application to McGill, a signed Permanent Code form available at www.mcgill.ca/student-records/fees/permcode, indicating the names of the student's father and mother, or a Permanent Code.
Students can check if McGill has received their Permanent Code, after they have accepted the University offer of admission by viewing their unofficial transcript on Minerva. If the University has the Permanent Code on file it will be displayed at the top of the unofficial transcript, below their McGill ID.
2.4.3 Residents of Quebec
New students who are citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada, and who qualify for the Quebec rate of tuition fees, must also provide proof of Québec residency in addition to the documents listed in the above section. There are two ways of establishing Québec residency status:
a. Student was born in Québec. Documents: Quebec birth or baptismal certificate (issued prior to Jan. 1st, 1994) with place of birth clearly shown, valid Canadian passport indicating Quebec as place of birth;
b. Student obtained Landed Immigrant status by virtue of a Certificate of Selection of Québec (CSQ). Documents: CSQ document, written confirmation from Immigration Quebec that a CSQ was issued;
c. Student's high school and CEGEP transcripts transmitted electronically to McGill from the Ministry of Education of Quebec indicate "Quebec" as the place of residence. Document: final Quebec high school transcript;
d. Student was approved for a Quebec loan for the current academic year. Document: Quebec loan certificate;
e. Student is a member of an aboriginal community of Quebec. Document: letter from a band council official, band membership card.
2. With an "Attestation of Residency in Quebec" form (available at www.mcgill.ca/student-records/fees/poc) where the student must qualify for one of the situations indicated on the form and send it, signed and dated, along with all the documents requested on the attestation. A copy of the guidelines (in French) as established by the Ministry of Education of Quebec (MEQ) may be obtained from their Website at the following address: www.meq.gouv.qc.ca/ens-sup/FTP/rq-guide.pdf.Students can check on Minerva to verify that their documents have been processed. Please allow approximately 15 working days to record receipt of your documentation.
2.4.4 International Students
New students who are international students must provide:
a. one of the following:
and
b. if the information was not already provided at the time of application to McGill, a signed Permanent Code form available at www.mcgill.ca/student-records/fees/permcode, indicating the names of the student's father and mother, or a Permanent Code.
Students can check if McGill has received their Permanent Code, after they have accepted the University's offer of admission by viewing their unofficial transcript on Minerva. If the University has the Permanent Code on file it will be displayed at the top of the unofficial transcript, below their McGill ID.
Mail or fax copies of documents prior to arrival on campus.
The student's McGill ID number and contact information must show clearly on all documentation, and be mailed or faxed prior to arrival on campus. If McGill has not received this information prior to arrival, ID cards will not be issued and the student will be assessed international fees.
Mail or fax to:
Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office, James Administration Bldg., Government Reporting Unit, 845 Sherbrooke Street West, 2nd floor Montréal, QC, H3A 2T5 Canada Fax: (514) 398-8939 For questions, please e-mail que-can@mcgill.ca or phone (514) 398-2224.2.4.5 No Retroactivity
The Student Accounts Office will send students a fee statement based on the citizenship information and documentation on file at the time the statement is issued. If the appropriate proof required to support a citizenship or Quebec residency status is not received by the fee deadline indicated on the statement, students will be billed at the international rate of tuition. Late payment and interest charges may also incur on the unpaid balance. Students who submit their proof of status after the payment deadline indicated will have the international supplement waived, but will be responsible for the late payment and interest charged to their account.
Students should note that all documentation must be received by the end of the last day of classes of a current term to take effect for that term. All documents received after that date will be updated for the following term only, and the higher fees cannot be retroactively reversed for a previous term.
2.5 Identification (ID) Cards
Students registered at McGill are required to present an ID card when writing examinations and when using libraries, Student Services, certain laboratories, and many residences.
An ID card cannot be issued until at least 24 hours after the student has registered. When requesting the card, new students must present permanent code information and proof of legal status in Canada (for a list of documents please see below). International students must also show proof of health coverage (Blue Cross certificate or confirmation of exemption). Contact International Student Services at (514) 398-6012 or consult their Website at www.mcgill.ca/stuserv/iss for additional information.
ID cards will not be issued if any of the above documents are missing.
Registered students may obtain an ID card at these times and locations:
On Macdonald Campus, registered students may obtain an ID card from the Student Affairs Office, Room 106, Laird Hall.
From Monday, August 23 to Tuesday, August 31 by appointment (refer to Orientation Schedule).
From Wednesday, September 1 to Friday, September 10 (closed Monday, September 6).
Service is available between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Other notes:
- students who do not register for consecutive terms should retain their ID card to avoid having to replace it when they reregister.
- if your card has expired there is no charge for a replacement as long as you hand in the old proximity card.
- if you change programs or faculties there is no charge as long as you hand in the old proximity card.
- if your card has been lost, stolen or damaged, there is a $20 replacement fee.
The Student Identification Card is the property of the University and students withdrawing from all of their courses must attach their ID card to the withdrawal form or return their ID card to the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office (or the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Student Affairs Office, Macdonald Campus).
Students who need security access to labs or other facilities should refer to www.mcgill.ca/security/access.
3 Registration / Student Records / Exams
The information contained in this section applies to the University in general, students are advised to consult the appropriate faculty or school section for academic policies and regulations specific to their programs.
3.1 Registration
Students register and make course changes on the Web at www.mcgill.ca/minerva in accordance with the published registration dates.
Students will be charged a late registration fee during the late registration period.
To avoid the late registration fee students must access the Web site and register for at least one course for the fall term before the end of he regular registration period. Where permitted, courses then may be added until the end of the course change period without penalty.Students in programs with set curricula should select the Registration Confirmation course specific to their program:
Dentistry - REGN RCDE
Medicine - REGN RCMD
Physical and Occupational Therapy - REGN RCPO3.2 Change of Course and Withdrawal Policy
3.2.1 Course Withdrawal
Withdrawal (W) deadlines dates are listed in the Calendar of Dates.
Note:
1. The health profession programs described in this Calendar are highly structured and students should consult their adviser or Student Affairs Office to determine what course changes, if any, are allowed.2. The responsibility for initiating withdrawal rests solely with the student. Neither notification of the course instructor nor discontinuance of class attendance will suffice. The date on which a student's withdrawal is entered on Minerva is the official date of withdrawal, even if the student stopped attending lectures earlier.3. Fee refunds, if any, will be in accordance with section "Fees and Withdrawal from the University".3.2.2 University Withdrawal
Withdrawal (W) deadlines dates are specified in the Calendar of Dates.
Students considering withdrawal are strongly urged to consult with their adviser and Student Affairs Office before making a final decision.
Students who decide to withdraw from the University are required to follow the following procedures.
- Students who withdraw from the University before the deadlines for course withdrawal must drop or withdraw from all courses that can be dropped or withdrawn from on Minerva.
Students who are blocked from dropping or withdrawing from their last course on Minerva are required to contact their Student Affairs Office. The Student Affairs Office will supply any forms necessary to complete the University withdrawal.- Students who withdraw after the deadline for course withdrawal on Minerva must contact their Student Affairs Office for information on policies and procedures.
Note:
1. All students who have accessed Minerva to register must officially withdraw within appropriate deadlines if they decide not to attend the Term(s) for which they have registered.2. The responsibility for initiating withdrawal rests solely with the student. Neither notification of the course instructor nor discontinuance of class attendance will suffice. The date on which a student drops or withdraws from all courses on Minerva or the date the request for withdrawal is submitted to the Student Affairs Office is the official date of withdrawal, even if the student stopped attending lectures earlier.3. Fee refunds, if any, for the term in which the student withdraws will be in accordance with section "Fees and Withdrawal from the University".4. Upon withdrawal students are required to return their ID card to the University as stated in section "Identification (ID) Cards".3.3 Transcript of Academic Record
3.3.1 Unofficial Transcripts
Students who require a copy of their student record can view and print their own unofficial transcript by accessing Minerva. This applies to records from 1972 to present. For pre-1972 records, an official transcript must be ordered.
3.3.2 Official Transcripts
Official transcripts can be ordered on-line via Minerva. Students who cannot access Minerva, should fill out the "Request for Release of Official Document" form available on-line at www.mcgill.ca/student-records/transcripts/ or in person at the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office. Transcript requests may be submitted by mail, by fax, or in person but must be signed by the student. To protect privacy, we do not accept
telephone or e-mail requests.
Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office James Administration Building 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 205 Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5 Fax: (514) 398-89393.3.3 General Information
Transcripts are free of charge.
Official transcripts are sent directly to the addresses provided by the student. Official transcripts in sealed envelopes can be given to those requesting them.
Requests are processed in 3 to 5 working days, somewhat longer for pre-1976 records and at peak times.
ARR cannot be responsible for transcripts that are lost or delayed in the mail.
The University will issue only complete transcripts recording all work attempted and results obtained in any and all programs. In no circumstances will partial transcripts be issued.
Official transcripts will NOT be issued for students registered on or after September 2000 who have failed to provide the information and/or documents necessary to obtain or verify their Permanent Code.
Transcripts will not be issued if you owe fees or fines over $30.
Official transcripts are produced on secure paper that cannot be copied.
3.4 Course Information
3.4.1 Multi-term Courses
Most courses at McGill are single term (Fall or Winter or Summer) courses with final grades issued and any credits earned recorded at the end of that term. Single term courses are identified by a seven-character course number.
A unit may, however, decide that the material to be presented cannot be divided into single term courses or it is preferable that the work to be done is carried out over two, or three, terms. Under such circumstances, courses are identified by a two-character extension of the course number.In some cases, the same course may be offered in various ways: as a single term and/or in one or more multi-term versions. The course content and credit weight is equivalent in all modes, the only difference being the scheduling, and students cannot obtain credit for more than one version.
Courses with numbers ending in D1 and D2
are taught in two consecutive terms (most commonly Fall and Winter). Students must register for the same section of both the D1 and D2 components. When registering for a fall term D1 course the student will automatically be registered for the winter term D2 portion. No credit will be given unless both components (D1 and D2) are successfully completed in consecutive terms, e.g., Fall 2004 and Winter 2005.
Courses with numbers ending in N1 and N2
are taught in two non-consecutive terms (Winter and Fall). Students must register for the same section of both the N1 and N2 components. No credit will be given unless both components (N1 and N2) are successfully completed within a twelve (12) month period.
Courses with numbers ending in J1, J2 and J3
are taught over three consecutive terms. Students must register for the same section of all three components (J1, J2, J3). No credit will be given unless all three components are successfully completed.
IMPORTANT CONDITIONS FOR MULTI-TERM COURSES
1. Students must be registered for each component of the multi-term course. Students must ensure that they are registered in the same section in each term of the multi-term course.2. Students must successfully complete each component in sequence as set out in the multi-term course. Credit is granted only at the end of the multi-term course; no credit is given for partial completion.3.4.2 Course Terminology
Prerequisite:
Course A is prerequisite to course B if a satisfactory pass in course A is required for admission to course B.
Corequisite:
Course A is corequisite to course B if course A must be taken concurrently with (or may have been taken prior to) course B.
Credits:
The credit weight of each course is indicated in parentheses beside the course title. For D1 and D2 courses the credit weight is indicated after the course number.
COURSE NOMENCLATURE IN PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS:
Required Course:
Courses absolutely required in a program. All students in that program must take this (these) course(s) unless they are granted exemption(s).
Complementary Course:
Courses selected from a restricted list, a particular subject area, or a discipline. In some programs, students must include a number of these in order to meet program requirements.
Note:
Complementary courses are not electives.
The difference between Complementary courses and Required courses is that Complementary courses offer an element of choice, however small that choice may be. Students may choose from the two (or more) courses specified within Complementary Course segment(s) of a program description, but ONLY from those.
Elective course:
courses chosen freely (sometimes with advice and approval of the departmental advisor).
3.5 Course Nomenclature
Required Course: Courses absolutely required in a program. All students in that program must take this (these) course(s) unless they are granted exemption(s).
Complementary Course: Courses selected from a restricted list, a particular subject area, or a discipline. In some programs, students must include a number of these in order to meet program requirements.
Elective Course: Courses chosen freely (sometimes with advice and approval of the departmental adviser).
3.6 Academic Integrity
In submitting work in their courses, students should remember that plagiarism and cheating are considered to be extremely serious offences.
Students who have any doubt as to what might be considered "plagiarism" in preparing an essay or term paper should consult the instructor of the course to obtain appropriate guidelines. Students should also consult the academic integrity Website at www.mcgill.ca/integrity.
The possession or use of unauthorized materials in any test or examination constitutes cheating. Responses on multiple-choice examinations are normally checked by the exam security computer monitoring program. The program detects pairs of students with unusually similar answer patterns on multiple choice exams. Data generated by the exam security computer monitoring program can be used as admissible evidence either to initiate or corroborate an investigation or a charge of cheating under Section 16 of the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures. The Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures includes sections on plagiarism and cheating. The Code is included in the Handbook of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
3.7 Regulations Concerning Final Examinations
Preamble
The objectives of these regulations are:
Regulations
1. These regulations shall apply to undergraduate courses up to and including the 400 level (500 level for the Faculty of Science), that are evaluated by the use of written examinations. They shall not apply to clinical, field, laboratory, performance, and seminar courses, or to other courses that are evaluated solely by means of a design, paper, program, or project.2. Written examinations (including take-home examinations) shall not be held during the last two weeks of scheduled classes during the fall and winter terms, except where a pattern of continuous evaluation has been established, in which case the total value of examinations given in this period shall comprise no more than 10% of the final mark.3. If the written examinations in a course constitute 50% or more of the final mark, one of these shall be given as a final written examination; and it shall take place during the examination period after the last day of scheduled lectures in December or April.4. A final examination given during the examination period shall be worth at least 25% of the final mark.5. Students shall be informed of all course requirements by the end of the course change period. All term work shall be assigned early enough in the term for students to complete the assignment(s) by the last day of class.6. The due date for term work in courses to which these regulations apply shall be no later than the last day of classes.7. In courses that span the Fall and Winter terms (course pairs with numbers ending D1 and D2) , instructors who wish to give a mid-year examination in December must schedule it in the formal examination period.8. The principles enunciated in these regulations shall be applied, appropriately modified, to courses given during the summer, to other courses of less than a 13-week duration, and to courses in the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Dentistry, and Education that do not follow the normal university timetable.9. Individual faculties may propose variations in these regulations to the Academic Policy and Planning Committee in order to meet their special needs.10. These regulations, and any variations to them, shall be made known to students by each faculty.4 Calendar of Dates 2004-2005
Given in this section are key dates for the undergraduate programs of faculties and schools included in this publication. The complete Calendar of Dates is available on the Web at www.mcgill.ca/students-information/dates.
The excerpt published herein was accurate as of May 2004. The information is subject to change and users are advised to verify important dates by checking the Web.
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5 Fees
The University reserves the right to make changes without notice in the published scale of fees. (Note: The information in this section was prepared in May 2004.)
Further information regarding fees can be found on the Student Accounts Web site www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts.
Note: This section relates only to fees for the undergraduate programs listed in this Calendar. Graduate program fee information can be found in the General Information section of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Calendar, or obtained from the unit concerned.
5.1 Fee Information Booklet
The Fee Information booklet, published in June of each year by the Student Accounts Office, contains additional information as well as any fee adjustments which may have been made after the publication of this Calendar. Students are bound by the policies and procedures contained therein. In the event of any discrepancy, the Fee Information booklet supersedes the Calendar.
A copy of the booklet will be sent to all new students. The contents are also available on the Student Accounts Web site at www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts.
5.2 Access to Fee Information
Students can view their Account Summary by Term on Minerva. The Fall 2004 session fees become accessible as of August 1st.
5.3 Tuition Fees
The University will charge the following tuition fees in 2004-05 which will vary according to the residence and citizenship status of the student. The rates described below only refer to credit activities.
Quebec Students
The 2004-05 tuition fees for Quebec students who are Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents are $55.61 per credit or $1,668.30 for 30 credits.
In accordance with provincial government requirements, students must provide proof that they qualify for assessment of fees at the Quebec rate; see section "Documentation for Permanent Code, Citizenship and Proof of Quebec Residency" for details.
Note:
Students who do not submit appropriate documentation by the stipulated deadline are billed at the non-Quebec Canadian or the international rate, depending on the documentation submitted.
If proof of status is submitted after a student has been billed, but before the document submission deadline, the tuition supplement will be waived. Any late payment and/or interest charges accumulated during the documentation evaluation period will not be waived.Non-Quebec Students (Canadian or Permanent Resident)
The 2004-05 tuition fees for non-Quebec students who are Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents are expected to be $146.71 per credit or $4,401.30 for 30 credits. Le Ministère de
l'Éducation du Québec will formally notify the University during the Spring of any changes.
In accordance with provincial government requirements, students must provide proof that they qualify for assessment of fees at the non-Quebec Canadian rate; see section "Documentation for Permanent Code, Citizenship and Proof of Quebec Residency" for details.
Note:
Students who do not submit appropriate documentation by the stipulated deadline will be billed at the international rate.
If proof of status is submitted after a student has been billed, but before the document submission deadline, the tuition supplement will be waived. Any late payment and/or interest charges accumulated during the documentation evaluation period will not be waived.
International Students
The 2004-05 tuition fees for international students in all undergraduate programs included in this Calendar except Dentistry and Medicine are $408.25 per credit ($12,247.50).
The international fees listed in section "Yearly Fees and Charges by Faculty" are representative of fees that students could expect to be charged in each degree program.
Exemption from International Tuition Fees may be claimed by students in certain categories. Such students, if eligible, are then assessed at the Quebec student rate.
A list of these categories and the required application forms can be obtained from the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office. Information is also available on the Web at www.mcgill.ca/ students.
5.4 Documentation
For information, see section "Documentation".
5.5 Compulsory Fees
5.5.1 Student Services Fees
Student Services fees are governed by the Senate Committee on the Coordination of Student Services, a parity committee composed equally of students and university staff.
Through the Dean of Students' Office these services are available on campus to help students achieve greater academic, physical and social well-being. They include athletics facilities, student health and mental health, financial aid, counselling, tutorial service, off-campus housing, services for students with disabilities, chaplaincy, the Career and Placement Service, International Student Services, and the administration of the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
5.5.2 Student Society Fees
Student Society fees are compulsory fees collected on behalf of student organizations. Fees must be approved by the student body through fee referenda according to the constitutional rules of the association or society.
Changes to Student Society fees are voted upon by the students during the Spring referendum period.
Note:
For International students, the student society fee includes the SSMU Dental Insurance plan of $76.92. International students will be obliged to participate in the University's compulsory International Health Insurance Plan, which at the 2004-05 rate will cost $663 for single coverage. For more information, please contact International Student Services, (514) 398-6012.
5.5.3 Registration Charge
The University charges a per credit registration charge to all students in courses and programs. This is assessed as follows: $6.50 per credit to a maximum of $97.50 per term.
5.5.4 Information Technology Charge
The purpose of the information technology charge is to enhance certain technology services provided to students as well as to provide training and support to students in the use of new technology. The fee is assessed as follows: $5.83 per credit to a maximum of $87.45 per term.
5.5.5 Transcript Charge
The University charges a per credit transcript charge to all students. This entitles students to order transcripts free of charge and is assessed as follows: $.58 per credit to a maximum of $8.70 per term.
5.5.6 Copyright Fee
All Quebec universities pay a per credit fee to Copibec (a consortium that protects the interests of authors and editors) for the right to photocopy material protected by copyright. The fee is assessed as follows: $.58 per credit to a maximum of $8.70 per term.
5.6 Other Fees
Communication Sciences and Disorders Fees
M.Sc.(Applied) program, lab materials $50
M.Sc.(Applied) ID badge (1st year) $25
Dentistry - Purchases of Equipment and Materials Fee
In addition to the fees shown on the list of fees for Dentistry, certain items of equipment and supplies are purchased by each student through the Faculty of Dentistry. The fee also includes an amount for general supplies in the laboratories and clinics.
The estimated cost of these purchases is as follows:
Second Year $17,000
Third Year $7,000
Fourth Year $2,000
Dentistry and Medicine - Microscopes
In order to ensure that each student is adequately equipped for the microscopic work in histology, microbiology and pathology, a binocular microscope is provided for all students in first and second year. A rental fee sufficient to cover maintenance and repairs is charged.
Nursing Fees
Books, Uniform, Stethoscope, etc. $2,000
Graduate Pins (3rd year) $50 to $160
Nursing Explorations - 3 years $55 to $75 per year
Physical and Occupational Therapy Fees
Books and Other Equipment $1,000
Uniforms (Physical Therapy only) $100
Laboratory Materials $75
5.7 Billings and Due Dates
5.7.1 Confirmation of Acceptance Deposit
Students admitted to the University will be required to confirm their acceptance of the offer of admission on www.mcgill.ca/minerva/ applicants and pay the required deposit by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) at that time.
5.7.2 Invoicing of Fees
Students may request that their fee invoice be sent to a Student Billing Address by updating their personal information on Minerva. Otherwise invoices will be sent to the current Mailing address. Interest will not be cancelled due to non-receipt of fee invoices.
Students should access the Student Accounts website at www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts for information on current due dates.
For most returning students who register during the regular registration period, an invoice will be mailed in early August, due on August 30th.
New students who register during the month of August will receive their invoice in early September, due on September 29th.
All students returning to the University for the Winter term must pay their fees by January 3, 2005.
New students starting in the Winter term will receive their invoice in early January, due on January 28th.
Late Payment Fees:
Students who still have an outstanding balance greater than $100 on their account as of October 29th (February 28th for the Winter term) will be charged a late payment fee of $25 over and above interest.
5.8 Fees and Withdrawal from the University
All students who have accessed Minerva to register must officially withdraw in accordance with section "Change of Course and Withdrawal Policy" if they decide not to attend the Term(s) for which they have registered. Otherwise they will be liable for all applicable tuition and other fees.
Students who have accessed Minerva and who drop their last course from September 1st through to the withdrawal period with full refund, will be deemed to have withdrawn from the University. They will be automatically charged a minimum charge of $100 (or their deposit fee if newly admitted) to cover administrative costs of registration.
Students who discontinue their classes without taking steps to drop their courses will be liable for all applicable tuition and other fees.
5.8.1 Fee Refund Deadlines
The deadline dates for course refunds are independent of the deadline dates given for withdrawal from courses.
Fall Term - up to and including September 19:
Returning students - 100%* refund (Less minimum charge of $100 in the case of complete withdrawal.) New students - 100%* refund (Less registration deposit.)Fall Term - after September 19:
No refund.
Winter Term - up to and including January 23:
Returning students - 100%* refund (Less minimum charge of $100 in the case of complete withdrawal.) New students - 100%* refund (Less registration deposit.)Winter Term - after January 23:
No refund.
* Including tuition fees, society and other fees, student services, registration and transcripts charges, and information technology charge.
5.9 Other Policies Related to Fees
5.9.1 Impact of Non-Payment
The University shall have no obligation to issue any transcript of record, award any diploma or re-register a student in case of non-payment of tuition fees, library fees, student housing fees or loans on their due date. Access to Minerva for registration functions will be denied until these debts are paid in full or arrangements made to settle the debt.
Students who register in a given term who have amounts owing from previous terms must make payment arrangements with either the Student Aid Office or the Student Accounts Office prior to the end of the course add/drop period. Failure to do so will lead to the current term's registration being cancelled.
5.9.2 Acceptance of Fees vs. Academic Standing
Acceptance of fees by the University in no way guarantees that students will receive academic permission to pursue their studies. If it is subsequently determined that the academic standing does not permit the student to continue, all fees paid in advance will be refunded on application to the Student Accounts Office.
5.9.3 Fees for Students in Two Programs
Students in two programs normally are billed additional fees for their second program. Depending on the level of the two programs eg., one program at the undergraduate vs. one program at the graduate level, students may incur both society and faculty fees and/or additional tuition fees. Consult the student accounts website for further details.
Student in two programs may consult the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office for information on tuition fees. Adjustments to bills will be made throughout the term when fees cannot be automatically calculated.
5.10 Deferred Fee Payment
5.10.1 Students with Sponsors
Students whose fees will be paid by an outside agency such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, CIDA, a foreign government, or their University department (i.e., teaching assistants or demonstrators), must have written evidence to that effect. Students in any of the above categories should go to the Student Accounts Office with the appropriate documentation.
When a third party has agreed to pay fees on behalf of a student, payment will be recorded on the fee account thereby reducing the balance the student must pay. The University reserves the right to insist upon payment. If the third party does not pay the promised fees within 90 days of invoicing, the student will be responsible for paying the fees plus the late payment fee and accrued interest.
5.10.2 Students receiving McGill Scholarships/Awards
Fall Term:
McGill scholarships or awards are normally credited to the recipient's fee account by mid-August. These awards have the effect of reducing the student's outstanding balance.
Winter Term:
Students will be able to view upcoming Winter term scholarships or awards on Minerva once processed by the Student Aid Office. These awards are post-dated and will be released to the student's fee account by January 3rd.
5.10.3 Students receiving Government Aid
Students are encouraged to pay their tuition promptly upon receipt of their government assistance. Interest on outstanding tuition is charged monthly beginning in August for returning students and in September for new students. Students who have applied for government assistance for full-time studies by June 30 will be entitled to an exemption of interest and late payment charges effective upon receipt of their aid at the Student Aid Office.
5.11 Yearly Fees and Charges by Faculty
Tuition fees at the undergraduate level are based on the number of credits taken. The tables reflect normal full-time course loads.
Part-time students will be charged tuition fees at the per credit rate and will be subject to student society fees, student services fees, registration and transcripts charges, and information technology charges.
Note: Any changes to fees subsequent to the publication date will be updated as they are confirmed via the Student Accounts website www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts.
5.11.1 Faculty of Dentistry - D.M.D.
5.11.2 Faculty of Medicine - M.D.,C.M.
5.11.3 School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition - B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.) (based on 30 credits per year)
5.11.4 School of Nursing - B.Sc.(N.) and B.N.
(based on 30 credits per year)
5.11.5 School of Physical and Occupational Therapy - B.Sc.(Phys.Ther.), B.Sc.(Occ.Ther.)
(based on 30 credits per year )
6 Facilities
6.1 Buildings
McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6
This 15-storey building, completed in 1965, contains the administrative offices of the Faculty of Medicine and the Health Sciences Library, the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, the Departments of Biochemistry, Social Studies of Medicine, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Physiology, the Animal Resources Centre and a number of special research units.Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building
3640 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2B2
This building, opened in 1911, houses the administrative offices of the Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.Duff Medical Sciences Building
3775 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4
Opened for use in 1924, the building is situated on the northeast corner of University Street and Pine Avenue. It is occupied by the Biomedical Engineering Unit, the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, and Pathology and the Sheldon Biotechnology Centre.Research and Training Building
1033 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1
In 1943 a large building and site were donated as a basis for the development of an Institute of Psychiatry. The building was reconstructed to permit the establishment of a 50-bed unit, together with extensive research laboratories, and opened in 1944.In 1946 the first day-hospital in the world was opened at the Institute and in 1953 a 50-bed wing was added. In 1985, another wing, housing in-patient services, psychology and occupational therapy, was added.
The Research and Training Building of the Department of Psychiatry was built by McGill University in 1963, providing an extensive and modern research facility.
McGill Genome Québec Innovation Centre
740 Doctor Penfield Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A4
Completed fall 2002, the six-storey structure was constructed to help meet the critical demand for modern and cross-disciplinary research space. The Centre is shared by five groups : the Montreal Genome Centre, the Montreal Proteomics Centre, the Génome Québec Expertise Centre, The Bone Research Centre and bio-business incubators.Lady Meredith House
1110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A3
This building currently houses the Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Experimental Medicine, and Medical Education.Charles Meredith House
1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A3
This elegant building, built for Charles Meredith, houses the offices and teaching rooms of Occupational Health and the Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Unit.Purvis Hall
1020 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A2
Purvis Hall is situated at the corner of Peel and Pine. The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics occupies the entire building.Beatty Hall
1266 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC H3A 1A8
Built in 1912, this heritage building was designed by Hogle and Davis architectural firm. In 1946 it was acquired by McGill and currently houses the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.Davis House
3654 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y5
Built in 1909 for contractor James T. Davis, this heritage building, designed by architects Edward and W.S. Maxwell, houses teaching and research facilities of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.Hosmer House
3630 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y5
Built in 1901, for Ogilvie Flour Mill founder Charles Hosmer, this heritage building and its coach house, designed by architect Edward Maxwell, houses teaching and research facilities of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy.Hosmer Annex
3541 de la Montagne, Montreal, QC
The School of Physical and Occupational Therapy occupies this building.Hugessen House
3666 McTavish Street, Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2
The Department of Psychiatry occupies this building.Wilson Hall
3506 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7
The School of Nursing shares this main campus building with the School of Social Work.3647 Peel Street, Montreal, QC H3A 1X1
This building house the Departments of Social Studies of Medicine and Biomedical Ethics.
515 and 517 Pine Street, Montreal, QC H2A 1S4
The Department of Family Medicine occupies these buildings.
MACDONALD CAMPUS
Macdonald-Stewart Building21,111 Lakeshore Rd., Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9
This building, completed in 1978, houses the administrative offices and laboratories for the School of Dietetics and Human and the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.6.2 Hospitals
McGill University Teaching Hospitals
The teaching hospital network of McGill University is an integral part of the research, teaching, and clinical activities of the Faculty of Medicine. By agreement and tradition, the administration, medical staff, and scientific personnel of these institutions are closely integrated with McGill University and form the basis for the clinical departments of the Faculty of Medicine:
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) /
Centre Hospitalier UniversitaireThe MUHC is a new institution created by the merger and integration of four of the teaching hospitals of the Faculty of Medicine. The MUHC is one of the five Centres Hospitaliers Universitaires recognized by the Ministry of Health of the Province of Quebec and is the primary site for the teaching programs of the University. The activities of the MUHC are carried out at the following four locations:
The Royal Victoria Hospital
is situated on 35 acres of land bordered by Pine Avenue and University Street. Its complex of seven pavilions houses a bed complement of 584. The hospital has annual in-patient admissions of over 18,000 and ambulatory services visits (out-patients, emergency day surgery and day care, etc.) of over 350,000. It provides teaching programs for medical students as well as students of the other health professions.
The Royal Victoria Hospital opened in 1894. Over the years it has expanded its physical complex to accommodate its clinical, teaching and research activities. The Allan Memorial Institute became the hospital's Department of Psychiatry in the 1940s. The hospital established a Research Institute in 1981 in order to coordinate what is one of the largest hospital-based research programs in the country.
In 1994, the Montreal Chest Hospital Centre, a 94-bed institution specializing in the treatment of respiratory diseases, integrated with the Royal Victoria, becoming the Montreal Chest Institute of the Royal Victoria Hospital.
The Montreal General Hospital
has 406 licensed beds. In a typical year, there are approximately 11,000 admissions and 315,000 consultations in the Emergency and Out-patient Departments. The Montreal General was founded in 1821 and its record in clinical teaching is one of the longest in North America. Students were first received in 1823, in what was the first medical school in Canada. This school agreed to form the Faculty of Medicine in 1829.
The present hospital building was opened in 1955. In addition, a research centre was opened on hospital grounds in 1973, and now has 100,000 square feet of space.
The Montreal Children's Hospital,
located on Tupper Street, near the Atwater Metro Station, has 180 beds and, in a typical year, admits approximately 8,000 patients. The Ambulatory Services have over 180,000 visits, 70,000 of which are through the Emergency Room and over 100,000 in the clinics. The hospital has a provincial mandate for several tertiary care programs including newborn intensive care and surgery, major pediatric trauma, extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation, and organ transplantation, among others. The hospital also provides pediatric and technical services to Baffin Island.
An active teaching program is maintained for the medical students and for residents and fellows. There are also teaching programs for nursing students and other health professionals. The McGill University-Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute pursues research and postgraduate education in many areas, all related in some way to diseases and problems encountered in the period of life from the fetus through adolescence.
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
are housed in an eight-story building, adjacent to the Pathology Building and the Royal Victoria Hospital. The Institute opened in 1934 and as the cornerstone states is "Dedicated to relief of sickness and pain and to the study of Neurology". The McConnell Wing was opened in 1953, doubling both the clinical and laboratory space. A nine-story addition, the Penfield Pavilion, was opened in 1978. The Webster Pavilion, completed in 1984, centralizes brain imaging resources, provides laboratory spaces, and includes a 350-seat amphitheatre.
Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
3755 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2
The Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital has 637 beds and admits approximately 21,700 patients per year. The hospital has earned a reputation for excellence in many specialities: the Department of Oncology has an active clinical research program which includes Experimental Pharmacology; the Department of Family Medicine is recognized for the quality of its training program; the Geriatrics Division includes a Memory Clinic which studies and cares for Alzheimer's patients; the Obstetrics service oversees approximately 3,500 births per year and is designated as a provincial high risk referral centre; the Neonatology service has set international records for high survival rates, with good quality of life, of low birthweight infants. The hospital has a comprehensive Cardiology service and Cardiac Surgery program. The Emergency Department, one of the busiest in Montreal, has an extensive teaching and research program. The Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry offers a wide range of outpatient services for adults, adolescents and families, as well as a broadly based research program in the psychosocial aspects of illness. Basic research in many fields is carried out in the hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research. This includes the McGill AIDS Centre, the Bloomfield Centre for Research on Aging, the Molecular Oncology Research Group, and research programs in genetics, perinatology, cardiac and pulmonary disease, and endocrinology. The Jewish General Hospital Centre for Epidemiology and Community Studies is essential to the hospital's clinical research program. Teaching residents and medical and nursing students is a priority for the hospital's large geographic full-time staff.
St. Mary's Hospital Centre
3830 Lacombe Avenue, Montreal, QC H3T 1M5
St. Mary's is an acute care specialized hospital with 316 adult beds and 65 bassinets. About 3,600 babies are delivered annually at the Hospital. There is a progressive and active Family Medicine Centre recognized for its teaching. The Emergency Department is very busy and supervised by a staff physician 24 hours per day. The Hospital also provides numerous highly specialized services such as renal dialysis, oncology, organized geriatric and psycho-geriatric, nuclear medicine and C.T. scanning services. There are approximately 49,000 out-patient clinic visits, 5,000 procedures through the surgical day center, and over 15,000 patient admissions and 119,00 ambulatory care visits annually. The Hospital is noted for its devotion to patients, motivation to the achievement of excellence, and good spirit and relationships among all staff.
Specialty Teaching Hospital
Douglas Hospital
6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, QC H4H 1R3
The Douglas Hospital is a McGill-affiliated teaching and research centre for the specialized care of mental illness. The only English psychiatric hospital in the province of Quebec, it is part of an integrated network in cooperation with various departments of psychiatry of general hospitals. Short and long term hospitalization in addition to out-patient services are offered in specialized and ultraspecialized settings to children and persons of all ages. There are 288 beds. Patients, who are treated in the least restrictive manner possible, are offered a vast gamut of services. Services are organized in five programs: the Community Psychiatric Centre, the Child and Adolescent Services, the Specialized Treatment and Rehabilitation Program, the Psychogeriatric Program, and the Newman Rehabilitation Centre.
The Hospital offers training to residents in psychiatry, medical and paramedical students in many disciplines. It is a member of the World Federation for Mental Health and the World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation, and was designated as the Montreal World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Mental Health in 1982. The Hospital's Research Centre is a world renowned facility contributing to biopsychosocial as well as clinical research and offering training to researchers from around the world.
Hospitals Affiliated with McGill University
The following hospitals have been approved by, and have contracted with, McGill University for participation in teaching and research in one or more departments and services:
Centre Hospitalier de Vallées de l'Outaouais
Gatineau, and Hull, QC
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
3205 Place Alton Goldbloom, Laval, QC H7V 1R2
LaSalle General Hospital
8585 Terrasse Champlain, LaSalle, QC H8P 1C1
Maimonides Hospital Geriatric Centre
5795 Ave. Caldwell, Montreal, QC H4W 1W3
Shriners Hospital For Crippled Children
1529 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC H3G 1A6
6.3 Clinical Facilities for Dentistry
The McGill University McCall Dental Clinic is located in the Montreal General Hospital.
At the Clinic, Third and Fourth year students in the undergraduate program are taught under the guidance of the dental staff to carry out all phases of clinical dentistry and related laboratory procedures. They attend this clinic daily except for such time as may be taken up by lectures or other University work.
The Montreal General Hospital offers the facilities of all departments in the hospital and allows the students to observe a wide variety of interesting and unusual cases under treatment.
6.4 Clinical Facilities for Human Nutrition
The Mary Emily Clinical Nutritional Research Unit is located on 7 Maple in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
The Unit was developed with the objective to create a facility dedicated to inpatient human nutrition experimentation using precisely controlled diets. The Unit is housed in a detached 5,000 sq. ft. building located at the perimeter of the Macdonald Campus with easy access to the community at large. This Unit is capable of supporting 12 research subjects on an inpatient basis. The facility is unique in Canada, in that it allows strict, in-house monitoring and testing of research subjects over prolonged periods while they consume diets prepared in-house. The upper two levels of the facility contain dormitory and living areas, the latter include weight room, studying and leisure areas. On the lower main level are kitchen, dining and clinical testing areas. A community interface office and sensory evaluation laboratory are also under development. The Unit is a self-supporting initiative which is available for use by external researchers. For further information regarding collaborative or independent extramural research interests, contact the Director of the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.
6.5 Research Centres
Artificial Cells and Organs Research Centre
3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6
Web site: www.artcell.mcgill.ca/
Fax: (514) 398-4983This Centre concentrates on interdisciplinary research on the application of artificial cells in medicine and biotechnology. The present research emphasis is on artificial cells, enzyme replacement therapy, biotechnology, modified hemoglobin and encapsulated hemoglobin as red blood cell substitutes in transfusion and other applications, biomaterials, artificial kidney: tissue engineering, enzyme engineering, artificial liver, control drug delivery systems, bioencapsulation of enzymes, cells, microorganisms, and organelles. The members of this Centre come from different specialties in McGill ranging from the basic science Departments of Physiology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering to clinical divisions in the McGill teaching hospitals. The Centre Office is in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building.
Biomedical Ethics Unit
3647 Peel Street, Montreal, QC H3A 1X1
Telephone: (514) 398-6980
Fax: (514) 398-8349One of the responsibilities of this Unit, established in the Faculty of Medicine in June 1996, is that of providing and coordinating undergraduate and graduate teaching in bioethics and health law. This includes courses and electives for medical students; in-hospital courses, lectures and rounds for residents and those in allied health disciplines; participation in faculty development workshops and conferences. This Unit also administers the Bioethics Master's Program, and provides the core bioethics courses and supervision of theses, in collaboration with the Faculties of Medicine, Law, and Religious Studies, and the Department of Philosophy. Master's students from all those disciplines are eligible for this Master's Degree with a specialization in bioethics. It is an interdisciplinary academic program that emphasizes both the conceptual and the practical aspects of bioethics and ordinarily takes two years to complete. The Unit provides and coordinates clinical ethics services for the McGill teaching and affiliated hospitals. This service includes the provision of in-hospital clinical ethicists from the Unit who provide ethics consults as well as chair or co-chair the Clinical Ethics Committees and serve on the Research Ethics Committees. Members of the Unit are active in a variety of interdisciplinary research areas from the perspectives of bioethics and health law. Current areas of research include clinical trials, genetics, ethics-law interaction, psychiatric ethics, ethics and culture. The Unit has seminars open to McGill faculty and students and the public on a variety of contemporary bioethics issues. Unit members and research associates actively collaborate with members of various McGill faculties and units as well as nationally and internationally in research, teaching and clinical activities. There are currently five academic members located on a full-time basis in the Unit offices, representing the disciplines of philosophy, religious studies, medicine and law. The current director of the Unit is Edward W. Keyserlingk, LL.M., Ph.D. E-mail: keyser_e@falaw.lan.mcgill.ca
Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research
740, Dr Penfield Avenue, 2nd floor
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A4 Canada
Tel: (514) 843-1632
Fax: (514) 843-1712
Web site: www.bonecentre.ca
The Centre for Bone and Periodontal Research was established in October 2001 to promote and facilitate research and training in the areas of bone, cartilage and periodontal disease. The Bone Centre currently represents the interests of almost 50 clinical and fundamental scientists across Canada, many of whom are recognized leaders in research pertaining to disorders such as arthritis, osteoporosis, metastatic and metabolic bone disease and developmental disorders of the skeleton and oral cavity.
The Bone Centre is managed and operated under the guidance of 13 investigators from McGill, Universite de Montreal and Ecole Polytechnique, who form the Research & Development Committee.
The Centre provides advanced instrumentation for hard tissue research, acts to increase the research capacity of its members and to translate advances into improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases involving the skeleton and oral cavity.
Centre for the Study of Host Resistance
Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room A6149,
Montreal, QC H3G 1A4
The Centre brings together the major disciplines responsible for carrying out research in the field of Host Resistance. The mechanisms underlying both genetically-determined and acquired resistance to environmental stimuli which represent a threat to the host integrity and which can lead to the development of a broad range of abnormalities are studied. Rational approaches towards the identification of susceptible individuals and the prevention and correction of their genetically-determined or acquired defects are explored. Centre faculty specialize in research and in providing graduate and postgraduate training in the following fields: Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics, Molecular Immunology and Cell Biology, and Immunoparasitology. The efforts of the Centre have been recognized in the National Centres of Excellence, in which the Centre is a principal domain in the Network entitled: "Genetic Basis for Human Disease".
Centre for Translational Research in Cancer
Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
3755 Côte Ste-Catherine, Room D127, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2The aim of the Centre is to facilitate the translation of the exciting novel findings made in fundamental laboratories into testable hypotheses for evaluation in clinical trials in oncology. There are currently extremely high quality clinical research activities at McGill, and the fundamental investigations of cancer biology by McGill scientists are recognized worldwide. The Centre provides the infrastructure to bring these investigators together in order to synergize their efforts at generating novel and promising translational research. This provides a structured focus for these activities and will accelerate the testing of potential benefits derived from scientific discovery.
The Centre provides core functions to enhance translational research, including a Tissue Bank, Clinical Research Unit, and a Molecular Modeling Program. The unique interaction of clinician-scientists and Ph.D. researchers provides an important strength to novel therapeutic development programs. There is significant interaction with biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry.
The Centre provides a high quality environment for training clinician-scientists in cancer research. The trainees include both graduate students (Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pathology) as well as Ph.D. and M.D. scientists interested in postdoctoral experience in working specifically on clinicially oriented or relevant models or problems.
Centre for Research on Language, Mind and Brain
1266, Pine Avenue West
Montreal, QC H3G 1A8
Web site: www.crlmb.mcgill.ca
The multidisciplinary Centre for Research on Language, Mind and Brain brings together investigators from four faculties at McGill with the goal of advancing our understanding of the processes of speech and language that extends from the theoretical (e.g., theories of language structure, neural processing) to the applied (e.g., bilingual and second language learning, clinical intervention for speech and language disorders). Research domains include speech science modeling and analysis, the neural bases of language, language acquisition, and visual language processing, among others. The Centre provides training for undergraduate and graduate students., as well as postdoctoral fellows, and is involved in the development of new interdisciplinary graduate programs.
McGill AIDS Centre
Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital,
3755 Cote St. Catherine, Room 318, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2The McGill AIDS Centre coordinates, facilitates and promotes teaching, research and treatment activities, relating to HIV infection and AIDS, at McGill University and its affiliated teaching hospitals. McGill University has been among the foremost institutions in Canada to study and treat HIV infection and AIDS. McGill scientists, researchers, and clinicians have carried out work in every area of this health problem. The Centre firmly believes that the study and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS must be inter-disciplinary, and thus the fields of medical science and social science must complement each other. The Centre enhances this work by helping researchers, scientists and clinicians at McGill to carry out the complex research that is needed to understand, prevent and treat HIV infection. Educational and training activities will be augmented to ensure there is sufficient manpower for the growing HIV epidemic. The care and treatment of persons who are infected with HIV or who have developed AIDS will be enhanced through coordination of these activities at McGill hospitals and clinics. Further the Centre will provide a forum for the input and participation by people with HIV infection or with AIDS in this research, teaching, and care.
McGill Cancer Centre
3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Room 701,
Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6The purpose of the McGill Cancer Centre is to carry out basic research on the cancer problem which, along with knowledge of the latest developments worldwide in the cancer field, can in some cases be used to develop clinical trials involving rational, novel approaches leading to improved diagnosis and treatment. Research projects include the molecular biology and molecular genetics of cancer-related cell surface alterations, the cell biology and molecular genetics of cellular differentiation and its aberration in malignancy, and the molecular biology of the initiation of DNA replication in normal and malignant cells. Associate members involved in both basic and clinical cancer research interact regularly with a core of investigators housed in the Centre itself. The Centre office is in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building.
McGill Centre for Studies in Aging
Douglas Hospital, 6825 LaSalle Boulevard,
Verdun, QC H4H 1R3
The specific goals of the Centre are: i) to bring together investigators in the basic sciences, the clinical sciences, the social sciences, and other disciplines, to create a greater knowledge base for understanding of the aging process; ii) to serve as a focus for education and training of those individuals concerned with the elderly; iii) to transfer the newly created knowledge to those institutions and organizations actually giving service and care to the aged; and iv) to identify those parts of the aging process which are preventable or capable of being modified, to assist the individual aged person in coping with the problems of being elderly and ultimately, through those processes, to benefit mankind.
McGill Nutrition and Food Science Centre
Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Avenue West,
Montreal, QC H3A 1A1
Established in 1982 in recognition of the increasing importance of nutrition in clinical medicine, the Centre has a four-fold function. The first is the development and integration of research at the basic and clinical level, involving investigators at the Crabtree Laboratory of the Centre at the Royal Victoria Hospital, and at other locations in the University, and to encourage existing faculty to interact in nutrition-related investigations. The second function is the provision of opportunities for graduates in medicine, nutrition and other disciplines to do graduate and postdoctoral research in the laboratories of full-time and associate members. The third is to provide contemporary nutrition teaching at the relevant levels of the medical curriculum, during residency training and thereafter. The Centre is committed to providing reliable information to the public on nutrition-related matters. Finally, nutrition consulting activities in the clinical setting are supported and further developed. The Centre is administratively related to the Faculties of Medicine and the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition.
Centre for Medical Education
Lady Meredith House, 1110, Pine Avenue West
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A3
The Centre for Medical Education was established to:
- promote and strengthen research and scholarly activity in medical education and ensure that research informs practice;
- develop expertise and educational programs in specific content areas related to medical education;
- and to respond to specific curricular needs and assist in the development and evaluation of core curricula and innovative educational methods in the Faculty of Medicine.
Centre for Research on Pain
Stathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building
3640, University Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2B2
Pain research at McGill University is carried out by the McGill Centre for Research on Pain, which comprises researchers from the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Science. The main goal of the Centre is to bring together the McGill community of basic and clinical pain researchers to promote research that will result in cures for chronic pain. Through its own activities and international collaborations, the Centre focuses on new discoveries and their clinical applications that will improve the prevention and treatment of chronic pain.
6.6 Libraries
All of the McGill University libraries are available to health sciences users but three of them are likely to be of particular interest. These are the Health Sciences Library and the Osler Library of the History of Medicine, both situated in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building and the Macdonald Campus Library - which is a primary resource for Dietetics and Human Nutrition users.
Health Sciences Library
The Health Sciences Library was founded in 1823, making it the oldest health sciences library in Canada. The library contains about 285,000 volumes and it receives about 1000 current print journal titles. In addition to print, the library licenses access to a variety of electronic resources, including over 3,500 journals. Access to licensed electronic resources is available to all McGill faculty, staff and students.
The library is a major resource for teaching, research and clinical care in communication sciences and disorders, dentistry, medicine and physical and occupational therapy. The library is noted for its strong retrospective collection of books and journals. Information on the library collections and services can be found at www.health.library.mcgill.ca.
The library is open to all who need to use its collections. Borrowing privileges are extended to all McGill faculty, staff and students. The library's hours vary throughout the year and are available on the Web site noted above or by telephoning (514) 398-4475. It should be noted that only holders of valid McGill ID cards can access the library during weekend or evening hours.
Osler Library of the History of Medicine
The Osler Library of the History of Medicine, which opened in 1929, is physically and intellectually connected to the Health Sciences Library. The library has as its nucleus the 8,000 volumes willed to McGill University in 1919 by Sir William Osler (one of its most famous pupils and teachers). The collection now totals over 55,000 volumes as Sir William's original gift has been augmented by transfers from the Health Sciences Library, by other gifts and bequests and by an active purchasing program. The library is supported by a Friends group, publishes a Newsletter, available at the Web site noted above and offers an annual research travel grant.
The Osler Library is open to all who wish to consult its collections and current material is available for loan. Borrowing privileges are extended to all McGill faculty, staff and students. The library is open only on weekdays from 9:00 to 5:00 and in July and August is also closed on Fridays.
6.7 Computing Facilities
6.7.1 IST Customer Services (ICS)
McGill ICS provides technical support for the following student services: E-mail, Dialup Access Service (DAS), Virtual Private Network (VPN), REZ Voice and Data Service (post-installation), Wireless Network and WebCT.
They may be reached on-line via the Virtual Help Desk at www.mcgill.ca/ics/vhd or by phone at (514) 398-3398, or in person at Burnside Hall in room 112.
6.7.2 Network and Communications Services (NCS)
McGill NCS provides data services including access to Local Area Networks (LANs), the Internet, e-mail, McGill central systems, and the McGill University Website - all from virtually anywhere on campus (wired or wireless) and remotely. They also provide voice service (with long distance and voice mail) to students in McGill Residences. The Website at www.mcgill.ca/ncs lists products and services offered by McGill NCS.
6.7.3 WebCT
WebCT is McGill's on-line course management system.
WebCT is used in a large number of McGill courses. Currently most of them are taught in a hybrid fashion with WebCT serving as a component within a traditional class structure. As an on-line environment, WebCT provides key tools for extending the educational experience. Students can access content in various forms, post assignments, take quizzes and participate in on-line discussions.
The WebCT Student Resources Website at www.mcgill.ca/webct/students provides an overview of WebCT tools, task-oriented how-tos and general advice for student success with educational technology. Help is available on-line via the Virtual Help Desk at www.mcgill.ca/ics/vhd and by phone at (514) 398-3398.
6.7.4 Computer Labs
The computer labs are provided by many faculties and departments for students in their programs. A list of these can be found on the Web via the McGill Gateway at www.mcgill.ca/index/computer. Check the unit listings or contact the unit directly for information concerning facilities and accessibility.
6.7.5 Instructional Communications Centre
The Instructional Communications Centre (ICC) provides services related to the use of technology in teaching. It is McGill's central facility for the loan of audiovisual equipment and support for video production.
The ICC Audiovisual Arrangements Section located in the lobby of the Redpath Library and the ICC office at the Macdonald Campus house a full range of audio, video, computer, and projection equipment available for loan to McGill students. Equipment is provided free of charge for credit course activities. Training in equipment use is available and advance reservations are highly recommended. Further details are available on the ICC Website www.mcgill.ca/icc/equipment/loan.
The ICC also maintains two video editing suites available for staff and students who wish to produce their own programs. These suites are self-instructional, and sessions should be reserved in advance. For more information or to reserve a session, please contact the ICC Main Office, 688 Sherbrooke St. W., Suite 1600, (514) 398-7200.
7 Student Services
7.1 Office of the Dean of Students
William and Mary Brown Student Services Building 3600 McTavish Street, Suite 4100 Montreal, QC H3A 1Y2 Telephone: General Information: (514) 398-8238 or 398-3825 Dean/Associate Dean: (514) 398-4990 Fax: (514) 398-3857The Dean and the Associate Dean of Students coordinate all student services at McGill and are available to provide assistance and/or information on almost all aspects of non-academic student life. Concerns of an academic nature will be directed to the proper individual, office or department.
7.2 Student Services - Downtown Campus
Unless otherwide indicated, on the Downtown Campus all student services offered by the Office of the Dean of Students are located in the William and Mary Brown Student Services Building, 3600 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2.
A list of services available is given below. For further information refer to the Student Services Web site www.mcgill.ca/stuserv or the address indicated.
Athletics:
offers programs in recreational, intercollegiate, instructional, intramural and sports clubs.
Athletics Complex, 475 Pine Avenue West (514) 398-7000 E-mail: athletics@mcgill.ca Web site: www.athletics.mcgill.caCareer and Placement Service (CAPS):
provides a range of services to McGill students, and recent graduates, in the field of student and graduate employment.
Brown Building, Suite 2200 (514) 398-3304 E-mail: careers.caps@mcgill.ca Web site: www.caps.mcgill.caChaplaincy Service:
concerned with the spiritual and mental well-being of all students.
Counselling Service:
assistance for personal, social, and emotional problems as well as vocational and academic concerns.
First Peoples' House:
fosters a sense of community for Aboriginal students studying at McGill.
First-Year Office:
helps ease the transition of all students new to McGill. Coordinates "Discover McGill", a one-day, campus-wide University and Faculty Orientation.
Health Services:
provides access to experienced physicans, nurses and health educators who offer health services and information in a confidential atmosphere. Also operates a laboratory offering a wide array of testing, and a dental clinic.
International Student Services:
offers support to international students with non-academic matters (immigration, health insurance, etc.), runs a Buddy Program and an orientation program.
Mental Health Services:
a psychiatric clinic which offers easily accessible treatment for mental health problems.
(A mechanism for assisting students with personal/academic problems has also been established within the Faculty of Dentistry and the Faculty of Medicine.)
Student (Financial) Aid Office:
provides assistance in the form of loans, bursaries and work study programs to students requiring financial aid.
Student Housing (Off-Campus):
maintains computerized lists of available off-campus student housing.
Student Housing Office, 3641 University Street (514) 398-6010 E-mail: offcampus.housing@mcgill.ca Web site: www.mcgill.ca/offcampusResidences:
offers accommodation for approximately 2300 students.
Student Housing Office (514) 398-6368 Web site: www.mcgill.ca/residencesA new building,
had been added to McGill's residence facilities just as this publication went to press. Formerly a hotel, the building will house over 600 students just a few blocks from the downtown campus. For details, see the Residences' Web site.
McGill has four co-educational residences (Douglas, Gardner, McConnell and Molson Halls) and one women's residence (Royal Victoria College) for undergraduate students, which are located on, or in the immediate vicinity of, the downtown campus.The rates for the regular session (September 1 to April 30) in 2001-02 were $7,186 for single room and all meals (RVC only), and for room and five-day meal plan $6,426 (Douglas Hall only), $5,890 (Gardner, McConnell and Molson Halls). Residents are not accepted on a room-only basis. Fees for a limited number of double rooms (in above mentioned halls) were approximately $300 less than those quoted above.
Solin Hall, an apartment-style residence located at 3510 avenue Lionel-Groulx, a five-minute metro ride from the University, also houses undergraduate students. The rooms in Solin Hall are leased on a 11½ month basis (August 28 to August 11). The rates for a regular single room in 2000-01 were $5,161.
McGill Residences also administers the M.O.R.E. (McGill's Off-Campus Residence Experience) network. M.O.R.E. includes two large buildings and 13 smaller buildings and houses located within walking distance of main campus. The accommodations (mostly single) vary from building to building and include private, self-contained studio apartments as well as shared facilities whereby each student has her/his own bedroom but shares a common kitchen, washroom and living areas. All rooms and apartments are fully furnished and rent for a period of 11½ months (August 28 to August 11). Rents range from $340 to $550 per month and although there is no mandatory meal plan, meal tickets may be purchased for use in any of the Residences cafeterias.
More information can be found on the Web at www.residences. mcgill.ca. To contact the Residence Admissions Office, e-mail: housing@residences. lan.mcgill.ca or telephone (514) 398-6368, fax: (514) 398-2305. The mailing address is 3641 University Street, Montreal, QC H3A 2B3.
Office for Students with Disabilities:
coordinates services to meet the special needs of students with disabilities.
Brown Building, Suite 3100 (514) 398-6009 E-mail: disabilities.students@mcgill.ca TDD: (514) 398-8198 Web site: www.mcgill.ca/stuserv/osd/osd.htmTutorial Service:
sponsors an extensive tutorial program for students.
7.3 Student Services - Macdonald Campus
While students who study on Macdonald Campus may make full use of all Student Services available at McGill, the Office of the Dean of Students, in cooperation with the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, offers students direct access to the services listed below.
Further information can be found on the Web at www.mcgill.ca/ macdonald/resources/studentservices and the Student Services Web site www.mcgill.ca/stuserv.
Unless otherwise indicated, Macdonald Campus services are located in the Centennial Centre, Room CC 1-124,
21,111 Lakeshore Road.
Telephone: (514) 398-7992 Fax: (514) 398-7610Counselling Services:
a professional counsellor is available twice a week offering counselling for personal, social and emotional concerns as well as for academic and vocational concerns. Appointments are required.
Health Service:
a referral service is available Monday through Friday. A nurse/health educator is on Campus three times a week and a physician may be seen by appointment on specified dates.
Telephone: (514) 398-7565.Off-Campus Housing:
the Macdonald Campus service is available from June 1 to August 31 each year.
Telephone: (514) 398-7992Student (Financial) Aid Office:
Information about government loans, McGill loans and bursaries, and the Work Study Program can be obtained at the Centre. During the academic year (September to April) a counsellor visits the campus twice monthly to help students with financial problems.
Career and Placement Service (CAPS):
this service brings together potential employers and students seeking permanent, summer and part-time career-related work.
Telephone: (514) 398-7582Athletics:
facilities available to Macdonald students are a gymnasium, pool, weight room, an indoor arena, tennis courts, lit playing fields and large expanses of green space. Instructional, recreational, intramural and intercollegiate activities are available.
Stewart Athletic Complex (514) 398-7789 Web site: www.agrenv.mcgill.ca/society/athleticResidence Facilities - Macdonald
For more than 90 years, residence life has been an integral part of Macdonald Campus activities. Laird Hall, with a capacity of more than 210 students, is arranged on a co-educational basis and provides accommodation for undergraduate, graduate and Farm Management Technology students. Residents enjoy comfortable rooms, modern kitchens, cosy lounge facilities, and other amenities that help make their residence life a complete and meaningful part of their university experience.
The EcoResidence, Canada's first ecologically-friendly student residence and recent winner of the prix d'excellence from l'Ordre des architectes du Québec, accommodates 100 students. The EcoResidence is a unique initiative that recycled two buildings and incorporated the newest ecological construction technology. This type of accommodation will appeal to students who enjoy independent living in self-contained apartments of two or six single bedroom units. Each unit is built on a split-level concept with large, airy common living areas and fully equipped kitchens.
Applications for residence and inquiries concerning the residences should be addressed to:
Campus Housing Office, P.O. Box 192, Macdonald Campus of McGill University Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9 Telephone: (514) 398-7716 Fax: 514-398-7953 E-mail: residences@macdonald.mcgill.ca Web site: www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/resources/residences7.4 Additional Services for Students
Bookstore
The McGill University Bookstore stocks new and used textbooks, a full range of books for the academic and professional community, supplies, and McGill insignia items.
3420 McTavish Street Telephone: (514) 398-7444 Web site: www.mcgill.ca/bookstore On Macdonald Campus the Bookstore is located in the Centennial Centre, telephone: (514) 398-8300.Computer Store
The McGill Computer Store, located on the second floor of the University Bookstore, sells a full range of PC, Macintosh and Unix hardware and software at educational prices. The MCS is authorized to process the Quebec Student Microcomputer Loan for eligible students. (Applications are available from the Student Aid Office in the Brown Student Services Building, or call (514) 398-6013 for more information.)
3420 McTavish Street Telephone: (514) 398-5025 Web site: www.mcgill.ca/mcs sales.mcs@mcgill.caDay Care
The McGill Community Family Day Care Centres are independently-run centres which can accommodate approximately 100 children, ranging in age from 4 months to 5 years. As placements are limited, especially for certain age groups, early application is suggested. The Centres are located at 3491 Peel Street, Montreal, H3A 1W7, telephone (514) 398-6943.
Extra-Curricular Activities
There are over 250 activities and clubs which students may join. These include international clubs; religious groups; political clubs; fraternities; communications groups such as Radio McGill, the McGill Tribune, and the McGill Daily; and some 50 miscellaneous groups (e.g., science clubs; literary, theatrical and musical societies; a chess club; and the McGill Outing Club).
The University Centre, 3480 McTavish Street, provides club rooms for these activities in a four-storey building with cafeterias, a ballroom, lounges and an experimental theatre. Activities for graduate students are centred in David Thomson House at 3650 McTavish Street. On the Macdonald Campus facilities are located in the Centennial Centre.
Ombudsperson for Students
At McGill University there is an Ombudsperson for Students, filled on a half-time basis by an academic staff member. The Ombudsperson receives complaints from students and assists in the resolution of those complaints through informal means including information, advice, intervention, and referrals with a view to avoiding the more formal grievance procedures that already exist in the University.
The Office of the Ombudsperson is a confidential, independent, and neutral dispute resolution service for all members of the student community. Please call (514)398-7059 for an appointment.
Office of the Ombudsperson, Brown Building, Room 5202 Web site: www.mcgill.ca/ombudsperson8 History of the University
The Hon. James McGill, a leading merchant and prominent citizen of Montreal, who died in 1813, bequeathed an estate of 46 acres called Burnside Place together with £10,000 to the "Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning" upon condition that the latter erect "upon the said tract or parcel of land, an University or College, for the purpose of education and the advancement of learning in this Province"; and further upon condition that "one of the Colleges to be comprised in the said University shall be named and perpetually be known and distinguished by the appellation of `McGill College'."
At the time of James McGill's death, the Royal Institution, although authorized by law in 1801, had not been created but was duly instituted in 1819. In 1821 it obtained a Royal Charter for a university to be called McGill College. Further delay was occasioned by litigation, and the Burnside estate was not acquired until March 1829. The Montreal Medical Institution which had begun medical lectures at the Montreal General Hospital in 1822, was accepted by the College as its Faculty of Medicine in June 1829. After further litigation, the College received the financial endowment in 1835 and the Arts Building and Dawson Hall were erected. The Faculty of Arts opened its doors in 1843.
Progress, however, was slow until the 1821 Charter was amended in 1852 to constitute the members of the Royal Institution as the Governors of McGill College. Since that time the two bodies have been one. It was first called "The University of McGill College" but in 1885 the Governors adopted the name "McGill University". Even after the amended charter was granted, little advance was made until 1855 when William Dawson was appointed Principal. When he retired 38 years later, McGill had over 1,000 students and Molson Hall (at the west end of the Arts Building), the Redpath Museum, the Redpath Library, the Macdonald Buildings for Engineering and Physics, and a fine suite of medical buildings had been erected.
Since then the University has continued to grow vigorously. In 1884 the first women students were admitted and in 1899 the Royal Victoria College was opened, a gift of Lord Strathcona, to provide separate teaching and residential facilities for women students. Gradually, however, classes for men and women were merged.
In 1907 Sir William Macdonald established Macdonald College at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, as a residential college for Agriculture, Household Science, and the School for Teachers. Those components have since become the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, which includes the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition on the Macdonald Campus and the Faculty of Education located on the downtown campus. The University's general development has been greatly facilitated by the generosity of many benefactors, and particularly by the support of its graduates, as regular public funding for general and capital expenditures did not become available until the early 1950s. Since that time government grants have become a major factor in the University's financial operations, but it still relies on private support and private donors in its pursuit of excellence in teaching and research.
The University now comprises 11 faculties and 10 schools. At present over 20,000 students are taking regular university courses; one in four is registered in Graduate Studies.
The University is also active in providing courses and programs to the community through the Centre for Continuing Education which serves approximately 10,000 students per term.
9 University Administrative Officers
Richard W. Pound; O.C., O.Q., Q.C., C.A., B.Com.(McG.), B.A.(Sir G.Wms.), B.C.L.(McG.)
Chancellor
Robert Rabinovitch; B.Com.(McG.), M.A., Ph.D.(Penn.)
Chair of the Board of Governors
Heather Munroe-Blum; O.C., B.A., B.S.W.(McM.), M.S.W.(W.Laur.), Ph.D.(N.Carolina)
Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Luc Vinet; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Montr.)
Provost
Anthony Masi, A.B.(Colgate), Ph.D.(Brown)
Deputy Provost and Chief Information Officer
Morty Yalovsky; B.Sc.; M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.)
Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance)Nancy L. Wells; B.A.(Mass. College of Liberal Arts), M.S.(Ind.)
Vice-Principal (Development and Alumni Relations)
Louise Proulx; B.Sc.(Sherbrooke), Ph.D.(Laval)
Vice-Principal (Research)
Janyne Hodder; B.A., M.A.(McG.)
Vice-Principal (Institutional Relations)
Jennifer Robinson
Vice Principal (Communications)
Robin Geller; B.Sc.(Eng.)(Queen's), LL.B.(Ott.)
Secretary-General
Nicholas de Takacsy; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(McG.)
Associate Provost (Academic Services)
Hudson Meadwell; B.A.(Man.), M.A., Ph.D.(Duke)
Associate Provost
(Academic Staff and Planning)Martha Crago; B.A., M.Sc.A., Ph.D.(McG.)
Dean (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies) and
Associate Provost (Academic Programs)Deborah Buszard; B.Sc.(Bath), Ph.D.(Lond.)
Associate Vice-Principal (Macdonald Campus)
Ian Butler; F.C.I.C., B. Sc., Ph.D.(Brist.)
Associate Vice-Principal (Research)
Bruce Shore; B.Sc., M.A.(McG.), Ph.D.(Calg.)
Dean of StudentsFrances Groen; B.A.(Penn.), B.L.S.(Tor.), M.A.(Pitts.)
Director of Libraries
Sylvia Franke; LL.B., B.Sc.(Tor.)
Registrar and
Executive Director of Admissions,
Recruitment and Registrar's Office
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