Health Sciences 2010-2011 University Calendar

3.5.2

Credit System

The faculties listed in this publication use the credit system, where each course is assigned a credit rating reflecting the number of weekly contact hours. In general, a three-credit course indicates three hours of lectures per week for one term but this does not ap­ply to all faculties. Laboratory contact hours usually count for fewer credits. Credits also reflect the amount of effort required of the stu­dent and generally assume two hours of personal study for each contact hour.

The credit weight of each course is indicated in parentheses be­side the course title.

Note:

Credit for multi-term courses (courses with the suffixes: D1, D2; N1, N2; J1, J2, J3) is granted only after successful completion of all components in the specified time frame. For example, a student would have to take D1 and D2 components in consecutive terms and successfully complete them both in order to obtain credit.

Changes are made after the publishing of this Calendar. Always check the Class Schedule at www.mcgill.ca/students/courses/calendars for the most up-to-date information. This includes class times, locations and instructors.

Note: “you” refers to students newly admitted, readmitted or returning to McGill.

Use the Course Listing Search for descriptions of all courses and the term when they are offered. Note: not all courses listed here are offered every term or year. Use Course Keyword Search to search for courses using specific keywords in the free-form field below the term selection. Note: not all courses listed here are offered every term or year.