Undergraduate Programs Calendar
2006-07
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3.4 Undergraduate Advising
3.4.1 Advising and the University Mission
The Mission Statement of the University expresses the commitment to offer students "the best education available". An essential component of this is the advising process. Because advising takes place in many ways and locations at McGill, it is important that students learn about the different types of advisers (see below) and how each of them can provide students with assistance in reaching their goals.
3.4.2 The Role of the Student in Advising
The active participation of students in the advising process is essential in order for them to access the full range of academic opportunities during their studies. They must be proactive in seeking meetings with various advisers, professors, counsellors, and such to ensure that they receive the advice they need to formulate a personal plan of study and to meet their academic goals. It should be noted that, while advisers are there to provide students with guidance, students are ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of their degree or diploma. It is their responsibility to inform themselves about the rules and regulations of the University, their faculty, and their program. With the students' cooperation, all advisers and counsellors will work together to help students throughout their undergraduate studies.
3.4.3 Types of Advising and Advisers
While at McGill, students have access to a variety of advisers, mentors, and counsellors who have different skills, expertise, and levels of authority. Students should ensure that they seek academic and personal advice from the adviser most closely attuned to their academic needs or personal situations. All advisers provide an atmosphere of trust where students can talk about their situation in complete confidentiality. Typical types of advisers are described below. Students should refer to their faculty's section of the University Undergraduate Programs Calendar for additional advising information specific to their degree program. It should be noted that some academic matters require approval of more than one adviser, e.g., the faculty adviser and the department/school academic adviser.
Faculty Advisers are normally located in the Student Affairs Office of each faculty and are available throughout the calendar year.
Faculty Advisers:
· are experts in the rules, regulations, and requirements pertaining to specific degree programs;
· will provide ongoing advice and guidance on program selection, course registration, credit load, deadlines, and majors and minors;
· will offer help managing academic situations during periods of personal, financial, or medical problems, by working with students to identify various possibilities and strategies for making informed decisions;
· will communicate with other advisers within the University and, with a student's permission, serve as a direct link to other University resources.
Department/School Academic Advisers are normally located closer to the offices of professors in a student's particular area of study and may only be available during specific times of year
(e.g., prior to registration for the next session or during the drop/add period) or during regularly scheduled office hours. Students who are completing a major or minor in more than one unit will often have an adviser in each unit. The academic adviser may be either a professor or member of the administrative staff. Students should contact their department administrative offices to determine the identity and availability of their academic adviser. Students should ensure that they check their progress with their academic adviser from time to time - and certainly before their final year.
The academic adviser:
· will guide students through course selection to meet the
subject matter requirements of the major or minor;· will consider requests for course equivalencies, recommend prior approval for inter-university transfer credits, or explain the rationale for the design of a department/school program;
· may assist in planning for, and applying to, university exchange programs, and may also provide, or direct students to, information about scholarships, awards, research fellowships, and opportunities within a given field;
· is a valuable source of information about the various resources available at McGill;
· can provide support, guidance, and appropriate referrals for students experiencing academic or personal difficulties while studying at McGill;
· will often be responsible for confirming that students have met major or minor program requirements for graduation.
Professors/Lecturers may act in a voluntary capacity to mentor students as they progress through their program. The faculty adviser or department/school academic adviser may be able to help students identify a good resource person in their area of study.
Professors/lecturers:
· may provide advice on the latest trends in a specific field of study and make recommendations on related advanced readings;
· may discuss opportunities for a student research experience and help students connect with a professor or lecturer who best suits their interests or learning style;
· will refer a student back to the faculty adviser or academic adviser for signatures and permission related to program requirements.
Peer Advisers are student volunteers who have been trained by faculty advisers or department/school academic advisers. They often offer drop-in hours for advice on University life and will help students find the information they need in the University Undergraduate Calendar or through other University resources. Peer advisers are only available in some faculties or departments.
Related Services
The First-Year Office (FYO) (Brown Student Services Building; firstyear@mcgill.ca) can help new students navigate their way through the Undergraduate Course Calendar and the information contained in the Welcome to McGill book. They will help students prepare for the course registration period when the Minerva registration system opens for newly admitted students. To maximize this help, it is strongly recommended that students first read the sections in the Welcome to McGill book specific to their faculty. The FYO staff are always available to provide advice and referrals to the many support mechanisms at McGill.
Student Services Counselling Service (Brown Student Services Building; counselling.service@mcgill.ca) has professional counsellors who are available to discuss personal, academic and career goals or problems. They can provide individual or group study skills sessions or guide students through financial, or other, crises by means of interventions or referrals.
Career and Placement Service (Brown Student Services Building; careers.caps@mcgill.ca) provides career education, guidance, and individual advising to students in their search for permanent, part-time, or summer jobs and internships.
Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office (James Administration Building; (514) 398-3910) is the place to start for questions related to credits on entrance or advanced standing based on previous studies.
On the Macdonald Campus, information will be provided by the Student Affairs Office, Laird Hall, Room 106.
3.4.3.1 Contact Information for Advising
In general, newly admitted and returning students contact their faculty student affairs office with any questions on programs.
Faculty Student Affairs Offices
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Tel.: (514) 398-7925
E-mail: studentinfo.macdonald@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/macdonaldFaculty of Arts
Tel.: (514) 398-4210
E-mail: newstudentadvising.artsci@mcgill.caE-mail: adviser.artsci@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/artscisaoStudents in U1 or above should also see the contact information for advisers under the heading (see "Contact Information for Departments, Schools and Programs for Students in the Faculty of Arts (or the B.A. & Sc. Degree)" )below.
Faculty of Education
Tel.: (514) 398-7042
E-mail: sao.education@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/edu-saoFaculty of Engineering
Tel.: (514) 398-7257
E-mail: information@engineering.mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/engineeringDesautels Faculty of Management
Tel.: (514) 398-4068
E-mail: bcom.mgmt@staff.mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/managementSchulich School of Music
Tel.: (514) 398-4541
E-mail: studentaffairs.music@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/music/student/undergraduateFaculty of Science
Tel.: (514) 398-4210
E-mail: newstudentadvising.artsci@mcgill.ca
E-mail: adviser.artsci@mcgill.ca
www.mcgill.ca/artscisaoStudents in U1 or above should also see the contact information for advisers under the heading (see "Contact Information for Departments, Schools and Programs for Students in the Faculty of Science (or the B.A. & Sc. Degree)" )below.
Contact Information for Departments, Schools and Programs for Students in the Faculty of Arts (or the B.A. & Sc. Degree)
Students admitted to U0 contact the Faculty of Arts Student Affairs Office for advising on the Arts freshman programs or the B.A. & Sc. freshman program.
Students admitted to U1 or above contact the department (school or program) directly for academic advising. Additional contact information will be found in the relevant section of the calendar.
African Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
Email: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.caAnthropology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4300
E-mail: undergraduate.anthropology@mcgill.ca
Art History & Communication Studies
(Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6541
E-mail: ahcs@mcgill.ca
Canadian Ethnic Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-6853
E-mail: morton.weinfeld@mcgill.ca
Canadian Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-3705
E-mail: nathalie.cooke@mcgill.ca
Catholic Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.ca
Classics (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-3975
E-mail: undergrad.history@mcgill.ca
Computer Science (School of)
Tel.: (514) 398-7071 ext. 00118
E-mail: liette@cs.mcgill.ca
East Asian Studies (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6742
E-mail: asian.studies@mcgill.ca
Economics (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4850
E-mail: jagdish.handa@mcgill.ca
Education for Arts Students (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-7042
E-mail: Sao.education@mcgill.ca
Educational Psychology (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4260
E-mail: selma.abumerhy@mcgill.ca
English (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6550 or 398-6557
E-mail: dorothy.alleyne@mcgill.ca
Environment (School of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4306
E-mail: pete.barry@mcgill.ca
French Language and Literature
(Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6885
E-mail: marie.robillard@mcgill.ca
Geography (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4951 or 398-4111
E-mail: gakman@geog.mcgill.ca
German Studies (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3650
E-mail: german.studies@mcgill.ca
Hispanic Studies (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6683
E-mail: hispanic.studies@mcgill.ca
History (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3975
E-mail: undergrad.history@mcgill.ca
History and Philosophy of Science (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.ca
Humanistic Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4301
E-mail: faye.scrim@mcgill.ca
Industrial Relations (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4301
E-mail: faye.scrim@mcgill.ca
International Development Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ids@mcgill.ca
Italian Studies (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3953
E-mail: italian.studies@mcgill.ca
Jewish Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-6543
E-mail: undergrad.jewishst@mcgill.ca
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
(program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.ca
Linguistics (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4222
E-mail: lise.vinette@mcgill
Mathematics & Statistics (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3800
E-mail: advisor@math.mcgill.ca
Middle East Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-7108
E-mail: laila.parsons@mcgill.ca
Music (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-6333
E-mail: bruce.minorgan@mcgill.ca
North American Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.ca
Philosophy (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6060
E-mail: info.philosophy@mcgill.ca
Philosophy and Western Religions (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.ca
Political Science (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4800
E-mail: effie.poulis@mcgill.ca
Psychology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6121
E-mail: info@psych.mcgill.ca
Québec, études sur le (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.ca
Religious Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-5320
E-mail: info.relgstud@mcgill.ca
Russian & Slavic Studies (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3639
E-mail: russian.slavicstudies@mcgill.ca
Science for Arts Students (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4109
E-mail: anne.comeau@mcgill.ca
Sexual Diversity Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4804
E-mail: ines.scharnweber@mcgill.ca
Social Studies of Medicine (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-6033
E-mail: ssom@mcgill.ca
Social Work (School of)
Tel.: (514) 398-7070
E-mail: undergraduate.socialwork@mcgill.ca
Sociology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6848
E-mail: undergraduate.sociology@mcgill.ca
Women's Studies (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-3911 ext. 3
E-mail: monica.hotter@mcgill.ca
Contact Information for Departments, Schools and Programs for Students in the Faculty of Science (or the B.A. & Sc. Degree)
Students admitted to U0 contact the Faculty of Science Student Affairs Office for advising on the Science freshman program or the B.A. & Sc. freshman program.
Students admitted to U1 or above contact the department (school or program) directly for academic advising. Additional contact information will be found in the relevant section of the calendar.
Anatomy and Cell Biology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6335
E-mail: Anatomysec.med@mcgill.ca
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3758
E-mail: undergraduateinfo.aos@mcgill.ca
Biochemistry (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-1898
E-mail: rachelle.leger@mcgill.ca
Biology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4109
E-mail: anne.comeau@mcgill.ca
Chemistry (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3653
E-mail: advisor.chemistry@mcgill.ca
Cognitive Science (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-6060
E-mail: james.mcgilvray@mcgill.ca
Computer Science (School of)
Tel.: (514) 398-7071 ext. 00118
E-mail: Liette@cs.mcgill.ca
Earth and Planetary Sciences (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6767
E-mail: kiki@eps.mcgill.ca
Environment (School of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4306
E-mail: pete.barry@mcgill.ca
Geography (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-4951 or 398-4111
E-mail: gakman@geog.mcgill.ca
Kinesiology for Science Students (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-4184 ext. 0472
E-mail: ana.chicoine@mcgill.ca
Mathematics & Statistics (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3800
E-mail: advisor@math.mcgill.ca
Microbiology & Immunology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3061
E-mail: office.microimm@mcgill.ca
Neuroscience (program)
Tel.: (514) 398-3689
E-mail: sonia.viselli@mcgill.ca
Physics (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6477
E-mail: chairsec.physics@mcgill.ca
Physiology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-3689
E-mail: sonia.viselli@mcgill.ca
Psychology (Department of)
Tel.: (514) 398-6121
E-mail: info@psych.mcgill.ca
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