Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
General Information, Regulations and Research Guidelines
2005-06

2 Calendar of Dates 2005-2006

Given in this section are Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office key dates. The complete Calendar of Dates is available on the Web at www.mcgill.ca/student-records. The excerpt published herein was accurate as of April 2005. The information is subject to change and users are advised to verify important dates by checking the Web.

LEGENDS
GPSO	Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office
Activity Codes:
APP	Application
AWRD	Awards (including scholarships)
CONV	Convocation
EXAM	Examinations
INFO	Information
LEC	Lecture
NOTE	Note to students
ORIENT	Orientation
REG	Registration
THES	Thesis
W	Course withdrawal
W--	University withdrawal

Date	Activity Code	Activity
Mar. 1, Tues.	APP	Deadline for application for September admission to most departments in the GPSO. (Many departments have earlier deadlines. Please verify with the individual department or on the web at www.mcgill.ca/applying/graduate).
Mar. 9, Wed.	INFO	Deadline for all Undergraduate students and Graduate students in all non-thesis programs (certificates, diplomas, master's non-thesis) who expect to complete their program requirements at the end of the Winter 2005 term (June 2005 convocation) to apply to graduate on Minerva.
Mar. 10, Thurs.	REG	Summer Session registration opens for Undergraduate and Graduate students. Graduate students should confirm dates with individual departments.
Mar. 25 Fri. and Mar. 28, Mon.	HOLIDAY	EASTER. No classes or exams. Administrative offices closed. Library hours to be announced.
Mar. 30, Wed.	INFO	Deadline for all Undergraduate students and Graduate students in all non-thesis programs (certificates, diplomas, master's non-thesis) who expect to complete their program requirements at the end of the Summer 2005 term (October 2005 convocation) to apply to graduate on Minerva.
Mar. 31, Thurs.	REG	Registration using Minerva begins for all returning students in Graduate Studies.
April 2005
Apr. 13, Wed.	LEC	Last day of lectures for Winter term 2005.
Apr. 14, Thurs. to Apr. 29, Fri.	EXAM	Examination period for courses ending during the Winter term.
May 2005
May 15, Sun.	W	Deadline for Web withdrawing (grade of "W") from multi-term courses (D1/D2, N1/N2) that started in Winter 2005.
	NOTE	Students in multi-term courses with course numbers ending in N1 and N2 only (started in the winter, skip the summer, are completed in the subsequent Fall term) may withdraw on Minerva until May 15 and following May 15 until the end of the Fall term course change period on September 13 (with full refund for the Fall term) by contacting their faculty Student Affairs Office.
May 15, Sun.	W--	Deadline for newly admitted students beginning their graduate thesis program in a Summer Term of Residence to withdraw from the University, with fee refund (less deposit or $100 minimum charge).
May 23, Mon.	HOLIDAY	VICTORIA DAY (Classes cancelled). Administrative offices closed.
May 27, Fri.	CONV	14:30 Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
May 30, Mon.	CONV	10:00 Education 19:00 Continuing Education
May 31, Tues.	CONV	10:00 Music 15:00 Health Science
June 2005
June 1, Wed.	CONV	10:00 Engineering 14:30 Management
June 2, Thurs.	CONV	10:00 Arts (Humanities) & Religious Studies 14:30 Arts (Social Sciences)
June 3, Fri.	CONV	10:00 Law 14:30 Science
June 6, Mon.	THES	Deadline to submit Doctoral theses with Nomination of Examiners forms to GPSO (Thesis Office) for students expecting to convocate in Fall 2005. Meeting this deadline does not guarantee a Fall graduation.
June 20, Mon.	THES	Deadline to submit Master's theses with Nomination of Examiners forms to GPSO (Thesis Office) for students expecting to convocate in Fall 2005. Meeting this deadline does not guarantee a Fall graduation.
June 24, Fri.	HOLIDAY	LA FÊTE NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC. Libraries closed. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.
Mon., June 27 to Fri., August 19	NOTE	Between June 27 and Aug 19 (inclusive) administrative offices will be closed each Friday. Although the Admissions, Recruitment & Registrar's Office and some administrative offices will be open on Friday, August 19, students are urged to inquire in advance to ensure the office they wish to contact is open on this day.
June 27, Mon.	INFO	Administrative offices closed (for La Fête Nationale du Québec).
July 2005
July 1, Fri.	HOLIDAY	CANADA DAY. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.
July 4, Mon.	INFO	Administrative offices closed (for Canada Day).
August 2005
Aug. 1, Mon.	REG	Last day for returning students in all faculties to register (except Continuing Education) without a late registration fee.
Aug. 2, Tues. to Aug. 8, Mon.	NOTE	Returning students cannot access Minerva for fall/winter registration or course change during this period.
Aug. 3, Wed. to Aug. 17, Wed.	IDCARD	Quebec and Canadian students can avoid line-ups and get their ID cards early on August 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17 at the ARR Service Centre from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you miss these dates, you can still get your card with everyone else - but you may have to wait longer in line.
Aug. 9, Tues. to Sept. 1, Thurs.	REG	Registration using Minerva for all newly admitted students in Graduate Studies.
Aug. 9, Tues. to Sept. 1, Thurs.	REG	Late registration and course change reopens on Minerva for returning students in all faculties (except Continuing Education) with a $50 late fee ($20 for Special and Graduate part-time students).
Aug. 15, Mon.	REG	Registration using Minerva begins for Fall term Continuing Education courses.
Aug. 18, Thurs. to Aug. 31, Wed.	IDCARD	IDs at the Trottier Building Cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Including Friday, August 19, Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21. Excluding Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28.
Aug. 22, Mon. to Sept. 8, Thurs.	IDCARD	IDs at Laird Hall during "Discover Mac" week. Refer to Orientation schedule and website www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/ for more details (closed Monday, September 5).
Aug. 22, Mon. to Sept. 9, Fri.	ORIENT	Orientation Centre opens daily at 9:00 a.m., Brown Student Services Building, 2nd floor, 3600 McTavish Street (closed weekends and Labour Day).
Aug. 22, Mon. to Sept. 16, Fri.	ORIENT	First-Year Resource Room opens daily (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Brown Student Services Building, Room 2007, 3600 McTavish Street (closed weekends and Labour Day).
Aug. 23, Tues. to Aug. 31, Wed.	ORIENT	Orientation Week
Aug. 24, Wed. to Aug. 31, Wed.	ORIENT	"Discover Mac" - Faculty Orientation for all new students (undergraduate and graduate) in the faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Refer to "The Essential Guide for New Students" booklet for details.
Aug. 31, Wed.	REG	Deadline for cancellation of registration for the Fall term except Continuing Education. (Deposit is non-refundable for new students.)
Aug. 31, Wed.	THES	Registered students in 2004-2005 who have completed the residency in a thesis program and who submit their theses to GPSO (Thesis Office) on or before this date are not required to register for the 2005-2006 academic year. Students who have already registered for the year must ask the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office, in writing, to delete their registration at the time of their thesis submission.
	NOTE	Students should not expect to graduate in Fall 2005, but must graduate by Fall 2006 (at the latest), otherwise, they must be reinstated and will be charged retroactive registration fees for all unregistered sessions up to and including the term in which they graduate.
September 2005
Sept. 1, Thurs.	LEC	Lectures begin.
Sept. 1, Thurs.	REG	Deadline for new students to register without a late registration fee for all faculties and for returning students to register with a $50 late fee ($20 for Special and Graduate part-time students).
Sept. 2, Fri.	ORIENT	University Orientation for new graduate students in Thomson House, 3650 McTavish Street, either 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., OR 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., OR 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 2, Fri. to Sept. 13, Tues.	REG	Late registration period with $100 late registration fee for all faculties; $40 for Special and Graduate part-time students.
Sept. 5, Mon.	HOLIDAY	LABOUR DAY. (Classes cancelled). Administrative offices closed.
Sept. 6, Tues.	AWRD	Start of external and internal graduate fellowship competitions for 2006-2007 funding. Graduate and final year undergraduate students should inquire in their department and on the fellowships website at www.mcgill.ca/gps/fellowships/ regarding information session schedules and application procedures and deadlines.
Sept. 13, Tues.	W	Deadline for Web withdrawing (grade of "W") from multi-term courses (D1/D2, N1/N2) that started in Summer 2005 (with fee refund for Fall term).
	NOTE	Please note that students in multi-term courses with course numbers ending in N1 and N2 only (started in the Winter, skip the Summer, are completed in the subsequent Fall term) may withdraw on Minerva until May 15 and following May 15 until the end of the Fall term course change period on September 13 (with full refund for the Fall term) by contacting their faculty Student Affairs Office.
Sept. 13, Tues.	ORIENT	University Orientation for new postdoctoral scholars in Thomson House, 3650 McTavish Street, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 13, Tues.	REG	Course Change (drop/add) deadline for Fall term and first part of multi-term courses starting in September 2005.
Sept. 18, Sun.	W/W--	Deadline to web withdraw (grade of "W") with full refund (less $100 minimum charge for returning students; less deposit or $100 minimum charge for new students, in case of complete withdrawal from the University).
Sept. 23, Fri.	AWRD	Returning Master's and Doctoral level students should enquire of their departments or the GPSO (Graduate Fellowships and Awards) regarding precise deadlines for internal and external fellowship competitions; important deadlines normally fall during the months of October and November.
Sept. 29, Thurs. to Oct. 2, Sun.	EVENT	Homecoming 2005 (including Macdonald campus activities).
October 2005
Oct. 1, Sat.	EVENT	Annual Homecoming, (Macdonald Campus).
Oct. 3, Mon.	THES	Deadline for submission of doctoral theses with Nomination of Examiners forms to GPSO (Thesis Office) for students expecting to graduate in February 2006. Meeting this deadline does not guarantee a Winter graduation.
Oct. 9, Sun.	W	Deadline for web withdrawing (grade of "W") from Fall term courses and Continuing Education Fall term courses (with no refund).
Oct. 10, Mon.	HOLIDAY	THANKSGIVING DAY (Classes cancelled). Administrative offices closed. Continuing Education evening classes will be re-scheduled.
Oct. 17, Mon.	THES	Deadline for submission of Master's theses with Nomination of Examiners forms to GPSO (Thesis Office) for students expecting to graduate in February 2006. Meeting this deadline does not guarantee a Winter graduation.
Oct. 20, Thurs.	CONV	14:30 Fall Convocation.
November 2005
December 2005
Dec. 1, Thurs.	LEC	On this day, lectures will follow the Monday class schedule.
Dec. 2, Fri.	INFO	Last day for students to request fee exemptions from and to submit legal documents for proof of Canadian citizenship and proof of Quebec residency to the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office for the fall 2005 term. Documents received by this date will be updated for the following term only.
Dec. 2, Fri.	LEC	Last day of lectures.
Dec. 5, Mon.	INFO	Deadline for all Undergraduate students and Graduate students in all non-thesis programs (certificates, diplomas [excluding Continuing Education] or master's non-thesis) who expect to complete their program requirements at the end of the Fall 2005 term (February 2006 graduation) to apply to graduate on Minerva.
Dec. 5, Mon. to Dec. 20, Tues.	EXAM	Examination period for Fall term courses, and multi-term courses.
Dec. 6, Tues. to Jan. 3, Tues.	REG	Winter term registration period for new students. Individual faculties and departments set their own dates within this period.
Dec. 15, Thurs.	REG	Registration begins for Winter term Continuing Education courses via Minerva.
Dec. 23, Fri. to Jan. 2, Mon.	HOLIDAY	CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S. Administrative offices will be closed between December 23 and January 2 inclusive. Library hours available at Reference Desks.
Dec. 31, Sun.	REG	Deadline for cancellation of registration for the Winter term except Continuing Education. (Deposit is non-refundable for new students.)
January 2006
Jan. 3, Tues.	REG	Deadline for new students to register for Winter term without a late registration fee for all faculties.
Jan. 3, Tues.	LEC	Winter term lectures begin.
Jan. 4, Wed.	ORIENT	Faculty Orientation for new undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (5:30 -6:30 p.m.) Ceilidh Centennial Center.
Jan. 4, Wed. to Jan. 17, Tues.	REG	Late registration for new students with $100 late registration fee for all faculties $40 for Special and Graduate part-time students.
Jan. 5, Thurs.	ORIENT	University Orientation for new graduate students (5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Ballroom in Thomson House).
Jan. 10, Tues.	ORIENT	University Orientation for new postdoctoral scholars (5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Ballroom in Thomson House).
Jan. 16, Mon. to Jan. 31, Tues.	APP	Deadline for McGill students to obtain approval from their Faculty to participate in a student exchange in Fall 2006 and/or Winter 2007 term.  Students must verify specific Faculty deadlines with their Faculty Student Affairs Office.
Jan. 17, Tues.	REG	Final Course Add/Drop deadline for Winter term courses and N1/N2 courses in Graduate Studies. After this date students receive a mark of "W" (withdrawn).
Jan. 17, Tues.	W	Deadline for web withdrawing (grade of "W") from multi-term courses that started in September 2005 (with fee refund for Winter term).
Jan. 21, Sat. to Jan. 27, Fri.	EVENT	Carnival Week at Macdonald Campus. Classes as usual.
Jan. 22, Sun.	W/W--	Deadline to web withdraw (grade of "W") from Winter term courses with fee refund. Returning students - less $100 minimum charge in the case of complete withdrawal for students not registered in the fall. New students - less deposit or $100 minimum charge in case of complete withdrawal.
February 2006
Feb. 6, Mon.	APP	Application deadline at the Office of Student Exchanges and Study Abroad for McGill students wishing to participate in a student exchange in Fall 2006 and/or Winter 2007 term.   Applications must include all supporting Faculty approval documentation at the time of submission.
Feb. 6, Mon.	THES	Deadline to submit doctoral theses with Nomination of Examiners forms to GPSO (Thesis Office) for students expecting to convocate in Spring 2006. Meeting this deadline does not guarantee a Spring graduation.
Feb. 9, Thurs.	EVENT	Macdonald College Founder's Day celebration and activities. (Sir William C. Macdonald born Feb. 10, 1831; died June 9, 1917). Classes cancelled 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Feb. 12, Sun.	W	Deadline for web withdrawing (with no refund) (grade of "W") from Winter and Winter term Cont. Ed courses.
Feb. 20, Mon.	THES	Deadline to submit Master's theses with Nomination of Examiners forms to GPSO (Thesis Office) for students expecting to convocate in Spring 2006. Meeting this deadline does not guarantee a Spring graduation.
Feb. 20, Mon. to Feb. 24, Fri.	BREAK	STUDY BREAK (Classes cancelled).
March 2006
Mar. 1, Wed.	APP	Deadline for applications for September admission to most departments for Graduate Studies. (Many departments have earlier deadlines. Please verify this date with the individual department or on the web at www.mcgill.ca/applying/graduate.)
April 2006
Apr. 10, Mon.	INFO	Last day for students to request fee exemptions from and to submit legal documents for proof of Canadian citizenship and proof of Quebec residency to the Admissions, Recruitment and Registrar's Office for the winter 2006 term. Documents received after this date will be updated for the following term only.
Apr. 10, Mon.	LEC	Last day of lectures for Winter term.
Apr. 11, Tues. to Apr. 28, Fri.	EXAM	Examination period for Winter term and multi-term courses.
Apr. 14, Fri. and Apr. 17, Mon.	HOLIDAY	EASTER. No classes or exams. Administrative offices closed. Library hours to be announced.
May 2006
May 15, Mon.	W	Deadline for web withdrawing (grade of "W") from multi-term courses (D1/D2, N1/N2) that started in the Winter term 2006 and end in the Summer term or in the Fall term (with fee refund for Winter term).
May 15, Mon.	W--	Deadline for newly admitted students beginning their graduate thesis program in a Summer Term of Residence to withdraw from the University, with fee refund (less deposit or $100 minimum charge).
May 22, Mon.	HOLIDAY	VICTORIA DAY (Classes cancelled). Administrative offices closed.
June 2006
TBA	CONV	2006 Convocations
June 22, Thurs.	HOLIDAY	Administrative offices closed (for La Fête Nationale du Québec).
	NOTE	Between June 23 and August 11 (inclusive) administrative offices will be closed each Friday. Although the Admissions, Recruitment & Registrar's Office and some administrative offices will be open on Friday, August 18, students are urged to inquire in advance to ensure the office they wish to contact is open on this day.
June 23, Fri.	HOLIDAY	LA FÊTE NATIONALE DU QUÉBEC (observed). Libraries closed. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.
June 29, Thurs.	HOLIDAY	Administrative offices closed (for Canada Day).
June 30, Fri.	HOLIDAY	CANADA DAY (observed). Libraries closed. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.