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The Student Affairs Office
The Student Affairs Office
The Student Affairs Office, located in Laird Hall, Room 106, provides a wide variety of academic services. These include information about admission (prerequisites and program requirements), academic standing, examinations (deferrals, conflicts, rereads), exchange programs, inter-faculty transfers, program changes, registration (course change, withdrawals), scholarships (entrance and in-course), second degrees, second majors, minors, session away, and graduation (convocation).
Student Services
Student Services
Students who study on the Macdonald Campus can make full use of all McGill Student Services, see University Regulations and General Information > Support for Students. The Office of the Executive Director, Services for Students, gives you direct access to several services, see University Regulations and General Information > Student Services – Macdonald Campus.
For further information, refer to the Macdonald Campus Student Services website, www.mcgill.ca/macdonald-studentservices, and the Student Services website, www.mcgill.ca/studentservices.
Macdonald Campus Residences
Macdonald Campus Residences
You can apply for residence in either of two distinctive facilities:
Laird Hall, with a capacity of 250 students, is arranged on a co-educational basis and provides single and double room accommodation for both undergraduate and graduate students.
The EcoResidence accommodates 100 students in apartment-style living. It offers fully furnished six-plex and two-plex apartments including individual bedrooms.
For further information, refer to University Regulations and General Information > Residential Facilities > University Residences – Macdonald Campus, www.mcgill.ca/macdonald-residences, or email residences.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca.
Student Life
Student Life
All undergraduate, postgraduate, and Farm Management and Technology students are members of the Macdonald Campus Students' Society. The MCSS, through the 18-member Students' Council, is involved in numerous campus activities such as social events, academic affairs, and the coordination of clubs and organizations. Student life is informal and friendly and student groups range from the Outdoor Adventure Club to the Photography Society. Major social events include Orientation activities, Halloween Party and Winter Carnival. The Ceilidh, a student-run bar located in the Centennial Centre, is open every Thursday night.
The Centennial Centre is the centre of student life, offering facilities for student activities, such as meeting rooms, club rooms, pool tables, great places to relax, listen to music and meet friends. Also located in the Centre are the Students' Council offices, an information desk and the Robber's Roost Campus Bookstore.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Student Rights and Responsibilities
The Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities is published jointly by the Office of the Dean of Students and the University Secretariat. A copy of the Handbook can be found at www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/policies/students or obtained from the Macdonald Campus Student Affairs Office or the Macdonald Campus Student Services Centre.
Fees
Fees
The University reserves the right to make changes without notice in its published scale of tuition, residence and other fees.
Payment of student fees can be made directly on Minerva through internet banking or preauthorized debit charges. Electronic billing is the official means of delivering fee statements to all McGill students. The University generally produces e-bills at the beginning of the month and sends an email notification to your official McGill email address stating that your e-bill is available for viewing on Minerva.
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 fines, residence fees, or loans on their due date.
Tuition Fees
Tuition Fees
General information on Tuition and other fees is found under University Regulations and General Information > Fees.
Other Expenses
Other Expenses
In addition to tuition fees and the cost of accommodation and meals, you should be prepared to spend a minimum of $1,000 (depending on your program) on prescribed textbooks and classroom supplies. These may be purchased at the Campus Bookstore in the Centennial Centre.
Uniforms are required for food laboratories. If you are in the B.Sc.(Nutr.Sc.) program, you will be advised of the uniform requirements on acceptance or promotion.
Scholarships and Bursaries
Scholarships and Bursaries
Various entrance and in-course scholarships and bursaries are available. For full details see www.mcgill.ca/students/courses/calendars.
Immunization for Dietetics Majors
Immunization for Dietetics Majors
As a student in the Dietetics Major, you are required to complete the Compulsory Immunization Program for Health Care Students prior to the commencement of the U1 Winter Professional Practice (Stage) course NUTR 208. Participation in Professional Practice (Stage) in Dietetics will only be permitted after you have completed all immunization requirements, and certain deadlines will apply. Updates to your immunizations may be required during your program. For full details see www.mcgill.ca/studenthealth/forms.
Language Requirement for Professions
Language Requirement for Professions
Quebec law requires that candidates seeking admission to provincially recognized Quebec professional corporations or Ordres have a working knowledge of the French language, i.e., be able to communicate verbally and in writing in that language. Agrologists, chemists, dietitians, and engineers are among those within this group.
For additional information, see University Regulations and General Information > Admission to Professional and Graduate Studies > Language Requirements for Professions.