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Regulations Concerning University Withdrawal
If you are considering University withdrawal, you are strongly urged to consult with your adviser and your Student Affairs Office (www.mcgill.ca/students/advising/advisordirectory) before making a final decision.
Student's Responsibility
Student's Responsibility
It is solely your responsibility to initiate University withdrawal by submitting a form or writing to your Student Affairs Office. Neither notification of the course instructor nor discontinuing class attendance is sufficient. The date on which you dropped or withdrew from all courses is entered on Minerva and is the official date of withdrawal, even if you had stopped attending lectures earlier.
Note for the Faculties of Arts and Science (including B.A. & Sc.): As of summer 2010, requests normally made at your Faculty Student Affairs Office will need to be made at the Service Point (see www.mcgill.ca/students). However, it is important that you also see a Faculty adviser in Dawson Hall to talk about your options and the effects that your request may have on your studies. For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/students/advising.
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Regulations Concerning University Withdrawal: Deadlines for University Withdrawal
Regulations Concerning University Withdrawal: Deadlines for University Withdrawal
If you decide not to attend the term(s) in which you are registered, you must officially withdraw from the University within the deadlines indicated. See Withdrawal (W) deadline dates at www.mcgill.ca/importantdates. If you drop your last Fall or Winter course by the end of the add/drop period of that term, you are withdrawn from the University. To return to your studies, you must follow the procedures for readmission. For more information, see Readmission.
To withdraw from the University by the deadlines indicated below, you must drop or withdraw from all courses on Minerva (www.mcgill.ca/minerva).
Fall Term:
Fall Term:
- Deadline for University withdrawal with refund (minus $200 for returning and the registration deposit for new students):
- Tuesday, September 21, 2010
- Deadline for University withdrawal without refund:
- Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Winter Term:
Winter Term:
- Deadline for University withdrawal with refund (minus $200 for returning and the registration deposit for new students):
- Tuesday, January 25, 2011
- Deadline for University withdrawal without refund:
- Tuesday, February 15, 2011
If you are blocked from dropping or withdrawing from your last course on Minerva, you are required to contact your Student Affairs Office, which will supply any forms necessary to complete the University withdrawal as long as you have not missed the deadline for University withdrawal.
Note for Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: In addition
to the above procedures, you must contact your Student Affairs Office for
further information on University withdrawal procedures.
Note for the Faculties of Arts and Science (including B.A. & Sc.): If
you want to withdraw after the deadlines indicated above, under exceptional
circumstances you may be granted permission for University withdrawal. As of summer 2010, requests normally made at your Faculty Student Affairs Office will need to be made at the Service Point (see www.mcgill.ca/students). However, it is important that you also see a Faculty adviser in Dawson Hall to talk about your options and the effects that your request may have on your studies. For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/students/advising.
Note for the Faculties of Engineering, Management, and Music: If
you want to withdraw after the deadlines indicated above, under exceptional
circumstances you may be granted permission for University withdrawal. You
should contact your Student Affairs Office (www.mcgill.ca/students/advising/advisordirectory) for further information.
Note for the Faculty of Law: In addition
to the above procedures, you must contact your Student Affairs Office for
further information on University withdrawal procedures.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Regulations Concerning University Withdrawal: Consequences of University Withdrawal
Regulations Concerning University Withdrawal: Consequences of University Withdrawal
Fee refunds, if any, for the term in which you withdraw will be according to Fees and Withdrawal from the University.
Upon withdrawal, you must return your ID card to the University as stated in Identification (ID) Cards.
If you withdraw from the University during the Fall term, you are considered withdrawn from the entire academic year, regardless of whether you dropped Winter term courses. To return for the Winter term, follow the procedures for readmission.
Note: If you withdraw from the University and want to re-register in a
subsequent term, you must follow the procedures for readmission, except if you are in the following faculties where you must contact your Student Affairs Office: Music, and Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. See
Readmission for more information.
Note for the Faculty of Law: You must reapply for admission via the McGill online application process. For more information, see www.mcgill.ca/law-admissions/undergraduates/admissions/how.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)