INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAYMona Hachem| Faculty Advisor

Taking courses at another university outside of Quebec while earning credit at McGill.

INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAY:WHAT IT IS

Visiting home for the summer and would like to take a course while there.

Failed a course and would like to take it’s equivalent at another university in Canada.

Learn a new language, experience a new culture and gain a global perspective

Broaden your horizons, travel internationally and build connections

Add an international experience to your resume

Enrich your personal development

Taking courses at another university in Quebec – this is an Inter University Transfer

INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAY:WHAT IT ISN’T

Taking a French language course in Quebec, affiliated with the Government – this is the J’Explore program

Taking a course at a CEGEP (Quebec College)

A formal Exchange

AUSTRALIA

INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAY You apply and pay tuition to the host university independently

as a Visiting Student.

It is your responsibility to research and verify that the host institution is ACCREDITED and that the credits are TRANSFERABLE to McGill.

Letter of permission is generated once your application is complete.

Application DatesTerm Opening Date Closing Date

Summer 2020 Feb 01, 2020 Aug 15, 2020Fall 2020 Feb 01, 2020 Sep 01, 2020Winter 2021 Feb 01, 2020 Dec 15, 2020

INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAY:HOW TO QUALIFY

Have a minimum CGPA of 2.7 or greater (2.5 for Summer Term)

Have not already received the maximum number of transfer credits

Fulfillment of requirements to graduate

Maximum of 60 credits earned

outside of McGill

Minimum of 60 credits earned

at McGill

SOUTH AFRICA

INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAY: HOW TO APPLY

Student Records Menu

Exchange/Study Away Menu

Request for Study Away

Transfer Credit Assessment

Minerva

Once your Minerva Study Away application is complete, email your Academic Advisor and myself for final review.

COURSE EQUIVALENCY WEBSITE

https://nimbus-ssl.mcgill.ca/exsa/search/searchE

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TRANSFER CREDIT ASSESSMENT FORM

To access the Minerva Transfer Credit Assessment Form, log on to Minerva and navigate to:

Student Menu > Student Records Menu > Exchange/Study Away Menu.

PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATIONAll McGill students who are heading off to globalize their education come together to learn, prepare and meet fellow world-travelers. Attendance is mandatory and beneficial!

Who must attend Pre-Departure Orientation?All students who are traveling outside Canada for University-related activities.

Thursday, April 2nd

https://www.mcgill.ca/mcgillabroad/events

INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAY: HOW TO GET TRANSFER CREDITS (GRADES)

The grades earned at the host university will NOT appear on your McGill record and will NOT be calculated in your McGill CGPA.

However, the grade earned in the host university course(s) must be equal to or higher than the grade/CGPA required to graduate from the host university. Normally, this is equivalent to a grade of C or better according to the host university’s grading scheme. The policy applies to both elective and required courses.

Grades of C- or less, Pass (P) and Satisfactory (S) are not acceptable.

The letter grade earned takes precedence over the corresponding numerical grades if both are indicated on the transcript.

INDEPENDENT STUDY AWAY: HOW TO GET TRANSFER CREDITS

It is your responsibility to ensure that the host institution (cannot come from you) sends an Official Transcript to the Student Affairs Office by mail. You must submit the Official Transcript to me as soon as grades are available.

Student Affairs Office, Macdonald Campus, McGill University Attention: Mona Hachem

Laird Hall, Room 106 21,111 Lakeshore Road

Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9Canada

Do not choose the pass/fail option – your transcript needs to show a grade to be eligible for transfer credits!

ITALY

TRAVEL TO CHINA

At this time, Winter 2020 activities to China have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus. We have not yet received any information for Summer 2020.

If your plan was to go to China, it is recommended to have alternative arrangements ready.

YOUR TRANSCRIPT

ADMISSION IN-COURSE

FAQ If a course is worth 4 credits at McGill, but it’s only worth 3

credits at my host institution, how many credits will be transferred?

Is there a maximum number of credits I can take in the summer?

If a course is equivalent to a downtown course, can I get Macdonald credit?

What happens if I don’t find the school I want on the drop down menu on the Study Away Application?

mona.hachem@mcgill.ca

Student Affairs OfficeLaird Hall, Room 106

https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/studentinfo/undergrads/studying-away-mcgill