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Language Policy

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Language Policy

The main language of instruction at 91ɬ�� is English. You have the right to write essays, examinations, and theses in English or in French except in courses where knowledge of a language is one of the objectives of the course.

If you need to improve your English skills, you should take an intensive course in English as a second language before or at the start of your studies. Information concerning second language course offerings can be found through the School of Continuing Studies at mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/area-of-study/languages and the French Language Centre at mcgill.ca/flc, and in Summer Studies and Continuing Studies. There are special language requirements for Faculty of Education students; see Faculty of Education.

Note for Continuing Studies: For English language programs, see Continuing Studies > Areas of Study > Languages > English Language Programs.

Note for the Faculty of Law: Due to the bilingual nature of the Law program, examinations, term papers, and essays may be written in either English or French. Participation in Moot Courts may also be in either language. While examination questions are set in the language in which a course is given, they may contain materials in either English or French.

Note for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: You should refer to University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Regulations > Registration > Courses Taken as Extra to a Program.

Note for Health Sciences: Students studying in the Faculties of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences or Medicine and Health Sciences or in the Schools of Human Nutrition, Nursing, or Physical and Occupational Therapy should consult the Health Sciences language requirements and any language policies pertaining to their specific program. Programs with a clinical component require that students have a working knowledge of both English and French.

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General Policies and Information

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General Policies and Information

You must inform yourself of University rules and regulations and keep abreast of any changes that may occur. The General Policies and Information section of this publication contains important details required by you during your studies at 91ɬ�� and should be periodically consulted, along with other sections and related publications.

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Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Student Rights and Responsibilities

The Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities is produced jointly by the Office of the Dean of Students and the University Secretariat. It contains regulations and policies governing your rights and responsibilities as a student at 91ɬ��, and is available at mcgill.ca/students/srr.

Further details regarding your rights and responsibilities are also available at mcgill.ca/secretariat/policies-and-regulations.

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University Regulations and Resources (Summer Studies)

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Academic Integrity

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Academic Integrity

Before submitting work in your courses, you must understand the meaning and consequences of plagiarism and cheating, which are serious academic offences. Inform yourself about what might be considered plagiarism in an essay or term paper by consulting the course instructor to obtain appropriate referencing guidelines. You should also consult Fair Play, the student guide to academic integrity available at mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/students. There you will also find links to instructional tutorials and strategies to prevent cheating. The Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures includes sections on plagiarism and cheating. The possession or use of unauthorized materials in any test or examination constitutes cheating. You can find the Code in the Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities or at mcgill.ca/students/srr/publications.

Responses on multiple-choice exams are normally checked by the Exam Security Computer Monitoring program. The program detects pairs of students with unusually similar answer patterns on multiple-choice exams. Data generated by this program can be used as admissible evidence in an investigation of cheating under Article 16 of the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures.

The Office of the Dean of Students administers the academic integrity process as described in the Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Note: All newly-admitted undergraduate students must complete a mandatory online academic integrity tutorial in their first semester, accessed through Minerva > Student Menu > Academic Integrity Tutorial or a registration "hold" will be placed on their record. Prior to Fall 2018, the tutorial was completed in myCourses via the course AAAA 100, but as of Fall 2018 the tutorial must be completed in Minerva. For more information, see mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/students/test.

Note for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Graduate students must complete a mandatory online academic integrity tutorial accessed through Minerva > Student Menu > Academic Integrity Tutorial. All newly-admitted graduate students must complete the tutorial within their first semester or a registration “hold” will be placed on their record. For more information, see mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/students/test.

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Non-Smoking Policy

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Non-Smoking Policy

Quebec law prohibits smoking in public buildings. Smoking on University Property is permitted only within outdoor Designated Smoking Areas. Smoking is prohibited outside any Designated Smoking Area on University Property. For more information, see mcgill.ca/ehs/policies-and-safety-committees/policies/mcgill-smoking-policy and mcgill.ca/secretariat/policies-and-regulations.

Note: For the purposes of the Tobacco Control Act, "smoking" also covers the use of an electronic cigarette or of any other device of that nature; "tobacco" also includes the following accessories: cigarette tubes, rolling paper and filters, pipes, including their components, and cigarette holders. Please consult Chapter L-6.2 - Tobacco Control Act, for further information.

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Authorization, Acknowledgement, and Consent

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Authorization, Acknowledgement, and Consent

When applying for admission to the University, you are bound by and agree to observe all statutes, rules, regulations, and policies at 91ɬ�� University and the faculty or faculties to which you may be accepted and registered in, including policies contained in the University calendars and related fee documents. Your obligation as a student begins with your registration and ends in accordance with the University's statutes, rules, regulations, and policies.

You should verify all information or statements provided with your application. Incorrect or false information may jeopardize your admission. The University reserves the right to revoke an admission that is granted based on incorrect or false information in an application or supporting documents.

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University Student Assessment Policy

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University Student Assessment Policy

The University Student Assessment Policy includes all disparate policies with regard to all types of student assessments. This policy is meant to protect students from excessive workloads, and to ensure that all students are treated equally.

This policy applies to undergraduate and graduate courses offered by the University that are evaluated by any form of assessment. Except where otherwise indicated, this policy applies to all faculties, including those which administer their own examinations.

You can consult the policy on the Secretariat website.

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Student Governance

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Student Governance

All students registered in an undergraduate program on the Downtown (91ɬ��) campus are registered members of the accredited Students' Society of 91ɬ��, more commonly known as SSMU. The SSMU is your representative on key issues inside and outside of the campus and will advocate for student priorities to both the 91ɬ�� administration and government bodies. There are six elected executives of SSMU who represent all 22,000-plus undergrads on the Downtown campus. There is a Legislative Council that meets with representatives from faculty associations and other student groups around campus on a bi-weekly basis. This council of thirty-seven members meets to discuss student issues and how services are being provided to students.

SSMU operates over 250 clubs and runs 19 student services; for more information, see ssmu.ca/student-life/clubs-services-isg. SSMU provides a great deal of extra-curricular opportunities for students to balance a life of study with a life of involvement, and an opportunity to meet other students. The organization also provides event programming like freshman orientation (Orientation Week/Frosh), Activities Night, Faculty Olympics, community engagement opportunities, workshops, and concerts. Each faculty and each department also has organizations dedicated to providing extra-curricular involvement for their students.

Situated on the Downtown campus, SSMU operates a five-floor building including a student lounge, cafeteria, campus bar, and many multipurpose spaces namely for use by student groups, but also for 91ɬ�� community members.

SSMU offices are located at 3600 McTavish Street, Suite 1200 and operate between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during the year.

For more information regarding student government at 91ɬ�� you can contact the SSMU or visit their website at ssmu.ca.

Email: frontctr [at] ssmu.ca
President: president [at] ssmu.ca

Welcome to 91ɬ�� and we look forward to representing your interests.

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Policy Concerning Access to Records

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Policy Concerning Access to Records

The University sends statements of account and all other correspondence directly to students. You retain full control over who has access to your records or accounts; however, officers and members of the University staff also have access to relevant parts of your records for recognized and legitimate use. The University does not send progress reports or any other information to your parents and/or sponsors unless you specifically request it in writing.

Personal information is protected in the Province of Quebec by the Act Respecting Access to Documents held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information (the “Access Act”). The Access Act provides that 91ɬ�� can only release personal information contained in your file with your authorization or if specifically authorized by law.

For the purpose of consent and acknowledgement at the time of application, personal information includes, but is not limited to: name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, citizenship, 91ɬ�� ID, program, student status, and academic record information.

Registered students may oppose the release of certain personal information by completing an Opposition Form at the Enrolment Services Office or at the Student Affairs Office (Macdonald Campus).

After having reviewed the information relating to access to personal information at the time of application, you would be asked to agree that the University may collect, use, disclose, or otherwise manage your personal information as described below, as necessary and as the case may be.

At the time of application, you would also be asked to consent to the release of 'personal information' contained in your admissions or student records file to the following persons or bodies, as necessary to each body, in the exercise of their mission:

student associations recognised by 91ɬ�� for the categories of student to which you belong (limited to your contact and program information);
schools or colleges that you have attended;
a professional body or corporation, where relevant;
the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration and/or the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec; Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and/or the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur;
Universities Canada, the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada, and the BCI (Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire, previously known as CREPUQ), or the member institutions of these organizations, for the purpose of admissions operations and the production of statistics;
libraries of other Quebec universities with which 91ɬ�� has established reciprocal borrowing agreements;
the appropriate authorities involved with external or internal funding of your fees (financial records may also be disclosed to such authorities);
students and alumni of the University who have volunteered to speak with students for the purpose of facilitating their integration to the University;
other universities and colleges, at the discretion of the University, if any information connected to your application is determined to be false and misleading, concealed or withheld, or contains evidence of academic dishonesty or inappropriate conduct;
regulatory authorities, law enforcement or other persons, as authorized or required by law; and
91ɬ�� Network and Communications Services for the purposes of listing your 91ɬ�� email address in an online email directory.

In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, you would be asked to authorize the University to request letters of reference on your behalf from referees you have identified, with the understanding that each referee would be provided with information indicating that you have applied to be admitted to 91ɬ��, including your name, the 91ɬ�� program you have applied to, the academic term when you wish to begin your studies at 91ɬ��, and your statement describing how the referee knows you.

In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to the Faculty of Law, you would be asked to consent to the release of personal information to the Committee for Law 91ɬ�� Statistics Services and Innovations (CLASSI) and the Native Law Centre Summer Program at the Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan.

In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences or to the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences in undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate studies, you would be asked to consent to the release of personal information to other schools of medicine; to Employment and Social Development Canada; to the Ministère du Travail, de L'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale of Quebec; to a 91ɬ�� professor, researcher or graduate student, strictly for research or teaching purposes; and to a University teaching/affiliated hospital or health centre to which you apply/or join for residency or rotations.

In addition to the above, if you are a candidate for admission to the Schulich School of Music, you would be asked to consent to the use of your name and images in public recognition of academic achievement and in the advertising and audio and video recording of student ensemble concerts for distribution using different media and formats.

At the time of application, you would be asked to authorise the University to:

collect and maintain your personal information for the purpose of administering your University admissions and student record files;
obtain copies of your transcripts from the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur; the Ontario Universities' Application Centre and/or the British Columbia Ministry of Education;
make inquiries to and obtain personal information from the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada and/or the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec to verify the validity of your immigration or health insurance status;
validate with the Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur information regarding your citizenship and previous institution attended, if necessary and as required in order to manage the admissions process and to determine your tuition fees;
verify any information or statement provided as part of your application; and
contact you through the 91ɬ�� Alumni Association and University offices that maintain contact with 91ɬ�� students, alumni, and friends, for the purpose of providing University updates and opportunities for direct support to the University, including fundraising, and making available special offers such groups may benefit from.

At the time of application, you would be asked to acknowledge that:

an admission granted based on incomplete, incorrect, or false information contained in your application or supporting documents may be revoked at the sole discretion of the University. The University reserves the right to revoke admission at any time.
if admitted to 91ɬ��, you would be bound by the statutes, rules, regulations, and policies in place from time to time at 91ɬ�� and at the faculty or faculties in which you would be registered, including those policies contained in the University calendars and related fee documents. You would undertake to observe all such statutes, rules, regulations, and policies. Your obligations would commence with your registration and terminate in accordance with the University's statutes, regulations, and policies.

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