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All returning and new graduate students must register online at www.mcgill.ca/minerva, after completing a Minerva Course Selection Form and obtaining departmental approval.

Students will be charged a late registration fee during the late registration period. To avoid the late registration fee, students must access www.mcgill.ca/minerva and register for REGN RCGR (the Registration Confirmation course) in both the Fall (CRN 2334) and Winter (CRN 2262) terms.

Successful completion of registration is contingent upon acceptable academic standing in the previous session and payment of any previous outstanding fees and fines.

• Newly-Admitted Students:
• New students entering in September 2011 register on Minerva between Tuesday, July 12, 2011 and Thursday, September 1, 2011.

Students will be charged a late registration fee during the late registration period. To avoid the late registration fee students must access www.mcgill.ca/minerva and register for REGN RCGR (the Registration Confirmation course) in both the Fall (CRN 2334) and Winter (CRN 2262) terms.

New students entering in January 2012 register on Minerva between Thursday, December 1, 2011 and Monday, January 9, 2012.

Students will be charged a late registration fee during the late registration period. To avoid the late registration fee students must access www.mcgill.ca/minerva and register for REGN RCGR (the Registration Confirmation course) in the Winter (CRN 2262) term. Students must register (and pay fees) annually up to and including the term of graduation. Outstanding tuition fees must be paid before graduation. A graduate student registered in the Winter term who graduates in February will have their Winter registration and fees cancelled at the end of February.

Refer to University Regulations and Resources > Fees; particular attention should be paid to University Regulations and Resources > Fees and Withdrawal from the University and University Regulations and Resources > Other Policies Related to Fees: Overdue Accounts.

Detailed Summer registration information will be available in the middle of March in individual departments and at www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/registration.

Course Registration

Students taking summer courses register within Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies deadlines on Minerva at www.mcgill.ca/minerva after completing a Minerva Course Selection Form and obtaining departmental approval.

Summer Term of Residence Students in thesis programs who wish to register for a Summer term to count as part of their residence requirements must advise their department in March and complete the appropriate Summer Registration Form in April. Newly-admitted students beginning their graduate thesis program in a Summer Term of Residence can get a 100% refund (less $200 minimum or registration deposit if applicable) up to and including the May 15th withdrawal date. Students in thesis programs, who at the end of the Winter term are continuing in their programs are expected to devote the summer to research and are considered 鈥渃ontinuing students鈥�.

In the Fall and Winter terms, students may add credit courses (500 level or higher) offered through the School of Continuing Studies (SCS) directly on Minerva. Please see www.mcgill.ca/importantdates for deadlines.

Non-credit general interest or languages courses cannot be added directly by the student. Students may register for these courses in person at the SCS, where the course(s) will be added to their record as 鈥�Extra鈥� to their program and course fees will be charged.

Summer courses offered through the SCS cannot be added directly by the student. To add these courses, students must bring a copy of their approved Minerva Course Selection Form to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies where, subject to space availability and program controls, the course(s) will be added to their record. To register for courses offered through the SCS, students must be registered in their graduate studies program. All courses taken at SCS must be completed unless the course has been dropped on Minerva according to SCS course drop/withdrawal deadlines. GPS reserves the right to place limitations on the number of SCS courses taken for any one program. Approval from GPS must be obtained prior to registration.

Courses are offered through the UU直播 Writing Centre for graduate students whose first language is not English, and some writing courses are offered in other units. These courses cannot be counted toward the requirements of a graduate program.

The courses are:

CESL 500 ESL: RESEARCH ESSAY AND RHETORIC. (3) (3 hours) (Prerequisite: Placement test or ESLN 400.) (Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking EFRL 250.) For the nearnative speaker of English. Principles and use of academic research, genres, rhetorical strategies, and editing skills.

CESL 640 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACADEMIC WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. (3) (This course cannot be counted towards course requirements of any graduate program.) (Prerequisite: Placement test.) (Restriction: Open to graduate students for whom English is a second language. Not open to students who have taken ESLN 590 or ESLN 690 except with permission from the instructor.) Focus is on structuring an academic essay and expressing complex ideas. Multiple drafts. Independent learning strategies for academic reading, critical thinking, vocabulary building, and selfediting. Review of writing mechanics.

CESL 650 PRONUNCIATION & COMMUNICATION. (3) (3 hours) (Restrictions: Open only to graduate students for whom English is a second language.) (Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ESLN 550.) (Restriction: This course cannot be counted towards course requirements of any graduate program.) Focus on developing pronunciation and communication skills, including aspects of pronunciation that most affect intelligibility, and with verbal and non-verbal techniques for effective presentations.

CESL 660 PRONUNCIATION: INDEPENDENT STUDY. (0) Oral practice in a language lab using authentic materials specific to student's study.

CESL 690 WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS. (3) (This course cannot be counted towards course requirements of any graduate program.) (Restrictions: Open only to graduate students for whom English is a second language and who are at the thesis/ dissertation writing stage except with permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken ESLN 590.) Audience, purpose, organization and style of graduate-level academic writing. Mechanics. Editing. Textual analysis. Critical thinking. Genres: problem-solution, general-specific, process description, data commentary, article summary/critique. Student work-inprogress. ESL diagnosis-correction. Multiple drafts. Extensive feedback including audio-taped commentary and individual conferences.

EDEC 645 SCIENCE WRITING AND PUBLISHING. (3) (Restriction: Limited to senior graduate students - Ph.D. 2 and above.) Techniques for writing reader-sensitive scientific articles and grant applications, including how to express abstract ideas.

REDM 610 WRITING SCIENCE ARTICLES 1. (3) (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.) (Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students in the Faculty of Science; graduate students from other faculties considered, space permitting. Enrolment is limited to 12 students. The language of instruction is English and it is not intended as an ESL course. Course is graded pass/fail.) Principles and techniques for clear scientific writing with an emphasis on how to transform complex ideas into direct and precise ones by explaining research to peers and writing for interdisciplinary audiences.

REDM 710 WRITING SCIENCE ARTICLES 2. (3) (Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.) (Restrictions: Restricted to Ph.D. students in the Faculty of Science; M.Sc. students from the Faculty of Science and Ph.D. students from other faculties considered, space permitting. Enrolment is limited to 12 students. The language of instruction is English and it is not intended as an ESL course. Course is graded pass/fail.) Skills for writing and publishing scientific articles, including peer-reviewed manuscripts and short, critical reviews of published articles. Topics include techniques for developing logical arguments and writing publishable manuscripts.

No student may register in two degree programs or in two departments or faculties or two institutions concurrently without special permission granted by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Students are advised that permission is never granted to attempt two full-time programs concurrently. Letters of recommendation, including details of the proportions of time that the student intends to allot to each program, must be received from the Chair of each department concerned. Each year, a progress report must be submitted from the two departments concerned to GPS before a student in this category will be permitted to register.

Candidates for master's degrees must complete the degree within three years of initial registration. If the degree is pursued strictly on a less than full-time basis, it must be completed within five years of initial registration.

In exceptional cases, a student who wishes to submit a thesis, or to complete outstanding degree requirements, after withdrawal may do so only on the recommendation of the department concerned. A graduate application must be submitted by stated deadlines and re-admission fees will apply. The final decision rests with GPS.

By annual registration, all doctoral candidates may maintain their connection with the University for four years after completing their residence requirements.

The object of these regulations is to encourage candidates to complete their theses and qualify for their degree without undue delay.

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Departments have the right to ask students to withdraw from the program if progress is not satisfactory, or if they have failed two courses required for their program, or for lack of performance in research. Please see Failure Policy.

Any student who withdraws from the University must complete a Withdrawal Form available at www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/registration/. Fees will then be refunded according to the conditions outlined in Course Change Period and in Regulations Concerning Course Withdrawal.

If you fail to register during the normal registration period, you can register within the period designated by the University for late registration. You will be assessed a late registration fee as listed below:

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Returning Students: You may register late from Tuesday, July 26 until and including Thursday, September 1 with the payment of a late registration fee of $100 ($50 for Special Students).

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New, Readmitted, and Returning Students (Fall): You may register late via Minerva from Friday, September 2 until Tuesday, September 13 with the payment of a late registration fee of $150 ($75 for Special Students).

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New and Readmitted Students (Winter): You may register late via Minerva from Tuesday, January 10, 2012, until Tuesday, January 24, 2012, with the payment of a late registration fee of $150 ($75 for Special Students).

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Special Late Registration: If you cannot register online during the late registration period, usually due to late admission, you may receive special permission to register in person. This information is included with your letter of acceptance.