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Winter Term
New Student
Checklist



These checklists are mandatory reading for all new students – they'll help you get off on the right foot and make sure you meet all your important deadlines.

Engineering Compulsory Orientation Session (for Exchange and Visiting Students)

2025 Session

Date: Tuesday, January 7th, 2025

Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm

Location: FDA3 –

Departmental/School Advising Sessions:

On an individual basis. Students should reach out to their Department to ensure that they are registered in the correct courses. Please see our list of Advisors.


University-Wide Winter 2025 Orientation

Date: January 6th, 2025

Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm

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Click here forWinter 2025 Orientation


Transfer Credit Information

SM will automatically grant you transfer credit for which you are eligible. These transfer credits will be reflected on your SM transcript. If they do not reflect on your transcript,please contact melissa.kinney [at] mcgill.ca (Melissa Kinney).

Note: You are not permitted to retake a course in which transfer credits have been granted.

Transfer Credit Eligibility

Please click and check the appropriate section to determine whether you are eligible to obtain transfer credits.

Where transfer credits have been granted, the following selection of courses/curriculumwill help you build your course schedule for each term.A Department/School Advisor will assist you with alternate course selection tocomplete your schedule during the Advising Session in January.

If you do not see your transfer credits reflected on your SM transcript, please visitour Transfer Credits page for more details or contact melissa.kinney [at] mcgill.ca (Melissa Kinney).


Where transfer credits have been granted, the following selection of courses/curriculum will help you build your course schedule for each term. A Department/School Advisor will assist you with alternate course selection to complete your schedule during the Advising Session in January.

If you do not see your transfer credits reflected on your SM transcript, please visit our Transfer Credits page for more details.

Key Dates for Winter 2025 Term

  1. Monday, January 6-Deadline to register without penalty(new students only).

  2. Monday, January 6– Classes begin

  3. Tuesday, January 14– Deadline to Course Change (add/drop) With refund
  4. Tuesday, January 21– Deadline for Course Withdrawal (with refund)
  5. Tuesday, February25– Deadline for withdrawal with NO fee refund

Refer to more key dates here: Key Dates

Please refer to our 󴡲’s for additional questions.

ID Cards

To obtain your student identification card, you must first register for at least one course and wait 24 hours following registration.For instructions, please click here

SM Email Address

Moving forward, the SM Engineering Student Centre will only send official communication to your SM email address select “SM Email”. If you are having issues, please contact 514-398-3398.

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