Deadline date to submit final Doctoral or Master's thesis for students expecting to convocate in October 2026.
Note: Should the deadline date (August 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day.
Deadline date to submit final Doctoral or Master's thesis for students expecting to convocate in October 2026.
Note: Should the deadline date (August 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day.
Deadline date to submit initial Doctoral or Master's theses to GPS (Thesis Office) to be registered as Thesis Evaluation status for the Fall 2026 term.
Note: Should the deadline date (August 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day.
Compulsory Orientation for 1st year Physical and Occupational Therapy students. (NB: This session will be held on the day of Discover McGill.)
Orientation for newly-admitted students to the Med-P (PRE-MED-ADM) program to the Montreal Campus.
Orientation for newly-admitted students to the Med-P (PRE-MED-ADM) program to the Outaouais Campus
Start of external and internal graduate fellowship competitions for 2027-2028 funding. Graduate and final-year undergraduate students should enquire in their department and on the fellowships website (see below) regarding information session schedules and application procedures and deadlines.
Fall 2026 Departmental Orientation for newly-admitted students to the MPP program. For more information, please visit: https://www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/mpp.
(June to August) Transfer credit drop-in sessions for new Engineering students entering Year 0. Please see the Engineering Student Centre website for location and details: https://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/students/undergraduate/new-students/transfer-credits/
Orientation for Farm Management and Technology (FMT) Year 1 only.
Advising (compulsory) for new degree students in Management as well as Special, Visiting and Exchange Students in Management. See "New Students" website below for specific details:
http://www.mcgill.ca/newstudents/
Fall 2026 first day of lectures and small groups in Medicine and Dentistry programs for 1st year students.
(Tentative Date) Faculty Orientation and in-faculty confirmation of registration for 1st year, Advanced-Standing and Transfer in Law. Chancellor Day Hall runs August 24, 2026.
Discover McGill 2026 is the university's welcome day for new students that you can't miss!
The Discover McGill Services Fair is your chance to learn about McGill's services, resources, organizations, teams, and faculty student associations all in one place. Come join us and start your McGill adventure off right!
For more information, please visit: https://www.mcgill.ca/getready/orientation.
Fall 2026 first day of lectures and small groups in Medicine and Dentistry programs for 2nd year students.
M.S.W. Orientation for incoming students - time and location TBA
For more information, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/socialwork/.