Change of Plans?
Once your Minerva Study Away application is “Faculty Approved”, your McGill student record is updated to non-resident status for the equivalent McGill term(s). Any McGill courses for which you were registered are dropped and cannot be re-instated. You will not be able to register for McGill courses with a non-resident status.
If your plans have changed and you will not be studying at another university, you must cancel your application.
McGill Exchange Programs
- Please consult the McGill Abroad’s FAQ page for information on the cancellation process.
- At any stage of the application process, you must submit the "Request to Cancel Exchange term" form.
- If you need additional information, please email the McGill Exchange Office at studentexchanges [at] mcgill.ca
Independent Study Away Fall/Winter/Summer (including online)
- If your Minerva Study Away application has been “Faculty approved”, you must submit the Cancellation of an Independent Study Away term form.
- Submit your request by the following deadlines:
- For Fall and Summer term requests: August 15
- For Winter term requests: December 15
- You must also cancel any applications you made to host universities that you will not be attending by their deadlines and instructions.
Quebec Inter-University Transfer (IUT/AEHE including online)
If you wish to drop or withdraw from a course after registering for the course at the Quebec host university, you must follow the drop/withdrawal procedures of the host university AND submit this change on the IUT/AEHE application.
- WARNING: Failure to cancel your application may result in receiving a failing grade for the course at the end of the term and/or being charged fees.
Good to Know
Cancellations must be made by government-imposed deadlines. You may be charged an administrative fee or encounter limited access to your Minerva record if your cancellation request is received after government reporting deadlines have passed.