Part-Time Special Students

Special Student status is only available during the Summer for the Social and Transcultural summer program.

For general information, please refer to the following:

 
Please go to Summer Program in Social and Cultural Psychiatry or Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry for further information on the summer program.  
 
Before applying for summer courses in Cultural Psychiatry or Psychiatric Epidemiology, contact the course instructor to ask for permission to enroll, and attach your curriculum vitae and copy of university transcripts.  
 

Admission Requirements

  1. A BSc, BA, BN or MD degree.  Please provide 2 original transcripts, with detailed lists of courses and marks for all undergraduate and graduate studies.  The GRE (Graduate Record Exam) result is not required for our department.  Where applicable, certified English or French translations of transcripts are obligatory.
  2. A strong background in science and/or social sciences demonstrated by academic achievement equivalent to a McGill GPA of 3.3 (minimum).  
    As of September 2003 entry, the minimum requirement in Psychiatry is a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 (4.0 scale, B+) or a grade point average of 3.5 in the last two years of full-time studies. 
  3. Certified proficiency in written English or French: Non-Canadian applicants whose mother tongue is not English and whose undergraduate education was not in English must submit an official report of the TOEFL or IELTS test of competency in English.  Please note that as Psychiatry is not on the list of departments, the code "99" for Graduate Studies should be used as the address for mailing the official test report.
 
Students who are registered at other Quebec universities may apply for individual course credits to be applied to their home university program through CREPUQ for the authorization to transfer credits.
 

Application Deadlines

 
Canadian students:

  • February 15 for Canadian applicants for entry in May as part time "Special Students"

International students as Part-Time Special Students:

  • January 15 for entry in May, for a total period of less than 6 months, with a Visitor's Permit and valid passport (to allow time to apply for and to obtain the necessary visa and documents).
    International students who intend to stay more than 6 months must apply for a Study Permit from Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a Certificate of Acceptance (CAQ) from the government of Quebec.  International students are not permitted to enroll at McGill University in part-time studies in the fall or winter semesters.

 

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