Registration for First-Year Seminars is limited to students in their first year of study at McGill, i.e., newly admitted students in U0 or U1. These courses are designed to provide a closer interaction with professors and better working relations with peers than is available in large introductory courses. These seminars endeavour to teach the latest scholarly developments and expose participants to advanced research methods. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. The maximum number of students in any seminar is 25, although some are limited to even fewer than that.

Students may take only one First-Year Seminar during the first year at McGill. If students register for more than one, they will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.

A list of First-Year Seminars is available at Faculty of Arts > Undergraduate > Faculty of Arts Degree Requirements > Course Requirements > First-Year Seminar Courses and Faculty of Science > Undergraduate > Faculty Degree Requirements > Course Requirements > First-Year Seminars: Registration.