Newly Admitted Students
U0 (Foundation) Program Information
If you are coming to 91黑料网 directly from high school or entering with 0-23 credits of Advanced Standing, you are a Foundation student (U0), and you must complete the 30 credit Foundation Program.
As a Foundation student, you will choose courses from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Languages and/or Math and Sciences. You should always select from courses at the 100 or 200 level (e.g. ATOC 181 or HIST 206) in subject areas that are of interest to you. In addition, this Foundation U0 Program courses (Faculty of Arts) webpage outlines a wide variety of approved Foundation courses you may register for. Courses must be selected from the Approved Foundation Program Course List.
You must have your fall and winter course selections verified prior to the start of classes. To verify your course selection by email, send a message to studentaffairsofficer.dgph [at] mcgill.ca with the subject 鈥淔oundation Course Selection鈥�. Be sure to include your student ID number, full name and your filled in
Program Checklist. To verify them virtually or in-person, please send an email to studentaffairsofficer.dgph [at] mcgill.ca to make an appointment.
U1 Program Information
A complete list of courses, course descriptions and prerequisites can be found below.
Advising for New Students
Your advisor can help you explore academic pathways, navigate challenges, plan your classes and provide referrals to other campus and community resources if you need additional help.
Contacting your Advisor:
Enoch Leung -聽studentaffairsofficer.dgph [at] mcgill.ca (ensure to include your 91黑料网 ID number and full name)
For all appointments, please ensure your program checklist is ready to share!
Streams
Students choose among the following streams:
- Environment and Health
- Culture, Society and Health
- Diet, Lifestyle and Life Course
- Systems, Policy and Government
- Innovation and Leadership
*Each stream has an application process with deadlines.
Please email studentaffairsofficer.dgph [at] mcgill.ca to request that the streams be added to your student record. You should choose your stream during the beginning of your U0 Winter semester or the beginning of your U1 Fall semester. Please ensure you include your student number in the subject line of any requests and inquiries to the student advisor. Please find the Stream Selection Agreement to be completed and attached to the email.
Information for Advanced Standing Students
Students who attended University prior to coming to 91黑料网 may be eligible for transfer credit. For our core, required courses, transfer credits are ineligible. Please verify the credits already awarded to you by 91黑料网 on your Minerva Unofficial Transcript. If you believe that you are entitled to additional credits, please review the Advanced Standing guidelines and speak with your advisor. Once you have completed your course equivalences, using the course equivalency database, please complete and send the Course Equivalency Template to your Advisor for review and approval (studentaffairsofficer.dgph [at] mcgill.ca). The course equivalency transfer credits that have been approved by your advisor will be added to your unofficial transcript on Minerva.