General Policies and Information

You must inform yourself of University rules and regulations and keep abreast of any changes that may occur. The following sections of this Course Catalogue contain important details needed by you during your studies at McGill and should be periodically consulted, along with other sections and related publications.

McGill Modalities of Instruction

By default, and unless otherwise specified, the modality of instruction for McGill credit courses is via in-person learning, in which students are expected to physically attend the course activities in person to achieve the learning outcomes.

Other modalities of instruction:

• Asynchronous: teaching and learning materials/activities prepared in advance that students can access at a time of their choosing, which in some cases, may be within a designated time frame.
• Blended learning (or blended course): teaching and learning activities made up of a combination of online and in-person course activities, both of which are necessary for students to achieve the learning outcomes of the course.
• Distance learning (or distance education): refers to students learning at a distance from their instructor, which assumes students are physically located off campus. This is often used interchangeably with online learning but may also apply to other situations.
• Hybrid learning (or hyflex): teaching activities in which some students are physically present and others attend online at the same time, with all students having the same learning opportunities to participate and engage with the learning activities.
• Online learning (or online course): teaching and learning activities that have been designed so that all learning outcomes can be achieved using online tools; therefore a student’s physical presence on campus is not necessary to achieve the learning outcomes.
• Remote delivery (or remote instruction): a situational need to deliver a course online that would normally be delivered in person (as was the case during the COVID-19 pandemic), sometimes requiring the implementation of additional technologies on an ad-hoc basis.
• Synchronous: refers to scheduled teaching activities that involve active or live teaching and learning, whether online or in person.

Note: the listed modalities are normally invoked for the entire class; it is not permissible for an alternate modality to be invoked for an individual student (e.g., as an ad-hoc accommodation), though it may be invoked for a subset of students in a class if planned as part of the learning outcomes and thereby stated explicitly in the course outline.  

Authorization, Acknowledgement, and Consent

When applying for admission to the University, you are bound by and agree to observe all statutes, rules, regulations, and policies at McGill University and the faculty or faculties to which you may be accepted and registered in, including policies contained in the University Course Catalogues and related fee documents. Your obligation as a student begins with your registration and ends in accordance with the University's statutes, rules, regulations, and policies.

You should verify all information or statements provided with your application. Incorrect or false information may jeopardize your admission. The University reserves the right to revoke an admission that is granted based on incorrect or false information in an application or supporting documents.