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Registration

On this page:聽

  1. General Guidance
  2. Add/Drop
  3. Declaring your program(s): Major(s), Minor(s), Honours, etc.
  4. Credit Load
  5. Prerequisites and Corequisites
  6. Registration Errors聽
  7. Graduate Level Courses (600 and 700 Level courses)
  8. Courses outside the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science
  9. Cancelling Your Registration
  10. Proof of Enrolment

1. General Guidance

All 成人大片 students register through our online system, called Minerva.

Consult Enrolment Services' website for a guide on how to use Minerva to register for your courses.

  • Registration opens in June - consult for dates. Check out our events (online) if you'd like to connect with advisors before registration opens.
  • To avoid a late registration fee, register for at least one course by the Add/Drop deadline, after which you can still adjust your schedule until the deadline.
  • You should register for the full academic year (this includes the Fall and Winter terms).
  • SOUSA advisors cannot help you register for courses that are full or restricted.聽(See Registration Errors below for tips on handling common issues).
  • Minerva may not block invalid course registrations, so it is your responsibility to ensure you meet prerequisites, corequisites, restrictions, and faculty regulations.

2. Add/Drop

Also known as course change period:

  • You can modify your courses without penalty until the Add/Drop deadline. Dropped courses are removed from your record, which will reflect only your registered courses after the deadline.
  • Before the deadline, you can add or drop courses on Minerva using the step-by-step instructions. Since course spots are limited, register early.
  • For summer courses at 成人大片, make sure you are aware of the Summer Studies requirements and deadlines.

3. Declaring your program(s): Major(s), Minor(s), Honours, etc.

U1 students should declare their program(s) before registration opens.

Use Minerva to declare the program(s) that you have chosen. Login to Minerva and select Student Menu > Student records menu > Change your primary curriculum

Your program choice(s) can be changed later if you change your mind. Once you have declared your program(s), you may then register for your courses.

*Note:

  • Science students who have departmental approval to register for an Honours program should select Honours Degree Program first, and then select the appropriate honours discipline(s) from the drop down menu.
  • All other students will select Degree Program before selecting the appropriate discipline(s) from the drop down menu.

4. Credit Load

  • The normal course load is 15 credits (4-5 courses) per term for a total of approximately 30 credits (8-10 courses) per year. The Bachelor of Science requires students to complete a minimum of 120 credits to graduate (you accumulate credits through advanced standing/transfer credit and/or through the courses you will complete during your degree at 成人大片).
  • Some basic science courses are worth 4 credits - this means that taking 4 courses can still add up to 30 or more credits for the year. You may wish to take only 4 courses in order to avoid being overloaded. If this is the first time you are studying in English, we strongly recommend that you take only 4 courses during your first term.
  • The credit rating of a course reflects the number of weekly contact hours. In general, a three-credit course indicates three hours of lectures per week for one term. Laboratory contact hours usually count for fewer credits. Credits also reflect the amount of effort required of the student and generally assume two hours of personal study for each contact hour. A typical semester full load is 15 credits, although 12 credits or more is considered full time.

  • Keep the following regulations in mind:
  • 12 credits per term to maintain full-time status, eligibility for student visas, loans and bursaries;
  • Up to 14 credits (4 courses) maximum per term for students in probationary standing;
  • Up to 17 credits per term for students in satisfactory standing;
  • 27 graded (non-S/U) credits per academic year (both the fall and winter terms) to be considered for renewal of entrance scholarships or for in-course 成人大片 scholarships or awards, including Dean's Honour List; at least 27 graded credits that fulfill the degree requirements to be considered for faculty scholarships; 30 graded credits per year to maintain Canada Award scholarships;
  • Maximum allowed credits is up to 17 credits per term for students whose standing is Satisfactory or Interim Satisfactory.
  • Students with a CGPA of 3.5+ may request a course overload (up to 19 credits) by consulting their program advisor. Allow several days for processing. First-semester students cannot request a credit overload.

5. Prerequisites and corequisites

You are responsible for meeting all course prerequisites and corequisites before registering. Minerva will not block registration if prerequisites are unmet.

  • Prerequisite: Prerequisites are courses that are required to have been completed with a satisfactory pass before taking other courses. For example, course A is prerequisite to course B if a satisfactory pass in course A is required for admission to course B.
  • Corequisite: Corequisites are courses that must be taken at the same time (concurrently) as another course.

6. Registration Errors

If you encounter registration errors on Minerva (e.g., program controls, prerequisites, or enrolment limits), note the error message and contact the department offering the course to determine if registration is possible. For Science courses, refer to the Faculty of Science鈥檚 Program Advisors contact list, but read the instructions below before reaching out. Note that your degree advisor cannot assist with full, restricted, or controlled courses. Below are common registration errors, their explanations, and possible solutions.

Note: Always pay attention to "NOTES" that may appear directly below courses in Class Schedule as they may help explain error messages that occur.

Please read this over carefully; if you are still unable to resolve your registration problems, you should contact Service Point.

  • Before the Add/Drop Period ends, students must confirm their course registration on Minerva. Errors identified after the deadline may be corrected, but only once during a student's academic career. Checking registration on time is crucial, as corrections can be costly and sometimes impossible.
  • To correct a registration error, submit an appeal to Service Point with a completed course registration form signed by the instructor(s). A fee applies for each change, and requests may be denied if similar errors were approved previously or if submitted too late. Corrections must be requested within one month of the term's end; late requests may not be approved, even with valid justification.

Procedure:

  • Obtain the Form to Correct Errors in Course Registration from Service Point , 3415 McTavish St.
  • Write a letter in which you explain clearly and concisely why you are making this request. Include the following information:
    • when you started and/or stopped attending the class
    • whether you tried making these changes yourself, and if so, when.
  • Take your letter and the form to your course instructor(s) and have the instructor(s) complete the appropriate areas of the form. Instructors are asked to indicate whether the student has been attending the course and, in the case of the addition of the course to a student record, whether the student will be permitted to register late.
  • Take the letter and the form to Service Point.

Note: Courses are not removed from the student's record when a registration error is corrected. A withdrawal from the course is granted.

Common registration error messages

Closed

This will be apparent by the "C" that appears at the far left of the course number in Class Schedule where normally a tick box appears. This means that all of the places in the course are taken at that moment in time. There are two solutions to this registration error, depending on whether a) you need the course to fulfill program requirements or (b) you want the course as an elective.

(a) If you need the course to fulfill program requirements you must contact the department administering the course directly (e.g., Biology for a BIOL course, Chemistry for a CHEM course, etc.). Explain your situation to the staff member and they will determine if you are eligible for a place in the course. If the department allows you into the course they will grant you a "permit to register", an electronic indicator that is put directly onto your record that lets the student record system recognize you as eligible to register. You must still use Minerva to register after the permit is granted.

Note: If you are granted a CAPACITY permit because a course is closed, you MUST use the "Quick Add" feature on Minerva.

(b) If you want the course as an elective, you should not contact the department, as they must give priority to students who need the course to meet program requirements. However, it is possible during add/drop that there will be movement within the course, and if you try regularly to "Quick Add" the course you may be able to register because another student drops the course. If the course uses the Waitlist feature, at the time you try to "quick add" and the course is still full, you will be invited to join the waitlist. If you add yourself to the waitlist you will be notified by your 成人大片 e-mail if a place becomes available and you are next on the list to register.

Note: Have another course in reserve in the event you are not successful adding your first choice. You may have to plan to take this elective in another term.

Reserve Closed

This happens when a specific portion (a reserved section) of the course is full. For example, a department may give 50 places for students in specific programs, and 30 places for everyone else. If you are not in one of the specific programs and the 30 places are taken, you will receive this error message. The reverse is also true: if you are in a specific program and the 50 program places are taken, you will receive this error message. The solution to this registration problem is the same as for Closed courses: see a) above if you need the course for a program requirement, and see b) above if you want the course as an elective.

Class Restriction

This refers to courses that are limited to students in a specific academic year (U0, U1, U2 or U3). Courses with class restrictions usually have "NOTES" in Class Schedule of "Limited to U0 (or U1, U2 or U3) students".

If you are not in the correct year to permit registration, you must see the department administering the course to determine if you are eligible for a place in the class (e.g. Chemistry for a CHEM course, International Development Studies for an INTD course, etc.). If the department allows you into the course they will grant you a "permit to register", an electronic indicator that is put directly onto your record that lets the student record system recognize you as eligible to register. You must still use Minerva to register after the permit is granted.

Program Restriction

This refers to a course that is controlled by program codes; if you are not in an appropriate program you will not be able to register.

Courses with program controls usually have "NOTES" in Class Schedule of "Limited by Program". There are two possible solutions to this restriction: (a) if the course is program controlled within the faculty you are accepted into, or (b) if the course is program controlled in a faculty you are not accepted into.

(a) An example of a program control within your faculty would be an BIOL course which is open only to Biology students. If you have been accepted into a B.A & Sc., and you want to fulfill a Major Concentration in Biology, then you must have the program properly entered onto your record to register.

Note: You may not add programs to your record that you do not intend to follow solely for the purpose of registering in a restricted course; if you are found to have obtained a place in a limited course in this manner you will be deregistered.

(b) An example of a program control in a faculty you are not accepted into would be a Management course which is only open to students in programs in that faculty. You must select courses from those sections and terms that do not have these notes, or from those courses offered by the Department of Continuing Education (sections of 751, 761, etc. instead of sections 001, 002, etc.).

Note: If you opt for a section offered through Continuing Education you will have to wait until August 15 to access fall courses and December 15 to access winter courses; the periods prior to these dates are for priority access for Continuing Education students.

Faculty Restriction

This refers to a course that is controlled by faculty codes, i.e. only students in specific faculties may register. If you are a B.A. & Sc. student seeking to register in an Education course you may experience this error message. Please contact SOUSA to explain why you want to register in this course and to obtain further advice on how to proceed.

Departmental Approval Required

This refers to courses which require a placement test or the approval of the professor or other relevant administrator prior to registration. Courses with this type of control usually have "NOTES" in Class Schedule of "Departmental approval required" or "Advisor approval required" or "Placement test required".

For example, language courses may require you to be "placed" at the appropriate level before you can register, or other courses may require you to see the professor or an administrator prior to registration. Once the department establishes your language level or your suitability to join the class, they will grant you a "permit to register", an electronic indicator that is put directly onto your record that lets the student record system recognize you as eligible to register. You must still use Minerva to register after the permit is granted.

Link Error

This refers to courses (lecture activities) which have other activities "linked" to them that require you to add more than one CRN at a time. Courses with this type of control usually have "NOTES" in Class Schedule of "Must be taken with a tutorial" or "Must be taken with a lab". For example, if you are registering in a CHEM or BIOL course which have lab activities "linked" to them, a MATH course which has a tutorial "linked" to it, or to a SOCI or ANTH course with conferences "linked" to them, you must choose both the lecture activity and the linked activity and add them at the same time.

Prerequisite Required

This refers to courses which have pre-requisites and/or co-requisites that must be satisfied before you can register. There will not always be "NOTES" in Class Schedule to warn you of existing pre- and co-requisites, so if this error message occurs it will be necessary to verify in the eCalendar what courses are needed prior to registration. The solution to this problem varies depending on (a) whether the pre-requisites are clearly on your record with valid grades, or (b) if the pre-requisites are part of transfer credit or other types of advanced standing (i.e. not 成人大片 courses but equivalent work done elsewhere for which you've been granted credit).

(a) An example of a clear-cut case would be a MATH course that has a pre-requisite of an introductory statistics course, and you have this course or its equivalent on your record with a grade of "C" or better. Please contact the Mathematics department; they will evaluate your record and the MATH course description, and if appropriate, grant you a "permit to register", an electronic indicator that is put directly onto your record that lets the student record system recognize you as eligible to register. You must still use Minerva to register after the permit is granted.

(b) An example of a complicated case would be a MATH course that has a prerequisite of an introductory statistics course and you have covered the material of this course at another university and have been granted transfer credit from that university. You must get the course approved using the Course equivalency system. Consult the Transfer Credits website for detailed information on what kinds of courses are accepted and how to request a course equivalency.

Note: Pre-requisite controls normally exist on courses in other faculties (Engineering, Management, Music) so it may be necessary to have that faculty verify that you have suitable pre-requisite(s). That faculty would grant you a permit to register if you have the appropriate prerequisites.

Maximum Hours Exceeded

This refers to the total number of credits in a term that the student record system will allow students to register in. New students are expected to register for a normal load of 15 credits but may register for up to 17 at any given time to allow for later adding and dropping as the student makes decisions on which courses to keep and which to give up. If you receive this error message it is because you are trying to add a course with a credit weight which will place you over 17 credits in the fall or winter term. Note: It is strongly recommended that new students not exceed 15 credits per term.

Note:: If you receive this error message when adding a multi-term course (a "D1/D2" full year course) to your record and you have room in the fall, it is possible that the "maximum hours exceeded" message refers to your credit load in the winter term. You must have enough room in both fall and winter terms before registering in full-year courses.

7. Graduate Level Courses (600 and 700 Level courses)

B.A. & Sc. students must follow the Faculty of Science procedure for requesting registration in a 600 level course.

8. Courses outside the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science

As a B.A. & Sc. student, you should be aware of the on courses offered in Faculties other than Arts and Science.

Limited enrolment programs

The following programs are not available for selection on Minerva. Students who wish to register for one of these programs must contact Service Point with the advisor's or faculty's written authorization to have the program added to their record (check the eCalendar for a complete listing):

  • Minor in Management for non-Management students
  • Minor in Marketing for non-Management students
  • Minor in Operations Management for non-Management students
  • Minor in Finance for non-Management students
  • Minor Entrepreneurship for Science Students
  • Minor in Electrical Engineering for Physics students
  • Minor in Minor in Musical Applications of Technology
  • Minor in Musical Science and Technology
  • Minor in Kinesiology

Desautels Faculty of Management courses

Students registered in programs requiring Management courses (Minor in Management, Minor in Finance, Minor in Marketing, Minor in Operations Management, etc.) may register early in specific courses according to the eCalendar and Important Dates. As all Management courses are limited by enrolment, students in the above programs are strongly encouraged to take advantage of these early registration dates. Please note that, although registration in Management courses opens to all students at a later date (check date here), other course controls may continue to block registration (e.g. prerequisite controls, enrolment caps, faculty restrictions, etc.). You may have to consult with SOUSA and with the Faculty of Management to obtain permission to register.

School of Continuing Studies courses

Please note that courses with section numbers of 751, 761, etc. (as opposed to 001, 002, etc.) are courses offered by the School of Continuing Studies. Early registration in Continuing Studies courses is restricted to students in Continuing Studies programs. Science students can register for Continuing Studies courses at a later date (check dates here).

Summer term registration

Please refer to the Summer Studies Calendar and Important Dates for details.

Verifying your student record

The purpose of verification is to ensure formally the accuracy of all student information. This includes program and course information, as well as personal information such as mailing and home addresses.

Students are responsible for ensuring that all information on their record is accurate. Inaccurate program or course registration may jeopardize graduation.

To verify your record check the following:

Once you have checked all of these points, if you have any problems or questions come to the Information Counter, SOUSA.

9. Cancelling Your Registration

Cancelling your registration

If you decide聽not聽to return to 成人大片 in September or January after you have registered, drop all your courses on聽Minerva聽and submit a written request to cancel your registration.

In your letter include:聽

  • your 成人大片 student number
  • your signature
  • enclose your 成人大片 student ID card

Forward it to the following address:

Service Point, Enrolment Services
成人大片 University
3415 McTavish St.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1Y1

Phone: 514-398-7878

Please check with Service Point for the聽deadline to cancel your registration. If you drop all courses or your request is received by this date, your registration will be deleted from our records and no administrative charge will be assessed. After this date you may still drop all your courses on Minerva but a聽minimum administrative charge聽is assessed.

10. Proof of Enrolment

If you need a document confirming that you are registered as a student at 成人大片, you can download a proof of enrolment letter from Minerva. In some cases, you may need to visit Service Point to obtain additional documentation. For more information, head to mcgill.ca/student-records.

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