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Fall 2024 Term

The Fall 2024 term dates are August 28 to December 4, 2024 (see Key Academic Dates for more dates).

Important Reminders 

Assignments & Examinations:

• All assignments must be submitted electronically before 15h00 unless otherwise stated by the instructor. Course work received after 15h00, without an approved extension, will be subject to a grading penalty

• Extension requests must be submitted via email to the Student Affairs Office, before the original deadline. See the SAO policy on Extensions. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.

• All assignments submitted to the SAO are final. Students are not be permitted to submit any additional work or an alternative version. Only the initial submission to the SAO will be forwarded for grading. (With permission only, a subsequent submission will be subject to a penalty of a deduction of one grading unit.)

Winter 2025 Term

The dates for courses are January 6 to April 11, 2025 (see Key Academic Dates for more dates).

Important Reminders  

Assignments & Examinations:

• All assignments must be submitted electronically before 15h00 unless otherwise stated by the instructor. Course work received after 15h00, without an approved extension, will be subject to a grading penalty

• Extension requests must be submitted via email to the Student Affairs Office, before the original deadline. See the SAO policy on Extensions. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.

• All assignments submitted to the SAO are final. Students are not be permitted to submit any additional work or an alternative version. Only the initial submission to the SAO will be forwarded for grading. (With permission only, a subsequent submission will be subject to a penalty of a deduction of one grading unit.)

Summer 2024 Term

• Summer term classes start: Refer to the Summer 2024 Course Offerings document.
• Add/drop & Withdrawal deadline: Refer to the Summer 2024 Course Offerings document for specific dates assigned to each course.

• Summer Term Essay applications are due by May 6, 2024 by 15h00 (see SAO forms).
  • *Note that it is the student responsibility to have your supervisor email the sao.law [at] mcgill.ca (SAO) approval to supervise your Term Essay no later than the Term Essay application deadline. If your supervisor does not approve, your Term Essay will be refused.
• Victoria Day (Fête de Dollard): May 20, 2024. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.
• Apply to graduate on Minerva before May 28, 2024: Deadline to apply to graduate on Minerva for all undergraduate students and graduate students in all non-thesis programs (certificates, diplomas, Master's non-thesis) who expect to complete their program requirements at the end of the Summer 2024 term (Fall 2024 Convocation).
• La Fête Nationale du Québec Holiday: June 24, 2024. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed. Libraries closed.
• Canada Day Holiday: July 1, 2024. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed. Libraries closed.
• Summer Term Essays are due via SAOAssignments.law [at] mcgill.ca on August 15, 2024 by 15h00 unless an earlier deadline has been imposed by the instructor. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties. (*Students starting l’école du barreau in September will need to submit by 15h00 on date TBD.)

Assignments & Examinations:

• All assignments must be submitted electronically before 15h00 unless otherwise stated by the instructor. Course work received after 15h00, without an approved extension, will be subject to a grading penalty
• Extension requests must be submitted via email to the Student Affairs Office, before the original deadline. See the SAO policy on Extensions. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.
• All assignments submitted to the SAO are final. Students are not be permitted to submit any additional work or an alternative version. Only the initial submission to the SAO will be forwarded for grading. (With permission only, a subsequent submission will be subject to a penalty of a deduction of one grading unit.)
• Summer examinations: Refer to the Summer 2024 Course Offerings document.
  • Applications for deferred examinations and evaluations must be made through the Student Affairs Office. Supporting documentation is required. Students must inform the SAO, prior to or within twenty-four hours of the examination, of the reasons for requesting permission to write a deferred examination.

Fall 2024 & Winter 2025 Course Registration 

For the 2024-2025 academic year, registration on Minerva will proceed according to the schedule set out below, starting with priority registration for 4L students. Priority registration is intended to facilitate access to small enrollment courses for upper year students in order to ensure equity among students. *Please note that these dates are subject to change*

NOTE: Returning students who fail to register in at least one course by 15 August 2024 may continue to register after this date and until the end of the registration period, but with late registration penalties (Student Accounts site).

NOTE*: Please note that the 9 priority registration credits include non-law courses (including major and minor courses).