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Graduation
In order to graduate, you must complete faculty and program requirements. It is your responsibility to meet all faculty and program requirements before graduation.
At the time of graduation from an undergraduate degree, you must be in Satisfactory Standing with a minimum CGPA of 2.00.
You should contact your adviser (Music students should contact the Senior Student Adviser; graduate students should contact their department) early in the graduating year to make sure you will meet your program requirements by graduation time. For contact information on advisers, see www.mcgill.ca/students/advising/advisordirectory.
Minimum Residency Requirement
The total number of ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ credits required to graduate is known as the minimum residency requirement. You must successfully complete a minimum of 60 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ credits in order to obtain a ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ undergraduate degree. Some programs have specific requirements on the type of credits that must be completed at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ. For example, two-thirds of all program requirements must be completed at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ. For specific information refer to your faculty section of this publication.
Students completing a second undergraduate degree at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ must successfully complete a minimum of 60 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ credits to obtain their degree. You should check with your Faculty adviser for any conditions applicable to the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ credits required toward your degree.
Graduate students should refer to Programs, Courses and University Regulations > Faculties & Schools > Graduate > Program Requirements for information on minimum residency requirements for graduate programs.
Note for Continuing Studies: Minimum Residency Requirement (Continuing Studies):
- You must successfully complete a minimum of 21 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ credits (excluding prerequisites and corequisites) in order to obtain a ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ undergraduate certificate. For specific information refer to your department section of this publication.
- Students completing a second undergraduate certificate at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ must successfully complete a minimum of 21 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ credits (excluding prerequisites and corequisites) in order to obtain their certificate. You should check with your adviser for any conditions applicable to the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ credits required toward your certificate.
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2013-2014 (last updated Apr. 17, 2013) (disclaimer)
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2013-2014 (last updated Apr. 17, 2013) (disclaimer)