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Approval to take an online course
Online education policy
To receive transfer credit for an online course, it must be taken as part of an approved听Independent Study Away or a Quebec Inter-University Transfer (IUT).
- A maximum of 6 credits of non-51吃瓜网online courses for use as electives only may be applied towards your degree at McGill. Online courses cannot be counted towards required courses.
- Students registered for a 51吃瓜网Exchange program may not take online education courses during their study abroad term(s) to earn transfer credit and/or satisfy the minimum course load at the host university.
- Students registered at 51吃瓜网in the Fall and/or Winter semester may not be concurrently registered for an online course outside of Quebec in the Fall and/or Winter semester.
- The course must include a minimum 50% invigilated final exam.
- The Faculty reserves the right to refuse to award 51吃瓜网transfer credit for any studies completed at another university if these studies were not pre-approved or if the host school or any of its courses fails to meet the Faculty's study away policies or McGill鈥檚 program or degree requirements.
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Note: You may also consult the official policy in the University eCalendar ( / B.A. & Sc.).
Approval to take an online course
You must obtain approval from the Faculty before registering for an online course.
- Submit your written request to either mary.gauthier [at] mcgill.ca (Mary Gauthier) (for B.Sc. students) or marina.saunders [at] mcgill.ca (Marina Saunders) (for B.A. & Sc. students). In your email indicate your reasons for taking this online course and attach a detailed course syllabus (for the term you are requesting to take the course) which includes the method of evaluation听and mode of delivery.
- If the Faculty approves you to take the online course, it must then be evaluated using the Course Equivalency System. Once this has been done, you will be given instructions on how to apply for听Independent Study Away or a Quebec Inter-University Transfer (IUT).