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Graduation
In order to graduate, you must complete faculty and program requirements in the program you were admitted to and registered in. 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. Some faculties may require a higher CGPA in order to graduate.
You should contact your 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 mcgill.ca/students/advising/advisordirectory.
Once your record has been approved for graduation, your unofficial and official transcripts will indicate the notation “Degree Granted” after approval by the University Senate.
• Fall term graduation (courses completed by the end of December; transcript will indicate “Degree Granted” in February after approval by the University Senate; diploma will be conferred at Spring convocation): You must apply on Minerva by the end of November.
• Winter term graduation (courses completed by the end of April; transcript will indicate “Degree Granted” in May after approval by the University Senate; diploma will be conferred at Spring convocation): You must apply on Minerva by the end of February.
• Summer term graduation (courses completed by the end of August; transcript will indicate “Degree Granted” in October after approval by the University Senate; diploma will be conferred at Fall convocation): You must apply on Minerva by the end of March.
For more information on applying to graduate, refer to the Apply to Graduate
Minimum Residency Requirement
The total number of ۲ݮƵ credits required to graduate is known as the minimum residency requirement. You must successfully complete a minimum of 60 ۲ݮƵ credits to obtain a ۲ݮƵ undergraduate degree. Some programs have specific requirements on the type of credits that must be completed at ۲ݮƵ. For example, two-thirds of all program requirements must be completed at ۲ݮƵ. For specific information refer to your faculty section of this publication.
Students completing a second undergraduate degree at ۲ݮƵ must successfully complete a minimum of 60 ۲ݮƵ credits to obtain their degree. You should check with your Faculty adviser for any conditions applicable to the ۲ݮƵ credits required toward your degree.
Graduate students should refer to their faculty under Faculties & Schools > Graduate > Program Requirements for information on minimum residency requirements for graduate programs. This information is listed for each faculty, and you can also access it through your faculty's graduate pages.
- You must successfully complete a minimum of 21 ۲ݮƵ credits (excluding prerequisites and corequisites) in order to obtain a ۲ݮƵ undergraduate certificate. For specific information refer to your department section of this publication.
- Students completing a second undergraduate certificate at ۲ݮƵ must successfully complete a minimum of 21 ۲ݮƵ credits (excluding prerequisites and corequisites) to obtain their certificate. You should check with your adviser for any conditions applicable to the ۲ݮƵ credits required toward your certificate.