McGill University

Period of exchange: Full year preferred - single semesters possible, but student must state reason.
Level: Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Admission restrictions: McGill makes application decisions for architecture, engineering, law, management, and music after the 1 May deadline for both September and January admission. The deadline for postgraduate applications is 1 March for both September and January admission. This makes mid academic-year entry difficult.

McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading research-intensive universities. With students coming to McGill from about 140 countries, the student body is the most internationally diverse of any medical-doctoral university in Canada.

The oldest university in Montreal, McGill was founded in 1821 from a generous bequest by James McGill, a prominent Scottish merchant. Since that time, McGill has grown from a small college to a bustling university with two campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 32,000 students. The University partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.

University exchange website: www.mcgill.ca/studyabroad

Consortium partner: U21
University location: Montreal
Student population: 32,000
City population: 1,854,442

Is one that consistently makes the short list of North America’s most live-able urban centres. Multilingual, pluralistic, cosmopolitan and culturally diverse, Montreal is truly an international city. The largest French-speaking community outside of Paris, Montreal is, in many important ways, a European culture, with emphasis on the daily joie de vivre pace that lends it such an inviting ambiance.

The city offers great shopping, excellent dining, an exciting nightlife, along with festivals and cultural events for all tastes. Montreal is also just a relatively short drive away from the hiking and ski trails of the Laurentians, the Eastern Townships, and northern New England..

For more information on the city and/or activities please visit:
http://ssmu.mcgill.ca/index.php/useful-resources/about-montreal

McGill University has eleven faculties and ten schools. These include:

Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
School of Architecture
School of Urban Planning
Faculty of Law
Desautels Faculty of Management
Faculty of Medicine
Schulich School of Music
Faculty of Religious Studies
Faculty of Science
School of Computer Science
School of Environment

For further information, see: www.mcgill.ca/about/quickfacts/faculties

Course information: For a full list of available courses, please visit: http://www.mcgill.ca/courses/

Course restrictions: Not available: courses at Centre for Continuing Education, MBA programme, research project courses, courses in professional faculties restricted to degree candidates in their fields.
Limited enrolment: chemical engineering, civil engineering/applied mechanics, metals/material engineering, computer science.

Very limited enrolment: electrical/computer engineering, mechanical engineering, accounting, finance
Additionally, exchange students must take courses within the faculty to which they are accepted; only under special circumstances may a student take a course (only one) in two separate faculties.

Course load: A course load of 12 credits or more per term is considered "full-time"; if you are registered for fewer than 12 credits per term you are considered "part-time". The normal course load is 15 credits. If a student wishes to register in more than 5 courses, permission from the Associate Dean of the appropriate faculty is required.

Orientation happens in the week prior to the start of classes.

For further information see: www.mcgill.ca/firstyear/orientation

Fall Semester: early September to late December
Winter Semester: early January to late April

For exact dates please visit: www.mcgill.ca/deanofstudents/calendarofdates

University accommodation is available but limited. If you are interested in on-campus housing, you should indicate ‘Yes’ under RESIDENCE ACCOMMODATION on the Additional Information page of the online application.

Off-campus private accommodation: The McGill Off-Campus Housing Service publishes online lists of apartments for rent and to share, as well as rooms for rent in private homes throughout Montreal. For further information see: www.mcgill.ca/offcampus

A study Permit may be necessary (required if staying more than 6 months) and highly recommended in case you want to work or extend your stay.

For more information on visa requirements see: www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study.asp

Compulsory and provided for all international students by International Student Services. Additional insurance may be needed to travel from/to your home country.

For further information see: www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/exchange

Approx CAN$1,300 per month.

For further information on the cost of living see: www.mcgill.ca/bcom/financing/expenses

Online currency converter: www.xe.com/ucc

A number of scholarships and grants are available for University of Auckland students participating in the Auckland Abroad exchange programme.

For more information see: How much will it cost?

Other grants may also be available see: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid/scholarships

For more information about the 360° Auckland Abroad programme, including application deadlines, please see www.auckland.ac.nz/360 or email Auckland Abroad.