1991/1992 - Office of the Registrar - McMaster University

Directory for Correspondence and Enquiries
Mailing Address: McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8
Telephone: Area Code 416, Number 525-9140
The following is a list of University offices (with the appropriate postal code) and Administrative staff members that are most frequently called on. Other
offices and services are described throughout the Calendar with their addresses and telephone numbers.
Admission to Undergraduate Studies
Associate Registrar (Liaison and Admissions): Ann Mclaughlin
Assistant Registrar (Admissions): Liz McCallum
Admission and Calendar Officer: Jackie Osterman
Gilmour Hall, Room 120 L8S 4L8 extn. 4796
Health Sciences Admissions
Associate Registrar (Health Sciences): Laurel Stuart
Health Sciences Centre, Room IB7 L8S 4J9 extn. 2114
Student Liaison
Assistant Registrar (Liaison): Laurie Deans
Liaison Officers: Lynn Gibbons, Michael Markowski
Gilmour Hall, Room 102 L8S 4L8
extn.4787
Student Financial Aid and Scholarships
Director: John Edwards
Coordinator/Office Manager: Denise Ellis
Hamilton Hall, Room 401 L8S 4Kl extn. 4319, 4789
Transcripts and Records
Associate Registrar (Systems and Records): Helen Barton
Assistant Registrar (Records): Darlene Russell
Gilmour Hall, Room l08 L8S 4L8 extn. 4457
Examinations, Schedules and Reservations
Associate Registrar (Systems and Records): Helen Barton
Assistant Registrar (Schedules and Examinations): Rosemary Viola
Gilmour Hall, Room 107 L8S 4L8 extn. 4453
School of Graduate Studies
Gilmour Hall, Room 110 LBS 4L8
extn.3679
Centre for Continuing Education
Commons Building, Room 116 L8S 4Kl
extn.4321
Arrangements for Disabled Persons
Co-ordinator for the Disabled: Tim Nolan
Gilmour Hall, Room 109B L8S 4L8
extn.4339
Alumni Association
Ahimni Memorial BUilding, Room 203 L8S 4Kl extn.2604
Director of Alumni Advancement: Roger Trull
Chester New Hall, Room 111 L8S 4L9
extn.3804
Dean of Student Affairs
Dean: Rudy Heinzl
Hamilton Hall, Room 312 L8S 4K1
extn.4649
On-campus Housing (Residence)
Director of Residences: Ron Coyne
Admissions Co-ordinator: Leanne Piper
Commons Building, Room 101 L8S 4Kl
extn.4223
Off-campus Housing
Wentworth House, Room 118 L8S 4Kl
extn.4086
Student Counselling Services .
Director of Student Counselling Services: Dr. W. Wilkinson
Hamilton Hall, Room 302 L8S 4Kl
extn.4711
Employment Opportunities
Student Placement Office, Hamilton Hall,
Room 409 L8S 4K1
extn.4253
Advice for Overseas Students
International Students' Advisor: Pat J. Fernando
Divinity College, Room 146 L8S 4Kl
extn.4748
Grievances
Secretary of the Senate: Joan Morris
Gilmour Hall, Room 104 L8S 4L8
extn.4337
Other Publications
Ombudsman's Office
Ombudsman: Rick Russell
Hamilton Hall, Room 217 LBS 4Kl extn. 2003
For information and advice with respect to university regulation! and services, and human rights
procedures, see the Student Services and Organizations section of the Calendar.
Using the Calendar
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
The information in this Calendar is arranged in the sequence most
Year I Handbook
appropriate for use by a prospective or current student.
Part-time Degree Studies Calendar
The first sections describe procedures and regulations that apply University-wide.
These are Sessional Dates, Application and Admission
School of Social Work Booklet
McMaster Divinity College Calendar
Procedures, Academic Regulations, Senate Policy Statements, and
The above publications are all available from the Office of the Registrar.
Financial Information.
The next sections start with a summary of the various degree programmes
offered by each Faculty, followed alphabetically by the sections
the Arts and Science Programme and six Faculties: Business,
GRADUATE STUDIES
Calendar of the School of Graduate Studies, available from the School Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Science and Social Sciof
Graduate Studies
ences. Each section describes specific Faculty regulations and the under-
Graduate Studies in Business (MBA and Ph.D. programmes)"available graduate degree programmes by department. The programme
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Post-Graduate Medical Programme Calendar available from the Health required in order to satisfy the University's requirements for awarding a
Sciences Registry, in the Health Sciences Complex, Room iB7.
Bachelor's degree.
Teaching departments that offer graduate studies also provide infor- After consulting the programmes, you will note that some courses. ~re
mational booklets about their programmes. These may be requested 'Required' and some are 'Electives'. To determine the prereqUisIte
directly from the departments
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requirements you must meet in order to register for a specific course,
you should then look at the section Course Listings. The course listing
CERTIFICATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
is presented alphabetically by subject and department.
At the back of the .Calendar there are two sections of information
Part-time Studies Calendar, which describes professional deSignations,
certificate and correspondence programmes, available from the Centre
for Continuing Education.
GENERAL INTEREST NON-CREDIT STUDIES
Brochures about non-credit programmes and special offerings are available
from the Centre for Continuing Education
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about the University services, the libraries, residences, research laboratories,
computing facilities, and student activities and organizations.
The next section Undergraduate Academic Awards, lists all the
awards and scholarships offered to undergraduate students by McMaster
University. The regulations governing these awards are also described.
Bursaries and loan funding is presented next t!nder Student Financial
Aid.
To locate information about a specific subject, you should consult the
Index at the back of the Calendar.