October 4, 2011 - Latest Issue - McGill University

o n b e h a l f o f t h e S AOGEORGIAPAPADOLIASHELLO FROM THE4 TH FLOORAt some point during their studies at theFaculty, every student will have encounteredthe personnel at the Student AffairsOffice, while gleefully handing in a factum,a take-home exam, or a term essay.For certain students, interaction with theSAO ceases the moment an assignment ismercifully time stamped and dated.However, the SAO provides informationand guidance for both graduate and undergraduatestudents on programs, degreerequirements, registration, advising,course changes and schedules, proceduresfor withdrawal, exam schedules andconflicts, deferred and supplementalexams, rereads, academic standing, leaveof absence or term away, and graduation.Bien que la grève a présentement un impactinévitable sur les services ordinairementofferts par votre Secrétariat desétudes, il est néanmoins important quevous soyez au courant des ressourcesdisponibles à la faculté. Voici donc unaperçu des services offerts :Program, degree requirements, advisingLa Vice Doyenne à l’enseignement JayeEllis, la Doyenne Adjointe au études et vieétudiante Aisha Topsakal, ainsi que la Responsabledu Secrétariat des étudesNancy Czemmel sont disponibles pourvous orienter dans vos démarches et vousfournir des conseils pédagogiques concernantla sélection de cours ainsi que laplanification de votre cheminementacadémique. Whether you are concernedabout prerequisites for an advancedcourse, or about achieving a balance betweenlecture courses or small seminars,courses you are genuinely interested in orothers you feel pressured to take, the StudentAffairs Office can guide you. A degreeaudit form, as well as a B.C.L/LL.Bdegree overview chart, have been preparedto assist you, and are available onthe Student Affairs Office website. De plusamples détails sur les choix de cours et lesexigences du programme peuvent êtretrouvés dans le document intitulé Registrationand Program Requirements 2011-2012 et qu’il est possible de consulter àpartir du lien suivant :http://www.mcgill.ca/lawstudies/courses/.This document mayoffer some answers to questions regardingexchanges and study abroad programs,non course credit options, outsidelaw and non law credits. Although thereare temporarily no drop-in hours for themoment due to the strike, the SAO ordinarilydevotes Mondays: 9:00 a.m. -10:00a.m; Tuesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00a.m;Wednesdays: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.;Thursdays: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. to helpingstudents who seek academic or personaladvice, and who wish to stop bybefore or after class.Exam schedules, course schedules, registrationExam and course schedules for both Falland Winter terms will always be availableon the website, under the CurrentCourses and Registration tab. If you havetwo overlapping examinations, three consecutiveexaminations in two days, or areligious conflict, you have the option ofwriting the examination in advance of theregular examination. You will be asked tosign a confidentiality agreement, and youmust inform the SAO before the deadline.Cancelled classes, review classes, classroomlocation changes, and location ofmake-up classes will also be listed on thewebsite. The SAO will also post noticesadvising students of any class cancellationsnear the Moot Court entrance or inthe Atrium.Dates, deadlines, formsThe SAO also provides an updated list ofimportant dates and deadlines and a calendarof key dates for extension requests,exchange applications, reporting examconflicts, applications for graduation, termessays, writing & drafting projects andterm papers, available at the followingwebpage: https://home.mcgill.ca/lawstudies/information/deadlines/.Applicationforms for deferred examinations,take-home exams for library pick up, reviewof a final grade, group assistants,non law courses, outside courses, majors,minors, clerkships, legal clinic course,major internships, honours, study-awayand exchange, are available athttps://home.mcgill.ca/lawstudies/forms/.Deferred and supplemental examinationsStudents may inform the SAO, prior to orwithin 24 hours of the examination, ofreasons for their requesting permission towrite a deferred examination. Deferredexaminations are available to studentswho, for medical reasons or analogouscauses, cannot write examinations at thenormal time. Supporting documentation,such as a doctor’s note, is required. For informationon policies and procedures regardingexaminations, visithttps://home.mcgill.ca/law-studies/information/exams/.The SAO also grants permission to write asupplemental examination, available to astudent who has failed a course, but whois not required to withdraw from the Faculty.Such an examination may be writtenin up to two courses which do not exceeda total of seven credits together. The SAOcan also provide information on how theresult will appear on your transcript, andhow it is calculated in your GPA.20 • 4 OCTOBRE 2011 • QN