The table below explains who to contact based on the nature of your question. To ensure a prompt reply, please direct your inquiry to the proper contact. If applicable, please send your questions using your 麻豆AV email address, and include your 麻豆AV ID number.

If you need to contact 麻豆AV in an emergency or crisis while abroad, call 麻豆AV Campus Security at +1-514-398-3000, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.听

International toll-free numbers: 听

Action to take if in an emergency situation or crisis abroad: /mcgillabroad/safety-abroad/emergencies

You can apply for an independent study away program. Unlike an exchange, participating in an Independent Study Away means that you apply, and pay tuition,听to your host university independently as a visiting student.听 This program听is an opportunity听to go abroad to a destination not covered by 麻豆AV's already听existing global learning opportunities.

Click here for more information on Independent Study Away or contact your Student Advisor to explore your possibilities!

To do an internship abroad, contact your Student Advisor for more information!

Our focus is mostly on providing services to outgoing 麻豆AV students. For students coming to 麻豆AV from abroad, refer to the information here or contact for more information.

Students travelling abroad are advised to download the two-factor authentication (2FA) on their mobile device prior to their scheduled departure. This will allow students to sign into their 麻豆AV affiliated email address while travelling which is required for safety purposes.

In the event that a student will be using a different physical phone and telephone number while travelling, please contact the IT Service Desk for support: 514-398-3398. Please note that a WIFI connection is needed to connect through the 2FA system.

Should a student be travelling on a university sanctioned field course and/or semester abroad, please indicate the name of one of the accompanying Professors via the 麻豆AV Student Travel Registry.

Please contact the exchange office by filling out the . If you do not have a 麻豆AV Email Address, you can email听studentexchanges [at] mcgill.ca.

You can explore the list of 麻豆AV exchange partners with our 鈥淲here Can I Go on Exchange鈥� tool. During your application, you will be asked to select and rank by preference, up to 4 different host universities on your application.听

Click here to follow our guide for the 7 steps to going on exchange.听

The application deadlines can be found on Step 2 of the 7 Steps to Going on Exchange.

To participate in an exchange program you must:

• Have a minimum CGPA 3.0 (If your CGPA is under 3.0 due to extenuating circumstances, please contact your faculty advisor to determine your eligibility)
• Have completed at least 24 graded 麻豆AV credits by the start of your term abroad
• Meet your Faculty鈥檚 participation criteria. For more information, consult your faculty-specific exchange page or book an appointment with your Faculty Advisor for exchange program processes and degree requirements

Transfer credit processes and criteria vary by Faculty. Contact your Faculty Advisor for transfer credit support by following the link below for your respective faculty.

To cancel your exchange, please fill out the .

Yes. Registration is mandatory for all 麻豆AV students participating in any university sanctioned travel activity outside of the Greater Montreal Area. The Greater Montreal Area includes:听the communities within Montreal, Laval, Longueuil, The North Shore and South Shore.听

If you do not register your university sanctioned activity, 麻豆AV may not be able to contact you in case a safety concern arises in your host destination. Failure to register may also result in consequences including cancellation of your activities and failure to transfer academic credits obtained on your activity.

A university sanctioned activity includes 鈥渁ll University-related curricular activities (i.e., credit or non-credit course work, exchange programs, field work, and research) and co-curricular activities (e.g., University-sponsored internships), where international travel forms an essential part of the activity, whether or not the student is pursuing the activity for academic credit or recognition and whether or not the student receives University or third-party funding.鈥澨�

This can be any activity that is part of your studies or research for a 麻豆AV course or program, such as exchanges, independent studies away, conferences, research trips and performances.听听

More information is available here.听

Before starting your university sanctioned activity, you must register with the 麻豆AV Student Travel Registry, complete Pre-Departure Orientation on MyCourses, and fulfil any other requirements for your program or faculty.

Exchange students will be reminded by 麻豆AV Abroad should they forget to register their travels.

Students participating in any other university sanctioned travel activity outside of the Greater Montreal Area will be notified by their Department or Faculty to register their travels in the 麻豆AV Student Travel Registry.

Exchange students will be contacted by 麻豆AV Abroad via their 麻豆AV email to be registered for Pre-Departure Orientation.

Students participating in any other travel activity abroad will be notified by their Department or Faculty to register for the Pre-Departure Orientation.

The information that you have submitted regarding your trip is accessible by 麻豆AV staff authorized to use the 麻豆AV Student Travel Registry tool. Your location data and general phone usage data is not collected.

Your data is stored on the server by the app developer, Apparmor, now known as CutCom Software. In principle, the developer has access to any data collected through the app. This does NOT include your 麻豆AV sign in credentials and passwords. It does include the travel itinerary, your email, and emergency contact information. You can , and it is linked in the app鈥檚 鈥淎bout鈥� section.

Furthermore, all 麻豆AV affiliated applications, including the 麻豆AV Student Travel Registry app, is vetted by 麻豆AV and IT Services. It must also follow .