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What is Pre-Departure Orientation?
Pre-Departure Orientation is a mandatory course offered online via MyCourses that covers practical information related to pre-departure preparations, your time abroad, and your return to 91丝瓜视频.听
Who is Pre-Departure For?
This orientation remains mandatory for all students* who are traveling outside of Canada for University sanctioned activities, including exchanges, internships, co-ops, independent study-away, field study semesters, performances, athletic competitions, courses, and research.
* This excludes Nursing, Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (MDCM) students: Online pre-departure training for Nursing, PT, OT, and MDCM students is coordinated by 91丝瓜视频 Global Health Programs (GPH) office in collaboration with the Schools of Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and the Faculty of Medicine. Please for more information. All questions should be directed to studentaffairsghp.med [at] mcgill.ca.
Postdoctoral Pre-Departure Checklist
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Audience: Postdoctoral researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and postdoctoral scholars who are travelling internationally for university-sanctioned听activities. Definitions of Postdoctoral Researchers, Fellows, and Scholars can be found on the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website. |
Visit the following link to view and complete the听Postdoctoral Pre-Departure Checklist
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When is Pre-Departure Orientation Offered?
IMPORTANT NOTE for Exchange Students Only: Please do not register using the online form. Students will be automatically registered to Pre-Departure the first week of March for Fall nominated exchanges and the first week of October for Winter nominated exchanges.听
Pre-Departure Orientation is offered on a monthly basis. We recommend completing Pre-Departure Orientation 3-6 months prior to departure for your international activity. Students听will be granted access to the online course within approximately听2 working days of their registration *excluding statutory holidays.听They will receive a听notification e-mail from 'myCourses' once they are registered.听
| Cycle | Registration dates | Course access |
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听 December 2024 听 |
听 Opens: December 2nd 10:00 AM Closes: December 9th at 10:00 AM 听 |
听 Ends on: January 3rd, 2025 at 4:00 PM 听 听 |
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January 2025 听 |
Opens: January 6th 10:00 AM Closes: January 13th at 10:00 AM |
Ends on: January 31st, 2025 at 4:00 PM |
| February 2025 |
Opens: February 3rd 10:00 AM Closes: February 10th at 10:00 AM |
Ends on: February 28th, 2025 at 4:00 PM |
| March 2025 |
Opens:听March听3rd听 10:00 AM Closes:听March听10th听at 10:00 AM |
Ends on: 听March 31st,听2025听at 4:00 PM 听 |
*Registration cycle dates will be updated on a continuous basis, please check regularly.
REGISTER HERE FOR MONTHLY CYCLE
For exceptions to the registration cycle, please e-mail the Safety Abroad Officer at safetyabroad [at] mcgill.ca with your travel dates.
Obtaining your Certificate of Completion
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Upon completing Pre-Departure Orientation, students must obtain 100% passing rate on the Final Quiz and learning checkpoints听to receive the certificate of completion. A confirmation email will be automatically sent to all students upon receiving the award. The Certificate of Completion听may be retrieved听in MyCourses, by selecting "Awards" and then "My Awards".听Please be advised that you can only听download a copy of the Certificate of Completion for your records while you are enrolled in the course. At the end of the course access period,听you will be unenrolled from the course and no longer able to download the certificate. The certificate is valid for 1 calendar year from the date of issue. |
