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Pre-Departure Orientation

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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 平特五不中.听

Who is Pre-Departure For?

This orientation remains mandatory for all students* who are traveling outside of Canada for University-related international 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 平特五不中 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

Audience: Postdoctoral researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and postdoctoral scholars who are travelling internationally for university-related 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

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

May 2024

Opens: May 1st 10:00 AM

Closes: May 8th at 10:00 AM

Ends on: May 31st, 2024 at 4:00 PM

June 2024

Opens: June 3rd 10:00 AM

Closes: June 10th at 10:00 AM

Ends on: June 28th, 2024 at 4:00 PM

July 2024

Opens: July 1st 10:00 AM

Closes: July 8th at 10:00 AM

Ends on: July 31st, 2024 at 4:00 PM

August 2024

Opens:听August听1st听10:00 AM

Closes:听August听8th听at 10:00 AM

Ends on: August 30th, 2024 at 4:00 PM

*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

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.

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