Monday, January 4, 2010

New Years Reminders

January 2 2010. MacInsiders.

With all the hubbub of the holidays and New Years Eve a lot of people forget that there are a ton of things you need to think about before you go back for Term II. Here is a list of reminders for you to help get the term off to a good start!

Residence Move In
  • Students are allowed to move back into their residence as of 7AM on Sunday January 3rd
Term II Begins
  • School starts Monday January 4th at 8:30AM. All buildings and services on campus resume normal working hours on this day. This also means that grades will begin to appear on your grade reports.
Emergency Notifications (i.e. Snow Days)
  • If you want to get notified by the school when it is closed for things such as snow days, you need to opt-in to the service (but there is no cost). Check out this announcement which explains the process.
Textbooks
  • If you are wondering which books you need for your courses, go to the Titles Course Listingwebsite. The list has been updated since it was initially posted in early December. Start scouring the MacInsiders Marketplace, Facebook and Titles for deals! You can also do some price comparisons at other major book retailers (Amazon and Chapters), and order your books online!
OSAP PickupDrop and Add
  • The last day to drop and add courses for Term II is Wednesday January 13th. The last day to drop Term II or III courses without academic penalty is Friday March 5th.
Bursary Deadlines
  • If you are applying for a bursaries from McMaster the deadline is January 15th. There is more info inthis announcement.
Reading Week
  • This year reading week is from Monday February 15th until Friday February 19th.
April Exams
  • The tentative April exam timetable should be released in late February or early March
Summer School
  • The list of summer school courses is set to be released in mid-March.

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