dufay

I was comparing courses in a particular humanities major between McGill and another school my daughter is applying to, and I noted that many courses (and in fact, all courses in a particular field!) were not offered in 2007-2008. While I don't expect all courses to be available all years, has anyone found this a problem?

l3tranger

Not really. Talk to the advisors; there are ways to juggle around courses. Some of my math courses are not offered every year or every semester, but there are always alternative solutions.

emom2

My daughter hasn't found this to be a problem in her area at McGill. On a related note, I have discovered that drop/add in our electronic age has morphed into its own lifeform! I can't tell you how many versions of a schedule she goes through each semester before finally settling on one!

Blobof

It shouldn't be a problem, but it is important to talk to the advisors just in case. As l3tranger pointed out, the math department, for example, can be very accommodating (a "common" occurence: replacing required course A, say, with not required but higher level course B, or, much more rarely, lower level course C if you get a very "strong" A in it...), but other departments (e.g. physics) aren't so flexible (one has to take the courses in order given in the calendar; and it's practically impossible to replace course A with course B). I don't know where departments in the faculty of arts fall in that spectrum, though I do believe they're closer to the math department in that regard (as BA programs usually have fewer required courses to leave room for classes from various departments).