EMAIL ACCOUNTS
Students are expected to register for a McMaster email account.
To enable the student email account, follow the instructions found at
https://mugsi.mcmaster.ca.
MANDATORY ONLINE COURSES FOR ALL GRADUATE
STUDENTS
All graduate students, including part-time students, must complete the following
courses within the first twelve months after their admission to graduate studies at
McMaster. A graduate student may not obtain a graduate degree at McMaster or
register for subsequent years of their program without having completed these
courses.
SGS 101* Academic Research Integrity and Ethics
Register on SOLAR for SGS 101*
The purpose of this course is to ensure that the standards and expectations of academic
integrity and research ethics are communicated early and are understood by incoming
students. In the event a student fails this course, they must retake it at the earliest
opportunity within the first year of study of their academic program.
SGS 201# Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
Training
Register on SOLAR for SGS 201#
Having an understanding of how we can identify and reduce attitudinal, structural,
information, technological, and systemic barriers to persons with disabilities is core to
McMaster University’s commitment to supporting an inclusive community in which all
persons are treated with dignity and equality, and completion of AODA training is critical
as McMaster’s graduates move forward in their varied, chosen professions.
School of Graduate Studies
SGS 201# FAQS

Register for the course on SOLAR. This course is designated as SGS 201# – you do need to sign
up for the course through SOLAR. Subject code is SGS, and course code is 201#. Students should
register for this course as either D (Doctorate) or M (Masters) depending on their degree program.
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The course content is offered by Accessibility at McMaster through
http://www.mcmaster.ca/accessibility. They maintain the course content and a record of all
McMaster students/staff etc. who have taken the course.
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If you have already taken the course, you do not need to take it again. You will need to provide
evidence (record of completion) that you have taken the course.
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All graduate students are required to pass this course to be "clear to graduate" or to continue into
subsequent academic session and we urge all students to register for and take this course at their
earliest opportunity. Please refer to the School of Graduate Studies Calendar for further details section 2.5.5 of the 2011 Graduate Calendar, which can be found on McMaster’s website at
http://www.mcmaster.ca/graduate/grad_calendar.pdf.
Please report any problems to Julie Birch (birchj@mcmaster.ca) with a cc: to Marsha Duncan
(duncanm@mcmaster.ca)
If you encounter difficulties, please remember to include your student number, full
name and program/department in any inquiries.