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Undergraduate Advisor

Michelle Maillet, the Department's Undergraduate Advisor, can help you plan your degree. She is available to answer your questions by advisor.geog [at] mcgill.ca (email), by virtual appointment, or in-person office hours.

Michelle is responsible for all undergraduate programs that fall under the Department of Geography (including majors, minors, honours, joint honours, and Interfaculty programs). She holds a wealth of knowledge about navigating the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ bureaucracy and can help you be strategic with your undergraduate studies. Do not hesitate to contact her for any Geography-related or general questions that you may have. If she is not the right person to answer your question, she can connect you with the appropriate person/office/service. Scroll down this page to view the drop-in office hours schedule and access the virtual appointment booking system.

For more information on the role of the advisor, how they may be of service, and what they expect of the students they advise, see the 2025-2026 Advising Syllabus.

Missed the fall 2025 Geography Undergraduate Student Orientation in August? Don't panic! Download the Orientation slide decks and see Michelle if you have any questions:

• Geography UG Orientation slide deck 2025
• MUGS Orientation Slides 2025

Drop-in Office Hours

Mondays and Wednesdays from 1pm to 4pm, in Burnside Hall room 322.

Schedule change alert

Office hours are cancelled Monday March 9th, and rescheduled to Tuesday March 10th from 1 to 4pm.

⚠ Vacation alert 

Michelle will be on vacation the week of March 16th-20th and will not be monitoring emails while away from the office. Office hours and virtual meetings are cancelled during her vacation and will resume according to the normal schedule on Monday March 23rd. 

Email

advisor.geog [at] mcgill.ca

Current students: To protect your privacy, the Geography Undergraduate Advising Office will only reply to you at your official 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ e-mail address. Always include your student ID number. Please check your 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ e-mail regularly to ensure that you don't miss important messages.

Advising Announcements

Steps to declare the Urban Studies Major in Minerva

Select "Geography (AR)" from the major picklist.
Click the "continue" button at the bottom of the page.
Select "Urban studies" from the "Option" picklist that will then appear.
Click "save" or "submit" at the bottom of the page.

If done correctly, the program listed on your unofficial transcript should be the "Major Concentration Geography (AR) - Urban Studies".

Should you still have difficulties declaring the program, or face any other issues updating your primary curriculum in Minerva, do not hesitate to contact the Geography Advisor for assistance. 

Department policy regarding courses with Minerva waitlists

Please take note that we do not bypass the Minerva waitlist system. For a chance to be invited to register for a class with an active waitlist, you will need to monitor the waitlist status in Minerva and add yourself to it once spaces free up there for you to do so. Access this helpful guide for more information about the Minerva waitlist system.

Student Association Degree Planning Resources 

MUGS Degree Planning Guide

Arts Office of Advising and Student Information Services (OASIS)

Faculty Advisors (or Degree Advisors) oversee students' overall degree requirements and manage Faculty-level degree policies including Exchanges and Study Away as well as Degree transfers. Access your Faculty's advising office website to learn more about Faculty advising services and Faculty policies that apply to your degree. SOUSA supports BSc and BA&Sc degree students, while OASIS supports BA degree students. 

Enriched Educational Opportunities: Need-Based Bursary Program (EEO) 

Enriched Educational Opportunities (EEOs) are high-quality off-campus mobility or other experiential opportunities, and are officially recognized by your Faculty. They foster self-development and help students transition successfully to the workplace or graduate studies. The University is striving to expand opportunities for undergraduates to participate in EEOs and to make them accessible to all undergraduates regardless of their financial capacity.

Bursaries are administered by the Scholarships & Student Aid Office and are non-repayable forms of financial assistance based on demonstrated financial need to help undergraduate students with the additional costs associated with the extra opportunities.

Your Faculty will determine which opportunities shall be recognized for consideration to apply for the EEO bursary program. It generally involves a vetting/selection process, academic oversight and clear learning outcomes.

Eligible EEOs may include:

• Field Courses and Field Study Semesters 
• Unpaid or insufficiently paid Internships and Research Opportunities (excludes 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ on-campus or in affiliated hospitals and research institutes)
• Research Abroad
• Summer French Immersion Program coordinated by International Student Services

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Policy on Assessment of Student Learning

91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Policy on Assessment of Student Learning (PASL)