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Undergraduate Orientation

Fall 2026 Schedule

  • Welcome Weekend: Friday, August 21 & Saturday, August 22
  • Move-in day (Macdonald campus): Saturday, August 22
  • Move-in weekend (downtown campus): Saturday, August 22 & Sunday, August 23
  • Faculty/School Orientations: Monday, August 24 & Tuesday, August 25
  • Discover ³ÉÈËVRÊÓÆµ Services Fair (downtown campus): Tuesday, August 25
  • Frosh: Thursday, August 26 or 27* to Sunday, August 30
  • Welcome Day (classes start): Monday, August 31
  • International Student Welcome Reception: Monday, August 31
  • First in the Family Welcome Reception (with FirstUP) : Tuesday, September 1
  • Mac Campus Services Fair: Wednesday, September 2Ìýfrom 10:30 to 13:30 (Centennial Centre)
  • Queer Orientation (with Queer ³ÉÈËVRÊÓÆµ): Tuesday, September 8

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*Frosh start date depends on Faculty. Please see Frosh section below for more detail.

Registration for Orientation & Frosh events will open in the summer. New students will receive an email inviting them to register!

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Faculty Orientation Sessions

August 24 and 25, 2026

Each Faculty hosts its own Orientation activities:

For Dentistry and Medicine, please consult your Faculty’s Orientation pages directly:Ìý

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Discover ³ÉÈËVRÊÓÆµ Services Fair

August 25, 2026ÌýÌý

The Discover ³ÉÈËVRÊÓÆµ Services Fair is your chance to learn about ³ÉÈËVRÊÓÆµ's services, resources, organizations, teams, and faculty student associations all in one place.ÌýWe'llÌýalso have a sampling of services from  This will allow you to gear up for Activities Night in mid-September, where SSMU offers a showcase of their 250 students clubs.Ìý

Macdonald Campus students canÌýsign up for free transportation to this downtown event!Ìý

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Frosh

Frosh is a series of fun, multi-day events run by student organizations to help you make connections on campus. FacultyÌýFroshesÌýare exclusive to students who have been accepted into a given Faculty. Follow your Faculty Frosh's Instagram for information and updates.

Faculty Froshes

  •  - @macfrosh 
  •  - @artsfrosh 
  •  - @artscifrosh
  •  - @educationfrosh 
  •  - @engineeringfrosh 
  •  - @³¾²¹²Ô²¹²µ±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù´Ú°ù´Ç²õ³ó 
  •  - @mcgillmusicfrosh 
  •  - @mcgillptotfrosh
  •  (including Nursing) - @mcgillsciencefrosh 

Faculties of Law and Medicine Froshes

Frosh registration details will be communicated by the student society directly:

Non-Faculty Froshes

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