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Resources
LibGuides: Explore more tips on the McMaster University Library’s Research Guides database (LibGuides), listed under Academic Skills (Student Success Centre).
Learning Skills Inventory: Your skills are essential to your personal, professional and academic growth throughout university and beyond. Use this tool to find out if you’re on track to succeed at university based on your skills and habits.
Owl Purdue: Free resources including Writing and Teaching Writing, Research, Grammar and Mechanics, Style Guides, ESL (English as a Second Language), and Job Search and Professional Writing.
GPA Conversion: Access McMaster University’s GPA conversion on the Registrar Office’s website.
McMaster English Language Development (MELD)
The McMaster English Language Development (MELD) Office enables students whose first language is not English to succeed in an English-language environment. The MELD office offers four distinct programs, ranging from the Summer Transition through English Prep (STEP) program for students before they begin their undergraduate studies, to the McMaster English Readiness for Graduate Excellence (MERGE) program that supports current and prospective graduate students.
McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners (MODEL)
The McMaster Office for the Development of English Language Learners (MODEL) is one of four programs offered by the McMaster English Language Development (MELD) office. MODEL provides undergraduate and graduate students with English-language training, workshops, and support to help students whose first language is not English succeed in their studies at McMaster.
Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) aims to help students with disabilities meet their goals through full participation, independence, empowerment and equality. They provide academic accommodations and related supports for students with disabilities at McMaster and offer support beginning with the transition from high school to university, through graduate and continuing studies.
Missed Academic Work (MSAF)
In instances of a missed academic deadline or assessment, students may request a McMaster Student Absence Form (MSAF). An MSAF should be used when a student must miss course work due to illness, dealing with an emergency, or situations where they are otherwise unable to complete course work. There are two types of MSAFs: a self-report MSAF filed through Mosaic and an administrative report MSAF filed through individual Faculty or Program offices.
Academic Advising
Quickly access the location and contact information for your Faculty or Program’s academic advising office. Academic advisors at McMaster are available to assist you with various problems or questions, including: course selections; changes to your enrolment; McMaster Student Absence Form (MSAF); Religious, Indigenous, or Spiritual Observances (RISO) forms; exams; taking courses at another university (for credit at McMaster); Petitions for Special Consideration; and much more.
VIDEOS
Introduction to Academic Skills
Procrastination
Effective Academic Writing Practices
Note-taking
Critical Thinking (Open Educational Resource)
