Mcmaster when does second semester start

If you have a question or inquiry please contact one of our Information Specialists by visiting our Contact Us page. All current courses are offered in Online and Virtual Classroom formats and will remain in this format until the end of the calendar year.

Any information beyond the current calendar year is to be determined. There is no disruption to services. Continuing Education staff are doing their very best to support you while they are working remotely from home. However, the in-person services will be impacted until staff physically return to the office. All McMaster Continuing Education courses and programs are offered online until further notice.

Online courses can be completed from abroad and you would not be required to come to Canada for any part of the program. Future offerings of in-person courses have yet to be determined. Returning students can use online banking to make a payment to their student account, if necessary. December 13 - 18 Intersession no classes May not apply to apprenticeship programs December 20 - January 7, Conestoga is closed December 24, 25, 26, 31 and January 1.

February 28 - March 4 Good Friday no classes April 15 Last week of session Apprenticeship programs may have alternate end dates. April 18 - 23 Intersession no classes Apprenticeship programs may have alternate end dates.

August 15 - 20 Intersession no classes Apprenticeship programs may have alternate end dates. August 22 - September 2 Closed means no entry permitted, including after hours. September - August As of November Fall term - Event Date Fall Orientation week August 29 - September 2 Labour Day no classes September 5 Classes start May not apply to apprenticeship programs; First-year degree programs in the School of Engineering begin on August 22 September 6 Last day to add a course for most programs September 14 Program withdrawal with refund for most programs September 19 Thanksgiving Day no classes October 10 Student Success Week Some apprenticeship and workforce development courses and programs, as well as programs with irregular start dates, may have classes during this time.

December 12 - 17 Intersession no classes May not apply to apprenticeship programs December 19 - January 6, Conestoga is closed December 25, 26, 31 and January 1. If any situation arises where you think you may have been exposed to COVID or are displaying potential symptoms after having visited our building in the prior two weeks, please contact our COVID Response Team by emailing John Steadman at steadmanj mcmaster.

As we move into our second week of livestreaming our hybrid classes, we are encouraged by the positive response these sessions have received, as our students gather together virtually, some for the first time. With the success of these sessions, MDC will continue this format into our Winter term. Our Winter term will look much the same as our Fall term, with classes starting online and meeting virtually, in real time, during our livestreaming weeks.

We hope the continuity through the terms will allow students to plan well for their Winter terms as they progress in their programs. Of course, we look forward to the time when we can once again meet in-person.

When the situation allows, we will have additional meeting options available. As we move into the final weeks of the term, we want to commend our students for their understanding and flexibility as we learn and study together. With the end of term often being a busy and stressful time, we encourage everyone to be aware of their mental wellness and self-care.

Our student support program is available to all students at any time and can help you through difficulties related to stress, anxiety, health, and student life. We would also like to thank those entering our building for respecting others and doing their part as we remain vigilant in following our safety policies and procedures. We encourage you to continue being careful and reporting potential cases where needed, following public health guidance, including vaccinating against the flu if recommended.

As we enter our first week of livestreaming classes, it has been refreshing to see some returning familiar faces as our faculty come to our building to utilize the livestreaming technology to teach their classes in real time. We are grateful to our faculty, staff, and hardworking IT team for their work to ensure our livestreaming processes run smoothly. A reminder that our building will remain closed this week and the next two, until November 7 th , for these livestream sessions. If you require access for student study or otherwise, please contact Melanie McGlynn at mcglynnm mcmaster.

We are consistently working to improve our safety protocols and the efficiency of our cleaning procedure to protect those working within the building. As we prepare for our livestream sessions in the coming weeks, we remind all those visiting our building to review our Guidelines for Building Use prior to coming to campus.

Starting next Monday, October 19 until Saturday, November 7, our building will be closed as our faculty members arrive on campus to livestream their courses. We look forward to our classes gathering synchronously using new technologies within the building. If you require access to the building during this time, please contact Melanie McGlynn at mcglynnm mcmaster. Please note that students who require access for student study space will be assigned a study room for use and are not permitted to attend live sessions.

During this time, our safety protocol will remain. All those entering the building are required to wear a mask unless in private spaces and must enter only at the main entrance in order to sign-in and out. Additional signage and protocols are outlined in the above guidelines and upon entry.

We encourage you to use email for contact as many of our staff continue to work from home. With the safety of our community in mind, we remind you to stay mindful of your exposure to others and attentive to wearing a mask, social distancing, and sanitizing and hand washing practices.

Our building remains open from am to pm. Please be aware that we have made updates to our procedure for entering the building. Our sign-in sheet see below now includes specific amendments for those referred for testing or awaiting test results.

These amendments apply to anyone wishing to enter the building, those in their household, or those they have been in close contact with. A reminder that during our livestream weeks October 19 — November 7 , our building will be closed.

Please contact Melanie McGlynn at mcglynnm mcmaster. Students who require access for student study space will be assigned a study room for use and are not permitted to attend live sessions.

Due to the increase in campus wide cases, MDC would like to remind all members of its community that upon entering our building you are required to sign-in, assenting that you have not travelled outside of Canada in the last 14 days, are not experiencing any COVIDlike symptoms, and do not believe you have been exposed to someone with such symptoms. These protocols exclude entry for any individuals who have been referred for testing or advised to self-isolate, are awaiting test results, or have tested positive for COVID All disclosed information will remain private and confidential.

MDC will work in compliance with Public Health, who will use contact tracing to contact affected individuals. All affected areas and public spaces will be cleaned and disinfected promptly. With our presence on the wider university campus, MDC students, staff, and faculty are reminded to exercise caution when visiting other areas of campus and being vigilant in sanitizing and safety practices when returning to the MDC building or their own homes. Starting September 30, , our building hours will be slightly modified, with MDC open Monday to Friday, am to pm.

During our livestream weeks October 19 — November 7 , our building will be closed for public access with a maximum visitor capacity of 10 people to allow for our faculty and support staff to be on campus to utilize our livestream classrooms and technology. To book study space or request access to the building for these three weeks, please contact Melanie McGlynn at mcglynnm mcmaster. Students who wish to study on campus during the livestream sessions are advised to give adequate advance notice to ensure space is available.

All members of our community are encouraged to stay connected with one another during this time. Our Chapel services , held virtually every Monday at noon, include a live chat as an opportunity for worship and fellowship together each week. More events like this are posted on our website, so be sure to take advantage of these chances to engage. As concern grows in Ontario over the rise of cases of COVID and its unpredictability, our Response Team has met to discuss at length the new government updates regarding restrictions on private gatherings and advisories to restrict spread wherever possible.

In light of this, MDC will shift its hybrid in-class sessions to a livestream format. These previously scheduled in-class sessions will still meet October 19 to November 7 as originally scheduled but in their new livestream form. As we highly value the classroom experience, we know this may come as a disappointment, but we are dedicated to maintaining the same high degree of teaching that MDC is known for while properly protecting the health of our students, staff, and faculty.

Our faculty have prepared for this contingency and will be in touch with their classes to give more details on these livestreamed sessions. We would like to reinforce that this decision does not affect accessibility to our building.

We remain open for student study space from Monday to Friday, am to pm. Those who need a space for quiet study and reliable internet access should plan to use this option.

All those entering our building are required to sign in at our main entrance and follow the signage and safety protocols in place. At this time our decision to shift to a livestream option applies only to our Fall term.

As we continue forward, we will be regularly assessing the pandemic situation and will be responsive to public health and government advisories as they unfold. We would like to welcome all of our new and returning students back to a new academic term! Last week we enjoyed a number of successful online events like our New Student Orientation and Student Retreat.

We have even had some students back in the building, using our modified study spaces to access their coursework. We thank all those entering our building for following our safety protocol and respecting all those who choose to work at MDC. Our COVID Response Team is mindful of the increase in cases in certain regions of Ontario and we continue to closely watch the new information being released in order to make decisions that are best for our students, staff, and faculty.

You can expect an announcement by October 6 on our hybrid in-person courses as we plan appropriately. During this time we want to reinforce the importance of proper and regular hand washing and sanitizing for those who visit our building.

Please be sure to use the sanitizing station as you enter our building to limit exposure for those working inside. Our building hours are now am to pm, Monday to Friday. Those requiring access or using our spaces to study should be sure to follow these times.

For more information on our safety protocol and how to reserve a study space, please review our Guidelines for Building Use. Then, we were planning how to complete our academic year without interruption to our work or our students, as they progressed through—or even completed—their programs. Now, as we start a new academic term, this team will continue to meet appropriately as we monitor government updates and review the details of our upcoming term, alongside our faculty, administrative staff, and Joint Health and Safety Committee in their respective roles.

It is the collective effort of all those in our community that keeps those who enter our building safe. Please continue to monitor our website, social channels, and direct communication to find new updates as the year progresses. As an institution, we are looking forward to welcoming our new students. While our building will reopen September 8 for student study space, we know that MDC is more than a physical space. If you are planning a visit to the building, please be sure to familiarize yourself with our Guidelines for Building Use and follow the appropriate signage around the building.

If you have any questions, be sure to contact Tara in Student Records at divreg mcmaster. If you are looking for textbooks or MDC merchandise, be sure to contact Bernice at books readon. Please note, prior to September 8 our building will remain closed except by appointment. If you require access, please make an appointment with Phil Strickland at With just two weeks until our building reopens for the start of the academic year, all students, staff, and faculty have received our Guidelines for Building Use.

It is the responsibility of all persons in the MDC community to be familiar with and follow these new guidelines when they enter the MDC building.

During our three weeks of in-class hybrid sessions scheduled for October and November, a member of our administrative staff will be present to guide students and answer any questions that may arise. In the meantime, you can direct any questions to divreg mcmaster. A reminder that prior to September 8, our building will remain closed. Students and visitors are required to make an appointment with the appropriate staff or faculty member or contact Phil Strickland at strickpd mcmaster.

More details will be released soon regarding kickoff events like New Student Orientation and Student Retreat, this year taking place online. Our staff and faculty are excited for all of our students to join us this Fall, whether it is across our screen or across the hall.

With Fall term soon approaching, we are finalizing preparations for our building to reopen on September 8 th. All students, staff, and faculty have now received our COVID Guidelines for Building Use , outlining new changes to protocol and what students can expect when they return to the building for study.

As we continue to look forward to our students joining us for our hybrid in-person classes in October and November, we ask everyone to familiarize themselves with these new guidelines as we seek to work and study safely. It is the responsibility of our community to help us reduce the risk of contamination by balancing the need to access the building with potential risk factors and by following our safety protocol to sign in, wear a mask, respect the physical distance of others, and routinely wash or sanitize their hands and working surfaces.

Further communication will be provided in the upcoming weeks regarding New Student Orientation and other online events in anticipation of the new academic year.

Prior to September 8, our building will remain closed. If you require access, please schedule a time with the applicable Staff or Faculty member, or contact Phil Strickland at strickpd mcmaster.

Our safety protocols will be maintained as we enter a new stage of reopening. Complimentary masks and hand sanitizer are available throughout the building. On September 8, we are excited to open our doors once again. Guidelines on our reopening will be posted online and distributed to students, staff, and faculty in the next week outlining available study space, hours of operation, and cleaning and safety protocols as we reopen safely. Details can also be found in our updated Safety Plan.

The new Hurlburt Family Bookstore will be open by appointment only, starting September 8. Our spaces have also been modified to respect restricted capacity guidelines as we plan for the in-person portion of classes in October and November.

As we reopen, we ask all those entering our building to respect each other by following the posted guidelines in place so that we can all return to work and study safely.

As our faculty and staff prepare for the coming academic year, we are excited to return to a new version of studying and learning together.

On August 17 th , we will begin easing building restrictions for staff and faculty, so they might return to work as needed to support their Fall term preparations. New technologies and spaces have been made available to support our hybrid term semester and new signage and safety measures are being established in anticipation of the in-person portion of our classes in October. More details on this will be released as the academic year begins.

Our building will remain closed to the public until September 8, We ask that everyone entering the building remain consistent in our safety protocols of using the main entrance only, signing in, wearing a mask, and washing hands frequently. As we continue in stage 3 of our provincial reopening, we want to ensure we stay consistent in our practice of hand-washing, social distancing, and wearing masks to protect those around us.

Our building will remain closed until August 17, To request access, contact our on-call administrators, this week being Francis Pang at pangfg mcmaster. All entering our building must do so at our main entrance and are required to sign-in and wear a face mask in all public areas, in accordance with the Hamilton municipal bylaw.

In anticipation of the start of our academic year, we will be ramping up administrative functions to prepare for students to return to their studies. As such, we have increased our cleaning procedures and availability of sanitizing products within the building while we modify our spaces for effective social distancing. As we stay vigilant in our public health safety practices, we are optimistic that our hybrid term will be able to continue as planned.

We are very pleased to see that Hamilton is making good progress towards flattening the curve and managing the COVID outbreak. This week, the Premier announced that our community will move to Phase 2, Stage 3 on Friday, July This will relax some restrictions on indoor spaces such as restaurants and movie theatres, and will increase group meeting capacity to 50 persons, not including staff. The City of Hamilton enacted additional legislation yesterday to mandate the use of masks indoors in all public spaces, a policy that MDC has already implemented for our building.

The MDC building remains closed and those needing access must call ahead to make an appointment. Those entering are required to sign in and out for each visit to facilitate contact tracing, should the need arise, and a mask or face covering is to be worn at all times in the public areas of the building. Only the main entrance of the MDC building is to be used in order to best facilitate sign in and to reduce the cleaning required for commonly touched surfaces. All other entrances are closed until further notice.

This applies to all those who wish to enter the MDC building. While the gradual reopening of the province is very encouraging, we must all remain vigilant and take responsibility to protect the health and safety of those around us as well as ourselves.

Our COVID Response Team is currently gathering information and building plans to reopen as we anticipate the Hamilton region moving to Stage 3 very soon, with many regions in Ontario already doing so this week. We are grateful for the progress being made as we do our part to fight the pandemic. Our building will remain closed to August 16, , open only for essential services.

If you need access to the building, contact Phil Strickland at strickpd mcmaster. All staff, faculty, students, and visitors who require access the building during this time are reminded to sign in at our main entrance, wear a face covering when in the building, and make use of our sanitization stations. For questions about registering, contact Tara at divreg mcmaster. Despite our building remaining closed to mid-August, we are building plans for a phased reopening and will release further details very soon.

Again, we want to express our thankfulness for your patience as we continue to navigate these unusual times. We are very pleased to see the progress being made in the Hamilton region as the number of new positive cases declines. We continue to evaluate our upcoming hybrid academic year, with our Fall and Winter terms planned in a hybrid format—a combination of online and in-person sessions, the latter scheduled for late October and November. Our building is closed except by appointment and we have a protocol in place should you need to enter.

To gain access, contact Phil Strickland at strickpd mcmaster. Upon entry you will be required to record your visit on our sign-in form, all entering the building must wear a face covering, as recommended by government health officials. Sanitization stations are available around the building. We will be modifying our protocols in our Safety Plan and release updates as we plan the reopening of our building. These physical protocols help us keep those providing essential services to our students safe.

Your physical and emotional health is important to us. Many Ontarians find themselves facing new struggles like anxiety or depression during this time of uncertainty. Our building remains closed through to July 31, To enter the building, please make an appointment with Phil Strickland at strickpd mcmaster.

Please do not enter the building without having made an appointment. Everyone entering the building at any time MUST sign in at our main entrance so we have a record of your visit. We would like to thank all those in our community—our current and incoming students, staff, faculty, Board, and donors—for your patience and understanding as we have navigated these last couple months. We will continue to assess and make adjustments for the summer and academic year ahead.

The physical and emotional wellness of our community is our highest priority. We know these imposed changes can be tiresome and isolating and we welcome your feedback regarding the year ahead and how we can better support you.

We wish everyone a happy and safe Canada Day weekend. In appreciation of the hard work of our staff and faculty, MDC will be taking an extended holiday from July 1 st to July 3 rd.

This plan will be revised as we move into new phases of reopening, outlining the standards we require for entering and gathering within our spaces. At this time the procedure for entering our building is by appointment only and requires you to sign in at our main entrance with verification that you have read and agree to our requirements as posted. These requirements include confirmation you have not travelled outside of Canada within 14 days, are not experiencing any COVID-like symptoms, and will wear a face covering in all public spaces of our building.

Our team has developed these guidelines in accordance with government advisories to protect the well-being of our staff, faculty, and students as we continue to learn and work together. We are optimistic that these guidelines will allow for significant progress in the recovery of our province as we look forward to gathering in-person once again. Earlier today we hosted, for the first time ever, a virtual Board and Senate meeting.

We would like to thank all of the members of our Board, Senate, and various Committees for joining us and being flexible in adapting to a new method of gathering. As announced a number of weeks ago, our Fall courses are being planned for a hybrid format, a combination of online and in-class teaching, with the in-class component scheduled for late October and November.

This model of delivery takes into account the best interests of the safety for our faculty and students and allows flexibility for MDC to adjust quickly to new developments in the COVID pandemic, should we need to switch to an online only format.

This format also allows for our students to progress in their programs without interruption. With safety and student success as our goals, we have made the decision to extend our hybrid delivery format to our Winter term.

With a consistent course format across the full academic year, our students can begin to anticipate and make plans for their upcoming year of study while our faculty and staff prepare to welcome our incoming and returning students.

With the success of our Spring term being held online this past term, we are making plans for our Spring courses to be held primarily online as well.

This shift in delivery allows us to be accessible to any students who may wish to study with us. We know our community will look different during this coming academic year, but we are excited about, and committed to, bringing new opportunities to engage with each other, no matter where our students may be studying. As social restrictions lift, our doors will eventually be open to welcome all of our students back for face-to-face gatherings once again.

As we await joining many parts of the province in moving to Stage 2 of the reopening phase, MDC continues to plan for our Fall semester in hybrid format. We are reviewing plans for our Winter semester and will announce final decisions in the coming weeks. Our building will remain closed to all except essential services until July 31, For emergency access, contact Phil Strickland at strickpd mcmaster.

Despite remaining in the first stage of reopening, we are encouraged by the increase in size of allowable social gatherings and consistent decline in cases while we readily anticipate the time when we can reopen our halls to our colleagues and students once again. While we anticipate a provincial Phase II reopening, our building remains closed except for essential services until June 30, While we plan for a hybrid Fall term and are hopeful for in-person classes to return in Winter , we will only do so when we are confident there is little risk to our students, staff, and faculty.

Announcements regarding our academic year will be given in the coming weeks.