Welcome day is a helpful introduction to the tools and resources offered by the college. On your assigned Welcome Day, you will have the opportunity to:

• familiarize yourself with Dawson and the Dawson community.
• learn about the tools, services and support available to you at Dawson.
• find out what the college expects of you as a CEGEP student.
• meet staff, faculty, and other students from your program.

For more information about Welcome Day please visit https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/services/student-services/welcome-days

The books you need to buy for your classes will be listed on the course outlines provided by your teachers during the first week of classes.

To find out if the books you need are available at the bookstore, login to your My Dawson portal and click on Bookstore Course List under the My College Services tab.

Read about the procedure for buying books at the College bookstore here: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/bookstore/faq/

To find out how to buy used books please visit https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/campus-life-leadership/second-hand-book-directory/

It is mandatory for all Dawson students to carry a valid Dawson ID card. Please visit https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/facilities-management/auxiliary-services/dawson-id-card/ for the process to follow.

For information on how to rent a locker please visit https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/campus-life-leadership/locker-rentals/

Yes. Login to the MyDawson portal using your student number and password.

Desktop: Once logged in > My College Services > Timetable and Registration Guide

Mobile App: Once logged in > Services > Omnivox Home Page > My College Services > Timetable and Registration Guide

The Timetable and Registration Guide explains how and when students in each program can register, and includes a searchable database of all courses offered in the upcoming semester, including day, time, teacher and location.

There are also instructions within the registration module itself. (Login to the MyDawson portal using your student number and password. Click on “My Intranet” and then on “Registration.”) In the registration module, read all instructions, then follow the directions given to register for courses proposed to you for the current semester.

For a video that walks you through the registration process, go to Video Resources.

You will register for your courses at your designated appointment time during the prescribed registration period (early to mid-August for the fall semester and early to mid-January for the winter semester). You can find your personal registration appointment time on the MyDawson portal using your student number and password. About a week before registration begins, Go to MyDawson -> My Omnivox Services -> Course Registration to see your registration access time.

You register for your courses online. Login to the MyDawson portal using your student number and password. Click on “My Intranet” and then on “Registration.”

In the registration module, read all instructions, then follow the directions given to register for courses proposed to you for the current semester. For a video that walks you through the registration process, go to Video Resources

Students can register from anywhere as long as they have internet access.

Appointment times are organized by program and semester of study. It is not possible to change your appointment time. Remember though, that your appointment time signals the start of your personal registration period, and you normally have several days to complete your registration.

Students choose their own general education courses (English, French, Humanities, and Physical Education) and complementary courses. Students in most programs are assigned all or some of their specific education courses. (These are also called concentration courses.) The exception is Liberal Arts students, who select their own specific education courses.

During the online registration period, you can check available course seats online. Within the registration module, on the right-hand side of the “course request form,” there is a box in which you can enter a course number to “check for available seats.” Unfortunately, if a course is full it is not available to you. You can keep checking course seats as outlined above, right up until you finalize your registration online. You can make a change should a seat open up or if a new section of the course is added.

For information on English placement tests please visit https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/registrar/english-french-placement-tests/

For information on French placement tests please visit https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/registrar/english-french-placement-tests/

There are several possible reasons. Either:

• The course is full.
• The course is not proposed to you.
• The course is reserved for another profile/program.
• You do not have the prerequisite for the course.
• You need special permission to take the course.
• The course is not offered in the current semester.

You can check available course seats within the registration system, and whether the course is reserved for another profile/program in the Timetable and Registration Guide. Please use the HELPLINE CHAT for this.

An intensive course is a course offered in a condensed time schedule, sometimes before a semester begins or after it ends. Intensives (sometimes referred to as compressed courses) allow you to complete a typical semester-long course in a shorter amount of time. It is very important that you make yourself aware of course start and end dates, as well as the course drop deadline, as these courses don’t follow the traditional timeline of most CÉGEP courses.

If you are not taking all of the courses proposed for the current semester, you must request a reduced course load in order to finalize. (To do so, log on to MyDawson, select my My College Services, and click on Reduced Load Requests. If you haven’t done so, exit the registration module and log in again: you should now be able to finalize. If you are taking an additional course, please contact Registration Help Chat to have a registration permission added for the extra course.

For all other difficulties finalizing, please contact Registration Help Chat via the link within the registration module.

Students sometimes wish to take additional university prerequisites that are not part of their program, or to take more than their normal course load. During your registration, please contact registration help chat. If the advisor agrees to the extra course they will propose it, and add the necessary registration permission so that you can register for the extra course and finalize on your own.

Videos are available online to help you with the registration process. You will find links to several videos relating to the registration process here: Video Resources.

The deadline for online registration is listed in the Internet Registration Timetable & Registration Guide, which is available on the College’s website and on your student portal. Login to the -> My College Services. These deadlines are also publicized on the MyDawson portal.

There is no option for in-person registration; course registration is carried out online.

You can try to change a course during the designated course change period, which is at the start of the semester. There must be space in the course you want, it must be open to you in your particular program, and it cannot conflict with other courses in your schedule. There is a fee for changing courses.

Classes generally begin in the third week of August for the fall semester, and the third week of January for the winter semester. For specific start dates, consult the academic calendar here https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/registrar/academic-calendar.

Bring your course schedule, a binder so you can safely store the course outlines you’ll be given, and a pen. If you have a Phys. Ed. course, be dressed for gym and ready to go.

There is a map of the College in each wing of the building, on every floor.
Decoding a room number: 4E.5 – This room is on the 4th floor, in the E wing, room 5.
If your course is offered in a room with “P” in the number, it means that the course takes place in the Pepsi Forum at the corner of St. Catherine Street and Atwater.

As soon as you’ve finalized your schedule during the registration period, email your teachers to let them know. Ask if an electronic copy of the course outline is available so that you can be prepared for your first class when you do return. Please note that course change normally takes place during the first week of classes, and no course changes take place once the deadline has passed.

If you are at the wrong level or lack a prerequisite for a course, see your teacher who can submit an essential course change form to the Registrar’s Office. If you are unable to attend a course due to a scheduling issue, you can try to change the course during the course change period. Please consult the course change information sent to you by the Registrar’s Office at the beginning of the semester (it will appear as a “New Document from the College” under What’s New) or in postings in Omnivox. If you feel that you need to take fewer courses than you initially registered for and would simply like to drop a course, see an advisor at drop-in to discuss the implications of dropping the course.

The first few days in a new system are often stressful; don’t rush to any snap judgments. You have several weeks at the start of a semester to try out courses before the course drop deadline. Give your courses a fair chance but be aware of the course drop deadline. (The course drop deadline is listed in the academic calendar which can be found here: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/registrar/academic-calendar/.) If, a few weeks in, you still feel that your program is a poor fit, speak to an advisor to explore your options. There is a program transfer deadline every semester (November 1st to be in a different program in winter, and March 1st to be in a different program in fall). Please note that we don’t admit to any of our 3-year programs in the winter semester.

In the first week of classes, advisors are available at drop-in, in room 2D.4, with no appointment necessary, or via online chat. Please see the Academic Advising website for posted drop-in/chat hours. To check drop-in/chat hours, go to  https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/academic-advising/

Course change generally takes place over a 4-day period at the start of the semester. For specific dates, please consult the information sent to you by the Registrar’s Office at the beginning of the semester (it will appear as a “New Document from the College” under What’s New) or postings in Omnivox.

Maybe. It depends on whether the course you would like to take instead…

• is offered in the current semester.
• is proposed to you.
• Is not reserved for another profile/program.
• has room in it.
• doesn’t conflict with other courses in your schedule.

If your teacher has indicated that you lack the prerequisite or co-requisite for a course that you are taking, or that you are taking a course at the wrong language level, they may submit to the Registrar’s Office an online essential course change form. Forms will be processed within 24-48 hours, and you will be able to view your revised schedule in Omnivox. You will be sent a MIO if there is any issue with the change.

Online, using the Course Schedule Modification Module in Omnivox, you can possibly change:

• one section of a course for a different section of the same course
• one course for another course that sits in the same box of your progression chart (e.g., a complementary)
• or make several of the above changes at once, to arrive at a whole new schedule.

To simply drop a course, please use the Course Drop Request Form in Omnivox, under My College Services.

Course change generally takes place over a 4-day period at the start of the semester. For specific dates and instructions about adding a course, please consult the information sent to you by the Registrar’s Office at the beginning of the semester ((it will appear as a “New Document from the College” under What’s New) or postings in Omnivox. There is no fee to add a course only.

Please use the Course or College Withdrawal Form in Omnivox, under My College Services. Requests will be processed within 24-48 hours. Students in the first semester of a program must see an advisor at a scheduled Drop-in or chat session in order to withdraw from a course.

The schedule can be found here: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/academic-advising/

You may officially drop a course until November 1st , 2024. Courses dropped by this date will appear on your transcript with an AE remark (Abandon Etude).

In order to drop a course, you must fill out a Course Drop Form online. Please consult your MyDawson Portal under “My College Services”

Course change normally begins on the third day of classes and continues for 4 days. See the College website for the specific course change deadline each semester.

The course withdrawal deadline is September 19. Any course a student withdraws from will NOT appear on the student’s transcript.

As of Fall 2024, the Ministry of Higher Education has introduced a new course drop deadline. For Fall 2024, the new course drop deadline is November 1st (or 60 % of the course hours for intensive courses and AEC courses, as indicated on the student’s schedule). An AE remark (abandon étude) will appear on the transcript. A student will only be able to drop a course for which attendance has been validated.

The course withdrawal deadline and the drop deadline for each semester are posted in the Academic Calendar on the College website: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/registrar/academic-calendar/

Please also note that the course withdrawal and course drop deadlines vary for intensive courses; check your course schedule or the Timetable for specifics.

If you have questions about course change, contact an academic advisor at a posted drop-in/chat time (https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/academic-advising/) or check out the video posted on the Academic Advising webpage under Video Resources.

At mid-term, you will receive notification from each of your teachers as to whether you are passing, failing or at risk of failing their course. If you are failing or at risk of failing any of your courses, you should speak to your teacher to find out what you need to do to improve your grade, and seek out help from student support services if needed (e.g., go to Academic Skills Centre (6D.2) for help building stronger study skills or essay writing skills, or to line up a tutor for a particular course).

Mid-term assessments are available to you by logging onto your MyDawson portal and looking under the heading “Results – Mid-term Report.”

Mid-term assessments are not official grades and do not appear on your transcript.

Start by speaking to your teacher to find out what you need to do to improve your grade. Seek help from student support services if needed:

• Academic Skills Centre (6D.2) for assistance with study skills, essay writing, to line up a tutor
• CLEO (4E.10) for help with French reading comprehension and oral or written expression
• Counselling (4E.2) regarding personal issues or the Career Resource Centre (6D.5) for assistance with career exploration
• The Library (5C.) for assistance in carrying out research
• Student AccessAbility Centre (2E.6) for specialized services or accommodations relating to a learning challenge or medical condition
• Academic Advising (2D.4) for advice on academic matters, educational planning and transferring programs

A transcript is a permanent academic record, listing all courses taken and final grades in those courses.

Courses that are dropped officially, using the necessary form, prior to the course withdrawal deadline do not appear on your transcript. Courses that are dropped after the withdrawal deadline and before the later-in-the-semester course drop deadline will appear on your transcript. Please see the Academic Calendar for deadlines: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/registrar/academic-calendar/

You can find grades for course you have completed on your MyDawson portal under the heading “Results – Final Grades.”

No, grades are not mailed to you each semester; they are made available on your MyDawson portal.

Due to exceptional circumstances, a student may have reason to ask to drop a course after the course drop deadline has passed. An Authorized Absence may be requested only for serious medical reasons which prevented the student from attending school for more than three weeks in a given semester. Supporting documentation from an independent medical professional is required. Other requests will be considered in exceptional cases for grave and serious reasons. Students must submit their requests before the end of the semester concerned.

A request for an authorized absence must be completed and supporting documentation from an independent medical professional is needed. The form (and, ideally, the supporting documentation) must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office before the end of the semester concerned. For all information relating to authorized absences, and the authorized absence form itself, please go to https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/registrar/authorized-absence/

A student can ask to have a committee review and, if necessary, re-evaluate his/her grade in a particular course. This is a grade review. The committee will be composed of 3 teachers including the teacher who assigned the disputed grade. Your grade may go up, may go down, or may remain unchanged.

You must complete the Request for Grade Review form and submit it to the relevant Dean along with supporting documentation. The Dean will review the request and determine if a grade review committee should be struck.

You must submit a Program Transfer Request (available in Omnivox under My College Services) by the stated deadline. An admissions committee will determine if you can be offered admission to your requested program. It is important that you find out if specific prerequisite courses are needed for the program you are requesting, or if a portfolio, interview, test, audition or anything else is required.

Please note that current students that transfer into a new program may be subject to the requirements of Law 14. Please visit this page for more information: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/admissions/bill-96-law-14-what-does-it-mean-for-you/

Provided you meet the admissions criteria, you may request a transfer into any program for the fall semester. You may request a transfer into a selection of Social Science or Creative Arts/Arts, Literature and Communication or Science profiles for the winter semester. Transfers into three-year career programs are not possible for the winter semester. Generally, you cannot request a program transfer for the summer semester.

Admissions are competitive and it is possible that your program transfer request will not be approved.

If your program transfer request is not approved, you stay in your current program, academic standing permitting.

There is no fee for a program transfer request.

If you are not a current student in a day or evening program, you must complete a full College application.

The deadlines to request a program transfer are as follows:

• November 1st (to be in a different program in winter)
• March 1st (to be in a different program in fall)

No, not all courses have final exams. Generally, all math and science courses do. Consult your course outline to be sure.

Please follow this link for regulations governing final exams, in particular the rules that will result in disqualification from writing a final exam.

Only I.D. cards, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers and any other allowed course specific materials can be on your desk.

Students must be available for any examination scheduled during the examination period. No special arrangements will be made in the event of personal time conflicts.
For special circumstances, the examination coordinator may allow a final examination to be scheduled outside the final examination period (e.g. students who are on a stage or internship during the final examination period).

Students must be available for any examination scheduled during the examination period. If you miss an exam, you may fail the course. In the event of a personal emergency preventing you from writing an exam, please contact your teacher and/or Dean immediately. Supporting documentation will be required.

You can request a proof of enrollment letter through your My Dawson Portal (Omnivox), located under My Omnivox Services > Document Request > Proof of registration

If you are aged 18 or over, your parents may only access your personal student information with your consent.

Contact your teacher using the email address and/or phone number listed in your course outline to attempt to line up an alternate meeting time, or send him a MIO (an email message system available when you log onto your student portal, under “My Services”).

This score is used by Quebec universities to compare and rank students for university admission purposes. Students receive individual scores for each of their courses as well as an overall R Score. This score is calculated by the Ministry of Education and accessed by the College, which in turn makes it available to students. R Scores are updated in February, June and September. Click here for detailed information on the R Score.