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Before You Start

The BME Student Handbook is a good place to start, even you are not in the BME program.

1. Confirm Your Registration online or at the Graduate Study Office (Gilmour Hall 212, Ext. 24258)

For the registration deadline of each semester, please check with:

  • Engineering Physics Graduate Secretary Ms. Marilyn Marlow
  • Biomedical Engineering administrator: Ms. Natalie Illingworth,

International student must present to School of Graduate Studies the study permit to fully registered

2. Obtain Student ID + bus pass + Direct Deposit + UHIP card

  • Go to the Graduate Study Office (Gilmour Hall 212, Ext. 24258) to pick up student ID + bus pass. International student will be asked to present study permit to fully registered.
  • For direct deposit: bring one void check + fill in forms for both Federal and Province tax return at Graduate Study Office (Forms can be obtained at the office)
  • For UHIP card, visit International student scholar service at Rm 104, Gilmour Hall or Contact: iss@mcmaster.ca. Note that UHIP card is only available after fully registered at Graduate Study.
  • International student: check out handbook at http://oisa.mcmaster.ca/pre-arrival.cfm which include info on SIN, transportation, travel ect.


3. Get Keys for Lab and/or Graduate Student Office

  • Contact Person: BME (see #1)
  • You need keys to ETB exterior (graduate student only), ETB 431 & 431A, and your graduate office. Most of these spaces now have key card access so you will need a Working@McMaster ID or an access card (undergraduate student).


4. Enable MacID and Activate Student Email account

  • To enable MacID, click Here.. Then choose Activate MAC ID bar. Enter student ID, barcode and date of birth. Student ID is provided on Offer Letter. Barcode will be sent separately through email. If not, contact your department.
  • After enabling MAC ID, students have to enable MAC ID service before student email account can be activated. To enable MAC ID service, click Here.. Enter your MAC ID and password. Go to MUGSI to enable MAC ID service and email account
  • Email account will be activated 24 hours after your MAC ID service is enabled on MUGSI.

5. Apply Scholarships (NSERC, OGS, OGSST, etc.)

  • Contact persons: BME or Engineering Physics (see #1)

6. Your Personal Contact Information

  • Use your MacID (#4) to access our lab's wiki page;
  • Create a Skype account for work use

7. Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)

  • To be determined based on your project

8. Create your personal profile page in this Wiki Site

  • Upload personal profile picture, select from left hand panel, under toolbox heading
    • Upload File > Profile (make sure your file is uploaded correctly into this folder)
    • Save uploaded file as: last name and first initial
      • “Bob Smith” would be saved as smithb
  • Use another person's page as a template, and fill in necessary information, which should include:
    • Education, Contact Information, Research / Project Description, Schedule, and Safety Training

9. Safety Training



Requirements for Completing your Degree...

1. Courses

  • For minimum requirement, Please check here
  • Additional Graduate/Undergraduate courses as required by the supervisory committee

2. Ph.D. comprehensive examination (for Ph.D. student only)

3. Dissertation and Thesis Defense

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