Service overview

We are transitioning to a new Student Admissions system which allows prospective students to complete and submit applications to programs at McGill, and allows admissions officers and departmental coordinators to review and manage those applications. Currently applications to all Undergraduate, Graduate Studies, and Post-Graduate Dentistry are using this system. School of Continuing Studies is also using this system for admissions to credit programs Summer 2025 term forward.

The system supports the following features:

Applicants:	Complete profile information, including personal information, contacts, education history including GPA. Receive automated communications to help guide them during the process Upload media files (audio and video) for music applications Upload unofficial transcripts and other required documents Complete referees contact information and update if necessary Submit applications to graduate programs, and track the progress of their application reviews online Pay application fees and tuition deposit when required Accept an offer of admission, or request to defer an offer of admission to a future term
Referees:	Complete a form to answer department/program-specific questions to support the applicant Recommend an applicant to a program by writing reference letter statements OR Upload a letter of reference as a PDF document via the secure online Student Admissions system
Reviewers (internal or external):	View application details, required documents that have been uploaded, letters of reference, and test scores via the secure online Student Admissions system Rate the applications, and provide comments about the applicant
Graduate Program Coordinators (GPC):	Validate self-reported GPA Review recommendations Recommend to admit Refuse, or waitlist applications Create questions and document requirements that can be asked of the applicant
Admissions officers:	Review applications Review gradate departments' or reviewers' recommendations Accept, refuse or waitlist applications Release decisions and issue decision letters Monitor and clear conditions of admissions
Security:	Security officers manage permissions within the system for the various users and groups

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Who can use it

• Applicants
• University level:
  
  • Enrolment Services (Superuser)
  • Service Point (Support)
• Faculty/ Department level:
  
  • GPC (Graduate Program Coordinator)
  • GPD (Graduate Program Director)
  • Associate GPD
  • GAC (Graduate Admission Committee)
  • LAS (Local Area Security)
  • Enrolment Services (Admissions Officer)
  • Undergraduate Law (Admissions Officer)
  • Undergraduate Medicine (Admissions Officer)
  • Undergraduate Dentistry (Admissions Officer)
  • Post Graduate Dentistry (Admissions Officer)
  • School of Continuing Studies (Admissions Officer)
  • School of Music (Admissions Officer)

• Reviewers:
  
  • Internal Reviewer (McGill staff)
  • External Reviewer (Non-McGill staff)
• Referees:
  
  • Names and email addresses of referees are provided by the applicant to provide recommendations.

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How to request & access the service

Applicants:

• You need to create a new account by clicking the "Create a new account" link on the login page https://future.mcgill.ca/apply.
• You will log into the system using the username and password you set up with your account.

Administrative and support staff including McGill faculty and GR departments:

• Administrative and support staff need to request access by submitting a SIS authorization form https://www.mcgill.ca/es/sis-authorization-form
• Training is mandatory for administrative roles (GPC-GPD-AO) to get access to Slate
• McGill faculty and departments staff members who have the roles of academic staff or program coordinators will see all applications submitted to their department.
• Access to Slate: https://future.mcgill.ca/manage

Academic Reviewers:

A list of reviewers will be submitted by the departments or faculty admission offices to Enrolment Services System team and they will create users with the required accesses.

Academic reviewers have to be granted access using the sis-security webform.  The GPC/GPD of the department should submit the webform on their behalf, through

https://www.mcgill.ca/es/sis-authorization-form. 

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Cost

There is no cost associated with this service.

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Availability

The service is available 24 X 7, except during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. 

Check the System Status page for announcements regarding unanticipated interruptions.

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Frequently asked questions

For applicant:

• For Graduate applicants go to How to apply
• For Post Graduate Dentistry
  
  • For General Residency program go to https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/general-residency-program
  • For Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) programs go to https://mcgill.ca/omfs/academic-programs
• For Undergraduate Law applicants go to https://mcgill.ca/law/bcl-jd/admissions-guide
• For Undergraduate Medicine applicants go to https://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/applying
• For Undergraduate Dental Education:
  • 4-Year DMD program go to https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/4-year-dmd-program/how-apply
  • Dentistry Preparatory Qualifying Year (Dent-P) go to https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/dent-p/how-apply
  • DMD Advanced Standing for Foreign Trained Dentists Pathway go to https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/dmd-advanced-standing
• For all other Undergraduate applicants go to: https://www.mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/apply
• Other FAQs are available in the Applicant portal once you submit your application.

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Best practices & policies

• Always log out of the application when you are finished using it.
• Never leave your computer unattended while you are logged in.
• Never share your ID and password with anyone.
• Never use a wireless Internet zone in commercial areas because your information can easily be captured by malicious people.
• Applicants: to ensure you review all the admissions requirements please view the appropriate web page for the programs you want to apply to: 
  • For Graduate applicants: Future Graduate Students site.
  • For Undergraduate Law applicants: BCL/JD and UG Admissions
  • For Undergraduate Medicine applicants: https://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/applying
  • For Undergraduate Dental Education:
    • 4-Year DMD program go to https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/4-year-dmd-program/how-apply
    • Dentistry Preparatory Qualifying Year (Dent-P) go to https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/dent-p/how-apply
    • DMD Advanced Standing for Foreign Trained Dentists Pathway go to https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/dmd-advanced-standing
  • For all other Undergraduate applicants: https://www.mcgill.ca/undergraduate-admissions/
  • For Post Graduate Dentistry applicants: General Residency Program and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS)

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Training & documentation

Online training for McGill staff is available on myCourses:

• SLT100 for GPCs and GPDs Graduate and Postdoctoral studies
• SLT120 for Medicine and Dentistry
• SLT130 for School of Continuing Studies
• SLT140 for Undergraduate Admissions and School of Music

Registration for SLT courses is through Minerva. The SLT training courses cover general navigation and how to review applications in Slate for different programs.

• SLT 110: Intro to Slate for Medicine
• SLT 130: Intro to Slate for School of Continuing Studies
• SLT 140: Intro to Slate for Undergraduate Admissions

 

Job Aids:

• Documentation, job aids and audiovisual materials for McGill Internal staff is available in the Confluence KB.
• Videos:
  
  • Slate Basic Views
  • Slate Application Dashboard
  • Slate Working with Applications

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Support

Applicant Incidents/questions

• The main point of contact for Graduate Applicants is their target Graduate department. The department will reach out to internal teams if required. Applicants will reach to their respective department using the following form: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/contact-department
• The main point of contact for Undergraduate applicants (except those listed below) will be Service Point: https://www.mcgill.ca/servicepoint/contact
• Undergraduate Law applicants’ main point of contact will be Law admissions office: bcljd.admissions@mcgill.ca
• Undergraduate Medical applicants' main point of contact will be Medical admissions office: admissions.med@mcgill.ca
• Undergraduate Dental applicants' main point of contact will be Dental admissions office: undergrad.dentistry@mcgill.ca
• Post Graduate Dentistry applicants’ main point of contact will be PGD admission office: admissions.pgd@mcgill.ca
• School of Continuing Studies applicants points of contact are the following: 
  • Applicant support from recruitment to application submission
    • Client Services Email: info.conted@mcgill.ca Phone: 514-398-6200
  • Applicant support from application submission to registration
    • SCS credit programs: scs@mcgill.ca
    • SCS Intensive English: scs.eng@mcgill.ca
    • SCS special students: spst@mcgill.ca

The applicant will have access support contact information/help in the application form and through the applicant portal.

NOTE: Slate has Password self-service reset functionality – no log-in issues should be reported.

Faculty / Department issues/questions

• GPC/ GPD and faculty admission offices are the main point of contact for internal application reviewers
• For GPC/ GPD and faculty admission they will reach out to:
  
  • For CGPA calculation and academic history changes the main point of contact is Central Admissions using the admissions support form (https://www.mcgill.ca/es/web-request-forms-staff)
  • For applications and program changes as well as technical issues their main point of contact is the system team in Enrolment Services slatesupport.es@mcgill.ca
• For SCS admission officers and reviewers:
  • SCS credit programs: scs@mcgill.ca
  • SCS Intensive English: scs.eng@mcgill.ca