Newly Admitted Students

This information will help guide you in registering and paying for courses. All new students must complete their course registration through the Mosaic system.

New full-time and co-op students admitted for September 2018 will automatically be block enrolled in courses.

Please visit the Registration Guide to complete your online registration.

Tuition and supplemental fees are updated each May for the coming year. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page for more details. Tuition fees will show in your Mosaic student centre.

McMaster University’s Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships (SFAS) is your resource for financial aid information. Click here for the different types of funding available to new students.

Want to apply for OSAP?  Make sure you read this first!

Online parking applications are opened to allow you to purchase a parking permit for the Ron Joyce Centre (RJC) in Burlington. Click here for more details.

Shuttle service is available for students, staff and faculty traveling between the main McMaster campus in Hamilton and the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington as well as between the Appleby GO Transit Station and the Ron Joyce Centre.

The McMaster Off-Campus Resource Centre (OCRC) is available to assist students in their search for suitable housing in either Hamilton or Burlington.

Other effective search options that students have used include:

• PadMapper
• Craigslist – Hamilton-Burlington
• Kijiji Hamilton
• GottaRent.com
• Your Classifieds (For Rent – Ontario)
• Rentseeker
• View it.ca
• Homestead
• Effort Trust
• Next Home
• Toronto Rentals – Hamilton
• Rentals.ca/Hamilton

Onboarding Week is the official start of your MBA. All new full-time and co-op students are expected to attend. (Part-time students are welcome, but attendance is optional.) The 2018 Onboarding Week runs from September 4 – 7.

* There is no On-Boarding week for students starting in January.