<p>I was comparing courses in a particular humanities major between McGill and another school my daughter is applying to, and I noted that many courses (and in fact, all courses in a particular field!) were not offered in 2007-2008. While I don't expect all courses to be available all years, has anyone found this a problem?</p>
<p>Not really. Talk to the advisors; there are ways to juggle around courses. Some of my math courses are not offered every year or every semester, but there are always alternative solutions.</p>
<p>My daughter hasn't found this to be a problem in her area at McGill. On a related note, I have discovered that drop/add in our electronic age has morphed into its own lifeform! I can't tell you how many versions of a schedule she goes through each semester before finally settling on one!</p>
<p>It shouldn't be a problem, but it is important to talk to the advisors just in case. As l3tranger pointed out, the math department, for example, can be very accommodating (a "common" occurence: replacing required course A, say, with not required but higher level course B, or, much more rarely, lower level course C if you get a very "strong" A in it...), but other departments (e.g. physics) aren't so flexible (one has to take the courses in order given in the calendar; and it's practically impossible to replace course A with course B). I don't know where departments in the faculty of arts fall in that spectrum, though I do believe they're closer to the math department in that regard (as BA programs usually have fewer required courses to leave room for classes from various departments).</p>