Services and Supports for Graduate Students

Student Wellness

You have access to medical care and mental health counselling through the Student Wellness Centre . This clinic also offers gender-affirming care.

Athletics and Recreation

Students can take advantage of the university’s extensive fitness facilities and recreation programs. Learn more at the Athletics and Recreation site.

Career Counselling

The Student Success Centre offers career counselling and job search coaching that is specialize for grad students, including workshops and one-on-one supports.

University Library

The University library has several locations on campus. Most of the physical resources for Humanities and Social Science are housed in Mills Library. You can access the catalogue and all online resources from the University Library page.

There’s also a page of library resources specific to graduate students. One service the library provides is a comfortable, quiet study room for grad students.

Hamilton Public Library

If you live in Hamilton you can obtain a library card and borrowing privileges at the city’s library system, free of charge.  In additional to physical books at its many locations, HPL also has an extensive collection of eBooks and audiobooks.

Graduate Students Association

The Graduate Students Association advocates for the needs of the collective, acts as a resource, and provides support and services that improve the graduate student experience.

One particularly useful service that the GSA provides is a bus pass for City of Hamilton (HSR) transit.

The GSA also operates the Phoenix Bar & Grill on campus.

International Student Services

The Student Success Centre offers many supports, both logistical and social, for international students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

The School of Graduate Studies also has resources for international grad students.

English Language Development

The MELD office offers support for students whose first language is not English, including workshops for academic skills and for adjusting to Canadian culture, and one-on-one help.