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M.Sc. Admission

Admission criteria
Application deadlines
Application fees
Required documentation
Sending documents
Forms

Admission criteria
Prerequisites	Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Undergraduate degree in another field A degree deemed equivalent by the program director
Minimum GPA	A minimum of 3.0 on 4.3, or the minimum GPA for admission to the graduate programs at the student’s university of origin.
Languages and required test	option offered in English Candidates who have never completed a program of study in English must take one of the following English language tests: HEC Montréal’s Test of Proficiency in English (HECTOPE) Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Languages and required test	options offered in French For those who have never studied in French, the Test de français international (TFI). A score of at least 850 on the TFI is required for admission or a score of B2 or more on the DELF or the TCF.
Other admission tests	None

Note: Admissions are based on the strength of applications. However, as there is a cap on the number of students admitted to the program, not all eligible applicants can be accepted.

Application deadlines
Fall term	Winter term	Summer term¹
March 15	September 15	April 15

Public Accounting only

Application fees

Application for Fall 2013 semester
Application form	Application fees	Application fees for international students with study Permit ⁽¹⁾	Methods of payment
Online	$82	$257 ($82 + $175)	Credit card only
Paper	$113	$288 ($113 + $175)	Cheque or bank draft in Canadian currency payable to HEC Montréal.

Application for Winter 2014 semester
Application form	Application fees	Application fees for international students with study Permit ⁽¹⁾	Methods of payment
Online	$82.66	$257.66 ($82 + $175)	Credit card only
Paper	$113.90	$288.90 ($113 + $175)	Cheque or bank draft in Canadian currency payable to HEC Montréal.

⁽¹⁾ International students with a study Permit will be charged an additional $175 due to a more complex admission process.

Application fees are non-refundable and subject to change without notice.

Required documentation

Master of Science in Administration

School record	originals of all official, complete and detailed transcripts, or copies certified by the school(s) in question¹; photocopy of your degrees attesting to your previous university studies¹; list of courses currently being taken but which do not appear on the transcript (point out the name of the school and the term in question for each course).
Others documents	proof of your professional titles (order, association, etc.), if applicable; two letters of recommendation (preferably from professors).
Tests (if applicable)	Official results obtained. Only results from tests taken somewhere other than HEC Montréal must be sent to us directly from the organization that gave them.
	Aptitude tests	studies made abroad GMAT or TAGE-MAGE or GRE
	Linguistics test	for English option HECTOPE, IELTS or TOEFL Candidates who have completed a secondary-level, collegial or university program of studies in English are exempt from taking an English test. for French options TFI (required of candidates who have not studied in French).
Additional questions	Please answer on a separate page. Each response must be typed and must not exceed one page.
	Selected program of studies : Specify the professional and intellectual concerns that are motivating you to do an M.Sc. Also explain your choice of option. Career plan : What kind of job do you expect to have once you have earned your M.Sc. (type of company that interests you, the position you would like to have, nature of your responsibilities, etc.)? Research theme (thesis stream only) : Briefly describe your theme or research interests.
Other documents	Please consult the table below to see documents to prove your status in Canada.

¹ Not required for studies completed at HEC Montréal.

Status in Canada
Your status define your tuition fees and your admission to a tuition fee exemption, if applicable. If we do not receive the proof of your status, international fees will be charged. Photocopies accepted.
Canadian citizen born in Quebec	birth certificate (issued by le Directeur de l'état civil) with your place of birh, and your father’s and mother’s full names
Canadian citizen born outside Quebec	birth certificate with your place of birh, and your father’s and mother’s full names
Canadian citizen born outside Canada	birth certificate with your place of birh, and your father’s and mother’s full names both sides of your Canadian citizenship certificate or card Québec Selection Certificate (if applicable)
Permanent resident	birth certificate with your place of birh, and your father’s and mother’s full names both sides of your permanent resident card or your IMM-1000, IMM-5292 or IMM-5688 immigration form Québec Selection Certificate (if applicable)
International students	When applying	After the offer of admission
	birth certificate with your place of birh, and your father’s and mother’s full names French citizens must add: valid passeport of the French republic or valid national identity card of the French republic	Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ), delivered by Immigration-Québec Student permit, delivered by Immigration Canada

Sending documents

Deadline: five (5) days after your application for admission
For any document not drafted in French or English, an official translation certified by:
the consulate or embassy of your country of origin or
a member of Ordre des traducteurs du Québec (OTTIAQ)
All documents submitted become the property of HEC Montréal and will not be returned to the candidate.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
No confirmation will be given concerning the receipt of the documents.

Outcome of the analysis by post: four (4) to six (6) weeks after the admission deadline. For the Ph.D. program, the waiting time can be up to 10 weeks.

Online transmission

To accelerate the process of your admission file, an electronic copy of the official transcripts must be sent together with your application at DocumentsEnLigne@hec.ca. However, submission of the original or certified copies of the transcripts is required if your receive an offer of acceptance from HEC Montréal.

If you apply online, you should send all your documents by answering the acknowledge receipt of HEC Montréal (do not create a new email).

IMPORTANT: please use a resolution of between 100 and 300 dpi.

By mail

HEC Montréal
Office of the Registrar
3000 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road
Montréal, Quebec H3T 2A7
Canada

For online application, you must:

print and attach a copie of the aknowledge receipt
of HEC Montréal
and
point out on each document the number of your request (on the top left-hand corner of the screen)

In person

Office of the Registrar – Information Desk
5255 Decelles Avenue
Room 2.260
Business hours