Course enrollment | Students

Preparing for course selection and registration

1. Note all important dates

Check the academic calendar to see when your course cart will be available.

To find the exact dates and times of your enrollment period, log in to HEC en ligne > Manage Classes > Enrollment Period. You can also check the academic calendar.

2. Check your program requirements

Consult the section below to see the number of credits required to be a full-time student.

3. Plan your program

Learn about courses and credited activities

Read the descriptions of courses that interest you.

See what credited activities are offered for your program.

Make sure you have already completed any prerequisites.

Check the class schedules, instruction modes, and locations

Course offerings vary from one term to the next. Search in HEC en ligne to find the schedules for any courses that interest you.

Be sure to check the instruction mode and location of courses

Note: Exams will not necessarily take place in the same time slots or locations as regular courses.

4. Fill your course cart

Do this in advance! As soon as your course cart is available, add the courses that you are interested in taking.

5. Register

Once your enrollment period opens, quickly confirm your registration for all courses in your cart.

If you do not have courses in your cart, you can also register for courses directly during your enrollment period. Go to HEC en ligne > Academic Progress.

Need help? Read our articles.

Number of credits required to be a full-time student

The number of credits required per term to be full-time varies by program.

Program	Fall/Winter	Summer
Undergraduate programs: BBA BBA with preparatory year Certificates Short Undergraduate Programs	12	12
Graduate programs (except research): Graduate Diplomas Master of Science (MSc) – Supervised project Master in Management or Master of Laws MBA Short Graduate Programs	9	6 (5 for Graduate Diploma – CPA)
Graduate programs with research: Master of Science (MSc) – Thesis PhD	Full-time by default	Full-time by default

Program

Fall/Winter

Summer

Undergraduate programs:

BBA
BBA with preparatory year
Certificates
Short Undergraduate Programs

Graduate programs (except research):

Graduate Diplomas
Master of Science (MSc) – Supervised project
Master in Management or Master of Laws
MBA
Short Graduate Programs

6
(5 for Graduate Diploma – CPA)

Graduate programs with research:

Master of Science (MSc) – Thesis
PhD

Full-time by default

Maximum number of credits per term

The maximum number of credits you can sign up for varies depending on your program and the term for which you are enrolling.

To find out the maximum number of credits per term for your program, check HEC en ligne > Manage Classes > Enrollment Period.

Waitlisted credits are counted as part of the maximum number of credits you can enrol for during each term.
For Master of Science (MSc) and Doctoral (PhD) programs, credits for thesis/dissertation and research activities are not counted as part of the maximum number of credits.

Details about enrolling for the PhD program

Your academic advisor and your Phase II supervisory committee must approve your course selection.

Required workshop on research integrity

You will automatically be enrolled by your program administration. For information on the date of this non-credit workshop (ETHI 80490A), see our course search tool.

“Activité de recherche” (15 credits) course

You will automatically be enrolled in this course every term by your program administration.

Course offered by another university in the joint program (Concordia, McGill, UQAM or any other Quebec university)

To take a course offered by another university, you must enroll through the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) website.

Master’s courses offered by HEC Montréal and Preparatory courses

To enroll, you must email a request with the course number, term and desired class schedule.

Waiting list

You would like to enroll in a course, but it’s already full? You can enter your name on the waiting list and you may attend the class, but a place will not be reserved for you.

If a place comes open before the enrollment deadline indicated in HEC en ligne, you will be notified by email.
In the event no place becomes available before the enrollment deadline indicated in HEC en ligne, your place on the waiting list for the course will automatically be removed from your schedule.
If you would like to cancel a course on the waiting list, you need to do so within the prescribed timeframe. No change fees will be applied.
To find out the maximum number of credits you can add to the waitlist each term, check HEC en ligne > Manage Classes > Enrollment Period.
- Waitlisted credits are counted as part of the maximum number of credits you can enrol for during each term.
- For Master of Science (MSc) and Doctoral (PhD) programs, credits for thesis/dissertation and research activities are not counted as part of the maximum number of credits.

Course change, cancellation and drop

HEC Montréal students

Action	Effects	Instructions
Course or section change	Change fees are charged if you change a course or section after the Official enrollment period indicated on the academic calendar.	See our article for more information..
Course cancellation	If you cancel a course no later than the deadline to cancel a course: The course does not appear on your transcripts. Change fees are charged after the Official enrollment period indicated on the academic calendar. Tuition fees are refunded.	See our article for more information..
Course drop	If you drop a course no later than the deadline to drop a course: You receive an AB (abandon, meaning "drop") for the course on your transcripts. Your GPA is not affected. Tuition fees are not refunded. After the deadline, dropping a course will result in a failing grade.	See our article for more information..

Action

Effects

Instructions

Course or section change

Change fees are charged if you change a course or section after the Official enrollment period indicated on the academic calendar.

See our article for more information..

Course cancellation

If you cancel a course no later than the deadline to cancel a course:

The course does not appear on your transcripts.
Change fees are charged after the Official enrollment period indicated on the academic calendar.
Tuition fees are refunded.

See our article for more information..

Course drop

If you drop a course no later than the deadline to drop a course:

You receive an AB (abandon, meaning "drop") for the course on your transcripts.
Your GPA is not affected.
Tuition fees are not refunded.
After the deadline, dropping a course will result in a failing grade.

See our article for more information..

Other students

Use the BCI site.
Make sure you comply with the dates in HEC en ligne.

Language of instruction

Studying at another institution

HEC Montréal Students

If you wish to take a course at another Quebec university, you must apply through the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) website. Your application must be approved by your program administration.

For more information, see the Student User Guide available on the Bureau de coopération interuniversitaire (BCI) website.

Students from other Quebec universities

First, check with your university or with the info [at] bci-qc.ca (Interuniversity Cooperation Office (BCI)) on how to enroll.

Have you applied to enroll in an HEC Montréal course and has your application been approved? Check out our website, especially the Newly Admitted Students section. It includes information that will ease your integration at HEC Montréal.

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